Industry

https://www.db.lv/zinas/latvijas-meza-nozare-eksportspejas-mugurkauls-ar-augstu-pievienoto-vertibu-523863
The export success of the forestry sector rests largely on the ability to turn raw materials into high value-added products. Board and plywood manufacturers play a significant role in this, securing a stable Latvian presence in world markets through technological solutions and sustainable production.

https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/stiga-rm-svinigi-uzsak-jaunas-rupnicas-buvniecibu-ogre-top-viena
The new factory is being built on a site that was historically home to a sawmill, transforming it into a modern industrial centre with a sustainable vision for development. The first stage of the project will be completed by the end of 2026.

https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/37264250/biznesa_vide/120094075/arzemniekiem-pardota-viena-no-lielakajam-latvijas-kokzagetavam
The company's new shareholder is "Nextwood Two" GmbH of Austria, while its beneficial owners are Marina Egera and Gerald Schweighofer. Along with the change of shareholder, both of the company's previous beneficial owners, Arnis and Jānis Apsītis, have left the management board of SIA "Kurekss", reports "Lursoft Klientu portfelis".

https://www.db.lv/zinas/ekspluatacija-nodota-pirma-koka-karkasa-daudzdzivoklu-eka-latvija-523895
Property developer MJL Development has completed and commissioned the first five-storey timber-frame apartment building in Latvia, in Jelgava.

https://www.lvm.lv/jaunumi/7783-lvm-meza-ekspedicijas-saja-rudeni-devusies-vairak-neka-6000-dalibnieku
The "LVM Forest Expeditions" are an exciting adventure in the forest, where at 10 educational stations pupils learn about the forest management cycle, view the forest from a forestry perspective together with LVM experts, and complete a series of practical tasks.

https://tv3.lv/zinas/latvija/sabiedriba/riga-tapis-baltija-lielakais-dronu-poligons-pilotesanu-taja-vares-apgut-ikviens/
More than 300,000 euros have been invested in creating the drone testing ground, and the main sponsor is "Latvijas Finieris".

https://www.finieris.com/lv/no-prakses-lidz-meistaram-sertificeta-metinataja-ralfa-stasts-par-izaugsmi-un-stabilitati/
Of course, you learn a great deal at vocational school, but I have learnt the most right here in the factory — on the job, by doing. At school everything is theoretical, but here there are real situations, structures of varying complexity, and that is exactly where you gain genuine experience.

Official

https://www.zm.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/armands-krauze-sis-gads-lauksaimniekiem-bijis-viens-no-vissmagakajiem-pedejo-gadu-laika
On 4 November, the Ministry of Agriculture briefed the government on the losses caused to agriculture by adverse weather conditions in 2025. This is the third year in a row in which the sector has been hit by unfavourable weather.

https://www.zm.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/latvijas-lauksaimniekiem-mezsaimniekiem-zivsaimniekiem-un-partikas-nozares-darbiniekiem-pasniegs-ministru-kabineta-ministru-prezidenta-zemkopibas-ministrijas-un-zivju-fonda-apbalvojumus
On 14 November, at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Agriculture to mark Latvia's 107th anniversary, farmers, foresters, fishermen, food industry workers and public administration employees will be presented with Cabinet of Ministers Certificates of Appreciation, the Prime Minister's Letter of Gratitude, the Ministry of Agriculture's "For Diligence" medals and Certificates of Appreciation, and Fish Fund Certificates of Appreciation.

https://www.vaad.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/pienemta-augsnes-monitoringa-un-noturibas-direktiva
The Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive, or Soil Monitoring Act, has been adopted. On 29 September this year the directive was backed by the member state governments in the Council of Europe, and on 23 October it was also approved by the European Parliament. The directive will enter into force 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and member states will have to transpose it within three years.

https://www.kem.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/melnis-panakta-vienosanas-starp-es-valstim-par-2040-gada-merki-latvijas-intereses-ir-nemtas-vera
Latvia has been actively involved in the negotiations in various formats. We have explained Latvia's position at length to the European Commission and have also actively sought like-minded partners in other member states. We are pleased that we have succeeded in getting elements that are important for Latvia included in the text of the proposal to amend the European Climate Law.

