Latvia Weekly

25/08/2026

24/08/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Joe is back from a summer break to break down the continuing fallout from Cyclone Priska's tour of destruction throughout Latvia, calling into Gary Dickenson of Baltic Homesteaders near Valmiera and Kristofers Džons Akenfelds in Liepāja to hear how they fared the storm before covering other major stories of the week.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3olZwyqVFMgovXjgHZrfdY?si=eeff29fc9db345f3

Latvia Weekly · Episode

21/08/2026

Latvia has been experiencing a rise in irregular migration in recent months, something that European leaders call a hybrid attack by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/xO0B

21/08/2026

𝟯𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!🇱🇻

On 𝟮𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟭, Latvia adopted the Constitutional Law "𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘷𝘪𝘢", bringing to an end the transition period that had begun with the Declaration of Independence on 4 May 1990.

The law restored Latvia’s independence in full and reaffirmed the country as a sovereign, democratic state governed by the rule of law. It also paved the way for the broad international recognition of Latvia’s restored independence.

Thirty-five years later, this date remains a powerful reminder that 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱.

19/08/2026

Latvia is stepping up security along its eastern border as irregular migration, drone incursions and threats from Russia and Belarus increasingly converge.

Border guards are expanding surveillance while military planners build defensive infrastructure to slow a potential ground attack. Authorities say these challenges are now part of a wider security threat facing NATO’s eastern flank.

14/08/2026

NATO Baltic Policing Jets shot down a drone over Latvia. The Latvian military stated that, "As long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues, a recurrence of cases where foreign drones enter or approach Latvian airspace is possible."
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/kyhM

"As long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues, a recurrence of cases where foreign drones enter or approach Latvian airspace is possible," the Latvian military said.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/kyhM

10/07/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Joe is back with a full-length episode to discuss the opening of the election season with party lists submited, new polling data out, and a full month of the new coalition having gone by. Also, Gary Dickenson of Baltic Homesteaders once again calls in to update us on how his homestead has fared the massive rain that's hit Latvia over the past week.

Joe is back with a full-length episode to discuss the opening of the election season with party lists submited, new polling data out, and a full month of the new coalition having gone by. Also, Gary D

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

Congratulations 🎊 👏 to Latvia's 🇱🇻 Jelena Ostapenko and Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo 🇸🇻 who were crowned 👑 the Mixed Doubles Champions of Wimbledon for 2026. 🎾🇱🇻🇸🇻👏👍