LVL 8 million to be needed for new passenger terminal in Riga Free Port
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...
"Severstallat" plans on doubling its sales this year
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,...
Kometforts' status of historic monument cannot be contested - Demakova
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.
Latvia's highways to be like highways in Europe in six years
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.
Latvian-German joint venture "Krone" receives ISO and OHSAS certificates
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...
Demonstrators at Saeima protest plan to lift apartment rent "ceiling"
About 50 Rigans have gathered at the Saeima building this morning to protest against the planned lifting of the apartment rent "ceiling".
Superficial assessment of technical condition behind caving in of building on Valnu Street in Old Town
The key reason for the caving in of the building at 3 Valnu Street in Old Town Riga was a superficial assessment of its technical condition, according to an opinion from the State Labor Inspection....
UNESCO requests visual harmonization of new buildings with Riga's historic panorama
UNESCO World Heritage Committee^apostrofs;s 28th session has filed a request for Riga to harmonize its new buildings with the historic downtown panorama and preserve existing bodies of water as public outdoor space without any new...
EUR 20 million to be invested in second round of construction at "Reval Hotel Latvia"
About EUR 20 million (LVL 13.28 million) are planned for investments in the second round of construction in the immediate area of the "Reval Hotel Latvia" in the center of Riga.