https://www.zm.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/atbalstam-biologiski-vertigu-zalaju-atjaunosanai-pieteiksanas-no-1-decembra
The Ministry of Agriculture is urging farmers to take stock of unmanaged permanent grassland habitats with thick dead grass, shrubs and trees, so that they can be cleared before the start of the next area payments season in 2026.

https://www.sargs.lv/lv/latvija/2025-11-05/2026-gada-kaujas-speju-budzets-ka-latvija-sadalis-216-miljardus-eiro
The Ministry of Defence's total budget for 2026 is 2,157,907,137 euros, made up of the basic budget and additional funding. The basic budget amounts to 1,558,764,934 euros, which covers the day-to-day operation of the defence sector. The total additional funding is 599,479,977 euros and is allocated across several main areas.

https://www.kem.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/drizuma-tiks-apstiprinata-jauna-atbalsta-programma-videi-draudzigu-energiju-razojosu-tehnologiju-iegadei-tostarp-daudzivoklu-namu-ipasniekiem
Over the past three years, the support programme for households installing environmentally friendly energy production equipment in their homes — such as heat pumps, solar panels and so on — has shown positive results. The next step is to widen the range of recipients by extending these benefits to owners of apartment buildings, energy communities and state and local government institutions. The Ministry of Climate and Energy has drawn up a new support programme, which is due to be approved by the government by the end of this year.

A lack of official guidelines

https://www.leta.lv/home/important/D824D8B6-456C-496F-964B-8E162573803A/
However, teachers lack national-level guidelines on what kind of Latvian citizen the state wishes to shape and where society is being steered, the report notes, pointing out that this makes teachers' work more difficult.

More trees

https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/pievienojies-eiropas-iniciativai-par-3-miljardiem-koku-vairak
The initiative invites everyone – residents, organisations, local authorities and businesses – to get involved in tree planting and help achieve the shared goal.

Economy

https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/03.11.2025-latvenergo-ar-obligacijam-piesaistito-miljardu-sola-ieguldit-investiciju-projektos-nevis-lmt-un-tet-dalu-atpirksana.a620898/
...according to the investment plans, over the next three years the company will need to raise around 300-350 million euros a year. These funds are needed to finance the company's development projects.

https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/latvija-daudz-neizmantotas-zemes-bezatbildiba-vai-neprasme-saimniekot
In Latvia there are 188,597 hectares of utilised agricultural land that is not being used.

https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/37264250/biznesa_vide/120094092/konkurences-padome-piemerojusi-maxima-latvija-soda-naudu-1-9-miljonu-eiro-apmera
...the decision states that Maxima Latvija applied unfair trading practices in its dealings with suppliers both before and after the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Trading Practices came into force, which points to the long-standing nature of such conduct.

https://www.makroekonomika.lv/ekspertu-komentari/kad-varesana-un-gribesana-apstrades-rupnieciba-satiekas
Economic policy uncertainty has finally begun to clear, which also makes it easier to plan export activity — in the context of trade tariffs, the feeling has shifted from "everythingisawful.us" to "itwontgetanyworse.us".

https://www.db.lv/zinas/sak-lielaka-veja-parka-latvija-buvniecibu-523909
The Pienava Wind and Laflora Energy wind farms mark a new stage in the development of Latvia's energy sector, balancing the generation portfolio and strengthening the country's energy security. Both farms also give a considerable boost to the local economy, both directly and indirectly, including over the long term, because in addition to cheap, green energy the wind farm will also bring benefits to the Tukums and Dobele local authorities and to residents living nearby.

Hunting

https://www.diena.lv/raksts/latvija/zinas/ierobezos-ar-likumu-14343709
There are plans to reduce the red deer population and the damage it causes.

https://www.vmd.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/ogres-novada-nelikumigas-medibas-nosauts-lacis
On Friday evening, hunting inspectors of the State Forest Service detained a hunter who had shot a bear on the land covered by his hunting agreement.

https://www.medibam.lv/zvana-pasvaldibas-policists-saka-suni-esot-riga-pazudusi-suni-uzmanies-no-krapniekiem
A situation in which dogs stray further during a hunt than their owner would like is unpleasant, but fairly common.

