The Baltic Pipeline System^apostrofs;s annual oil transportation capacity has amounted to 50 million tons, and will be raised further, said Russian Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko.

Foundation stone for a new truck plant was laid in Jelgava yesterday, Jelgava City Council^apostrofs;s Press Department told LETA.

Five companies have expressed their readiness to start reconstruction of the northern terminal at Riga International Airport, after an open tender was announced by the airport owners. LETA received this information from Andorijs Darzins, press...

The Riga Historic Downtown Area Preservation and Development Council made a decision today to oppose the planned memorial to Latvian freedom fighter Konstantins Cakste being placed at the end of the linden-lined walkway in the...

Construction of the first stage of a new passenger terminal within the territory of the Riga Passenger Port will cost about LVL 8 million, Riga City Council Municipal Development Committee Chairman Andris Ameriks told reporters...

Russia and the European Union have agreed on raising the steel supply quota in the EU for this year, therefore the joint-stock metallurgical company "Severstallat" will be able to get additional quotas for rolled metal,...

Minister of Culture Helena Demakova (People^apostrofs;s Party) believes that the Kometforts and Daugavgriva fortifications^apostrofs; status of historic monuments cannot be contested, minister^apostrofs;s press secretary Gunda Ignatane told LETA.

Deputy Prime Minister Ainars Slesers (Latvia^apostrofs;s First Party) hopes to bring order to Latvia^apostrofs;s highways and make them like highways in Europe in the coming five or six, but no more than eight years.

The Latvian-German joint venture "Krone", that deals in manufacture of windows and doors, will receive three international certificates today - quality management certificate ISO 9001:2000, environmental management certificate ISO 14001:1996 and labor safety certificate OHSAS...