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  During first eight months of this year, employers in Latvia created 484 jobs subsidized under the European Social Fund’s (ESF) project Subsidized Jobs for the Unemployed. A total of 570 unemployed persons were involved in the project this year, including in jobs created already in the previous period. The jobs created within the project […]

  In 2015 social benefits were paid to 42,477 people, in 2016 – to 31,671, and last year to 28,156 people. Riga City Council lowered the criterion threshold for several social benefits, and introduced a new social benefit. Housing benefit this year is paid to 10,082 people, while next year it could be paid to […]

  Varis Putnins, a representative of the Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry informed that remigration pilot project has brought 64 families back to Latvia Putnins noted the necessity to keep contacting Latvians families residing in foreign countries to provide individual offers and clarifying also various questions. Most of the families returning to Latvia have […]

  Education and Science Minister Karlus Sadurskis told that teachers’ minimum monthly salary could be increased from EUR 680 to EUR 710 already this year. Officials and representatives from Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees will have an official meeting next week. Sadurskis said that the Education and Science Ministry would back the […]

  The Defense Ministry will be issuing ID cards for NATO and European Union (EU) member states’ military personnel in order to make entering Latvia easier. Also there will be a new mechanism that would allow such persons enter Latvia repeatedly for lengthier service periods. The Defense Ministry will enter the data necessary for the […]

  In total 16 tickets of parties and political blocs have been submitted to the Central Election Commission (CVK) for the upcoming Saeima elections. At present there are 1,470 candidates per 100 seats at the Saeima The majority or 68.3 percent of candidates are men – their average age is 46.6 years with the youngest […]

  More and more Estonian residents choose Latvia for their trips abroad with overnight stays. In previous years the most popular destination was Finland and in 2017 the situation has been changed – more than a third of trips with overnight stays made in Latvia. Estonia was also a very popular destination for Latvians. According […]

  Latvian Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has launched a special app called Zino KNAB! (Notify KNAB). The app will be available both for Apple and Android smartphones and will allow to anonymously report possible election violations directly to the KNAB. The KNAB urges residents using the app to send to them photographs or videos of […]

According to the bill which must be approved by government, the electronic ID card will become the mandatory identification document in Latvia as of January 1, 2023. Electronic ID card holders will have guaranteed access to not only official electronic services of Latvia, but also the opportunity to receive other EU countries’ electronic services. Passport, […]

The Universities which have got the most enrollment applications for the 2018/2019 academic year are: – University of Latvia – Riga Technical University – Stradins University A total number of applications to Latvia’s universities and colleges has reached 10,047 this year. Enrollment results have beenEreported by all twelve universities and colleges in Latvia. Last year, […]