Adventures

https://www.lvm.lv/jaunumi/7785-noskaidroti-si-gada-aktivakie-latvijas-meza-dekaini
In total, this year the game's checkpoints were set up at more than 30 free recreation sites across Latvia: on various bog boardwalks, cycling trails, picnic spots by lakes and rivers, and elsewhere.

Environment

https://www.medibam.lv/uzzini-kapec-klainojosie-suni-ir-tik-slikti-dabai
Although stray dogs can be seen far more often when travelling through other European Union countries than they can here, studies show that this problem has similar consequences everywhere.

https://www.daba.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/izstradas-jaunu-dabas-aizsardzibas-planu-raznas-nacionalajam-parkam
To ensure the sustainable development of the Rāzna National Park area and to preserve its natural and cultural assets, a new nature conservation plan will be drawn up by the autumn of 2027. It is intended to balance the interests of local residents, businesses and local authorities with the protection of natural assets and sustainable management of the area.

https://www.daba.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/silmalas-pagasta-postijumus-nav-veicis-lacis
A couple of weeks ago, residents of the village of Sprindas in Silmala parish, Rēzekne municipality, reported damage by predators that had mauled dogs in the yards of local homes.

https://bauskasdzive.lv/vietejas-zinas/upes-izgajusas-no-krastiem/
Following the rainfall of recent days, water levels have risen in the Mūsa, Mēmele and Lielupe rivers, and levels will continue to rise over the coming days.

https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/dzive-stils/vide-un-dzivnieki/03.11.2025-draudu-pilns-cels-uz-siltakam-zemem-kurp-ziemas-aizlido-musu-gajputni.a620660/
On their migration route, the birds have to cross the Mediterranean and the Sahara, where finding food is difficult. Climate change, the loss of wetlands, power lines, hunting and warfare all threaten bird migration.

https://www.lbtu.lv/lv/raksts/2025-10-30/par-aktualitatem-lauksaimnieciba-diskutes-zinatniskaja-seminara-razas-svetki
As is traditional on the first Thursday in November, on 6 November from 14.00 Vecauce Manor hosted the annual scientific seminar of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, "Harvest Festival at Vecauce 2025: Not a Day Without Rain".

Coast

https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/02.11.2025-aizsargjosla-mazu-kempinga-naminu-vieta-salacgrivas-puse-izbuvetas-apjomigas-vasarnicas.a620808/
Although the landowners received their building permits seventeen years ago, almost all of these houses were built during the pandemic years.

Miscellaneous

https://www.vp.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/sapnis-dzirdet-latvijas-himnu-amerika-piepildits-intervija-ar-valsts-policijas-kinologi-gundu-sabanovu
Gunda is the first Latvian woman to achieve such top results at a world-level championship of this kind, so it is an achievement not only for Gunda and Thor themselves, but for the whole of Latvia.

https://dzirkstele.lv/vietejas-zinas/pieskir-finansejumu-gulbenes-aluksnes-banisa-darbibai-nakamgad/
The Road Transport Administration reports that the Public Transport Council has allocated funding for the operation of the Gulbene-Alūksne narrow-gauge railway in 2026 at the same level as before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakClTRdcP0
Colleagues from the Latvian Television news service have made a documentary film, "Seeing Staburags", devoted to the 60th anniversary of the flooding of the cliff.

The news in cartoons

https://www.diena.lv/raksts/diena-citi/karikaturista-skats/izslidet-no-sankcijam-14343771

https://www.diena.lv/raksts/diena-citi/karikaturista-skats/stambulas-konvencijas-denonsesana-nakamajai-saeimai-14343833

https://www.lasi.lv/par-svarigo/karikatura/zime-gatis-sluka-ciet-klusu.34311