Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature to be awarded to Latvian poet Kārlis Vērdiņš and translator Valts Ernštreits (18.09.2026.)
On Friday, 18 September, upon meeting at the Saeima to assess the candidates for the Baltic Assembly (BA) Prize, an international jury decided to award this year’s Prize for Literature to Latvian poet Kārlis Vērdiņš and translator Valts Ernštreits...
Saeima supports amendments to increase the railway infrastructure charge for Russian grain transit (17.09.2026.)
On Thursday, 17 September, the Saeima supported in two readings the urgent amendments to the Railway Law, aimed at expediting the review of the railway infrastructure charge for grain transit from Russia.
“Latvia should not facilitate Russian grain...
In order to reduce the administrative burden on people who provide services or sell goods to other natural persons on a small scale, on Thursday, 17 September, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Micro-enterprise Tax Law. The amendments will...