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WEB1 day ago · airBaltic to lease aircraft to Lufthansa Group for a period of three years. LETA - September 13, 2024. Latvian national airBaltic airline will expand cooperation with German Lufthansa Group in the next three years by leasing its aircraft to this group, as...
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Number of accused persons in ABLV Bank criminal case increases …
WEBLETA. March 6, 2020. In the criminal case regarding possible laundering of at least EUR 50 million in the liquidated ABLV Bank the number of people with rights for defence in the case has increased to 14. On 30 January prosecutor Dainis Šteinbergs told journalists that there are 12 persons with rights for defence in this criminal case.
Exclusive interview with Petr Aven. Billionaire contemplates …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Interview article author: Armands Puče/LA It was not difficult to agree on an interview with the billionaire Petr Aven, who is also a Latvian citizen, because the banker is open and frank. The real challenge was waiting for him to find the right moment for the interview, amidst international sanctions on one side, his abandoned […]
Latvia’s prosecutor general requests shutting down the New …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · Latvia’s Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns has submitted to court a request to shut down the religious organisation known as New Generation.
NATO brigade in Latvia: 5 000 troops from many countries to be ...
WEBLETA. July 3, 2024. Photo: Paula Čurkste/LETA. In the coming years approximately 5 000 allied troops from NATO member states will be stationed in Latvia, as LETA was told by Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds. The Canada-led expanded battle group in Latvia will be increased to the level of a multi-national brigade.
Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four …
WEBOn Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of For Latvia and Ventspils political party, ex-Mayor of Ventspils, internationally sanctioned Latvian businessman and politician Aivars Lembergs to four years in prison and confiscation of property. With this verdict the prison sentence […]
Illegal prostitution to no longer be punished in Latvia as of 1 July
WEBLETA. July 1, 2020. Because of disagreements among politicians, regulations that permitted administratively punishing persons for illegal prostitution are no longer in force as of 1 July. Currently the Code of Administrative Violations provides a fine of EUR 350 to EUR 700 for private persons and EUR 700 to EUR 1 400 for legal persons for ...
Administrative territorial reform comes to force in Latvia
WEBLETA. July 1, 2021. Photo: Ieva Čīka/LETA. 1 July 2021 marks the coming into force of the new administrative territorial planning that concluded the second municipal reform after the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Latvia. The reform provided for merging 119 municipalities and composing new municipalities out of them.