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New Year Cards and Calendars of Rietumu Bank presented
28.12.2020As with every year, we at Rietumu Bank have created special 2021 holiday greeting cards and calendars for our clients.
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The photo exhibition “Icons – an Exhibition about the Right to Exist” opened in Rietumu in Riga
22.12.2020The Swedish Ambassador to Latvia, Ms Karin Hőglund, recently hosted an online broadcast from the photo exhibition “Icons – an Exhibition about the Right to Exist”, which opened in early December in Rietumu Gallery.
Amateur sports practices allowed only outdoors as of Monday in Latvia
18.12.2020Amateur sports practices will be allowed only outdoors as of December 21 in a group of up to ten people, according to the decision made by the government in Latvia on December 17th, informs LETA.
Global Business Summit to focus on digital turnaround in fight against COVID-19
16.12.2020A global business summit, a joint initiative of Estonia and the United Arab Emirates, is to be held virtually on Wednesday; the summit seeks to bring together the public and private sector to expedite a digital turnaround in the fight against COVID-19, informs LETA/BNS.
Riga mayor: Protest meetings should be banned in order to prevent spread of Covid-19
15.12.2020Protest meetings should be banned in other to prevent Covid-19 from spreading at such events, Riga mayor Martins Stakis (For Development/For/Progressives) said at a news conference on December 14th, cites LETA.
37 companies, organizations from Estonia to go to EXPO 2021
In total 37 companies and organizations from Estonia are to take part in EXPO 2020 in Dubai, which has been postponed until October 2021, informs LETA/BNS.
Latvian MFA took part in the World Press Freedom Day Conference
On December 9th, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics took part in the World Press Freedom Day Conference, co-hosted by the Netherlands and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), LETA was informed by the Foreign Ministry.
Estonia celebrates 10 years of OECD membership
On Dec. 9, 2010, Estonia became a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although its cooperation with the organization had begun in the 1990s, informs LETA/BNS.
International Olympic Committee imposes sanctions on Belarus
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has imposed sanctions on Belarus including suspending its president Alexander Lukashenko from Olympic activity including the Tokyo 2020 Games delayed to the year 2021, informs LETA/DPA.
Mayor of Riga presents an Ambitious Agenda and Plans for the City
The Mayor of Riga Mārtiņš Staķis who was elected earlier this year during Extraordinary Elections of the Council of Riga on the platform to change the corporate governance culture in Riga and reshape Riga into orderly, open, green and people-friendly metropolis of Northern Europe, last week spoke to the Norwegian investor community in Latvia and presented his personal priorities and the plans of the newly-established “Riga Change Coalition”.
Tougher restrictions in education and sports proposed to curb Covid-19 transmissions in Latvia
The Health Ministry in Latvia has proposed toughening coronavirus restrictions in education and sports, Santa Livina, head of the ministry's public health department, told journalists today, cites LETA.
Estonia makes masks mandatory in public indoor environments
At a teleworking session on Monday, the Estonian government approved additional anti-coronavirus measures agreed upon on Friday last week in order to protect the health and lives of Estonian people and prevent the health care system from being put under an excessive strain; among other restrictions, wearing a mask will be made mandatory in public indoor environments from Tuesday.
Estonia: Conference and Table-Top Exercise to focus on challenges of securing elections in the digital era
The Conference and Table-Top Exercise "Securing elections in digital era" will be attended participants from 55 countries. The event will take place online on the 24th of November 2020 at 10:00 – 14:30 (GMT +2) and is live streamed at E-Governance Academy's Facebook page.
IIHF's Council does not make final decision regarding 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships
Despite persistent violence still being carried out by the Belarus regime against its people, the council of the International Ice Hockey Federation on November 19th did not make a final decision on the organization of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships, cites LETA.
Latvian football team defeats Andorra 5:0
In a UEFA Nations League (Group D1) match last night, the Latvian national football team defeated Andorra 5:0, informs LETA.
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