Are they treating or crippling? Doctors caused damage to the health of Latvian residents worth a million euros

In total, over the past year, the Health Insurance Fund reviewed 172 applications for possible harm to health, of which harm was established in 44 cases. In 128 applications, the fund found no harm and refused to pay compensation. By comparison, in 2022, the Health Insurance Fund examined 146 claims for possible harm to health, … Read more

airBaltic shares will be listed on the stock exchange in the second half of the year

He noted that before the public offering of shares, the airline must refinance the bonds and now airBaltic is in the process of refinancing, adding that airBaltic shares are planned to be listed on the Nasdaq Riga exchange. Gauss also said that this public offering will be the largest in the Baltics. At the same … Read more

how public media in Russian will be remade

“Creates programs, their fragments and other services in minority languages” On Wednesday, the Sejm subcommittee on media policy – headed by Progressive MP Atis Švinka – heard a report from the Council on Public Electronic Media. This structure was created in 2021, it is headed by Janis Siksnis, a graduate of Priekulska Secondary School, Bachelor … Read more

Errors were found on posters with the Latvian anthem posted in Riga

In response to the indignation of music experts due to the inaccurate depiction of the notes of the Latvian national anthem on posters dedicated to the Day of Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia, the Riga City Council decided to remake them. On social media, local music experts are discussing the inaccurate depiction … Read more

After the harassment scandal, the rector of the Music Academy resigned

In a statement to the media, Pranis noted that for seven years he has worked selflessly to ensure that the academy is a place where everyone can develop their talents, so that the education received at the academy becomes a fundamental basis for further career growth. He invited young professionals and distinguished foreign lecturers to … Read more

BB.lv: Compared to previous years, the situation is no better now

He noted that when communicating with the heads of Latvian hospitals, one can conclude that the situation has not changed, but there are industries that suffer more, for example, those hospitals that provide assistance during childbirth, as they are losing money because the range of unprofitable activities is increasing and unpaid services. In response to … Read more

Regional newspapers suffer from late mail delivery

Since the beginning of April, due to financial difficulties, the Liepaja newspaper “Kurzemes Vārds” has been delivered not by the subscriber center itself, but by the post office. Some subscribers are unhappy with this because they now have to receive the newspaper at noon rather than before 8am as usual. The editors are concerned that … Read more

Minority children cannot be required to have perfect command of Latvian

During the hearings, the lawyer pointed out that from the explanations of the Ministry of Education and Science it can be concluded that the goal of the challenged norms is not just to achieve mastery of the state language, but to ensure that representatives of national minorities speak them at the same level as Latvians. … Read more