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• Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Modern Problems of Private International Law, Poznan – Riga

  The following announcement was shared with us by the conference organizers, Aleksandrs Fillers (Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia), Adrian Rycerski (SWPS University in Poznan, Poland). Please save the date: 19 November 2026 We are pleased to invite you to an international scientific conference devoted to modern problems of Private International Law, with particular attention...

• The Monster Screaming the Loudest

  In late October 2025, the majority of the Latvian Parliament voted to denounce the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention. This move faced considerable civic protests and was ultimately suspended due to a presidential veto. Nevertheless, what happened in Latvia was...

• Latvian E. coli investigation makes progress as patient count hits 60

  At least 60 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections are being investigated in Latvia. The country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) has been providing regular updates on the number of sick people. The majority of patients are children and illnesses started in March. Initial results from laboratory testing on samples from sick people has...

• Twelve E. coli cases under investigation in Latvia

  Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the sources of infection. Since March 19, the SPKC has received 12...

• FinCEN Withdraws Designation of ABLV Bank as Foreign Financial Institution “Of Primary Money Laundering Concern”

  A Gesture Providing Limited Solace to a Now-Defunct Bank Six years ago, in early 2018, we blogged about the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (“FinCEN’s”) designation of ABLV Bank, AS (“ABLV”), then the second-largest bank in Latvia, as a foreign financial institution “of primary money laundering concern” pursuant to Section 311...

• Riga

  The D&O Diary’s European travels continued with a stop in Riga, Latvia’s capital city and the largest city in the Baltic states. Located on the Daugava River where it meets the Baltic Sea, Riga is a level, walkable city full of interesting architecture and beautiful parks. The entire country of Latvia has only about 1.9...

• Can an Employer Review Social Media Posts While Assessing Candidates?

  Can an employer review social media posts for the purpose of assessing job candidates? Sometimes, according to a guide on data protection in employment released by the national Data Protection Authority for Latvia, Datu valsts inspekcija, Some key points:

• Latvia finds tons of expired food products in warehouse

  Latvian authorities have discovered about 18 tons of food products in a warehouse with expired or changed shelf life dates. The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said products were imported into Latvia from Lithuania, where they were withdrawn from the market earlier this year as part of an investigation by authorities into fake expiration dates....

• OFAC Enforcement Impacts NFTs: As Crypto Enforcement Ramps Up to Combat Ransomware, Robust Compliance is Key

  The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action last Monday, November 8, 2021, and sanctioned a Latvia-based exchange, Chatex, its associated support network, and two ransomware operators for facilitating financial transactions for ransomware actors. In total, OFAC designated Chatex and 57 cryptocurrency addresses (associated with digital wallets) as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs)....

• OFAC Enforcement Impacts NFTs: As Crypto Enforcement Ramps Up to Combat Ransomware, Robust Compliance is Key

  The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action last Monday, November 8, 2021, and sanctioned a Latvia-based exchange, Chatex, its associated support network, and two ransomware operators for facilitating financial transactions for ransomware actors. In total, OFAC designated Chatex and 57 cryptocurrency addresses (associated with digital wallets) as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs)....

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• Twelve E. coli cases under investigation in Latvia

  Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the...

• Latvian E. coli investigation makes progress as patient count hits 60

  At least 60 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections are being investigated in Latvia. The country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) has been providing regular updates on the number of sick people. The majority of patients are children and illnesses started in March. Initial ...

• The Monster Screaming the Loudest

  In late October 2025, the majority of the Latvian Parliament voted to denounce the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention. This move faced considerable civic protests and was ultimately suspended...

• Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Modern Problems of Private International Law, Poznan – Riga

  The following announcement was shared with us by the conference organizers, Aleksandrs Fillers (Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia), Adrian Rycerski (SWPS University in Poznan, Poland). Please save the date: 19 November 2026 We are pleased to invite you to an international scientific conference...

• Alstom fined by Swiss prosecutor for corruption offences

  The Swiss Federal Prosecutor has fined Alstom Network Schweiz AG SFr 2.5 million and ordered it to pay SFr 36.4 million in...

• Latvia Submits Request to Join Euro in 2014

  The Latvian government has formally requested the European Union (EU) Commission to assess its readiness to join the euro as of January 1, 2014.  Latvia’s economy suffered badly during the recent recession, but it has now recovered to the point where it has the highest GDP growth rate (5.5% in 2012)...

• Baltic DPAs Hold Annual Meeting on Data Protection

  On March 21-22, 2013, the data protection authorities of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met in Riga, Latvia, for their second annual meeting to discuss cooperation matters regarding data protection....

• Latvia to Become the 18th Member of the Eurozone

  Yesterday, the European Commission approved Latvia’s application to join the eurozone, making it the 18th Member State to adopt the common currency. The decision must still be approved by the EU Finance Ministers next month, which experts predict will not be a problem.  Assuming the approval is...

• When blackmail and threats over-ride an employee’s duty of loyalty in Europe

  Every now and again you read about a case which makes you wonder whether you have just been spending time with Alice in Wonderland. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has recently delivered such an out-of-body experience relating to freedom of speech where an employee “bad mouthed” his...

• The Future of the EU Energy Union and Energy Charter Treaty

  On 6 February 2015, the Energy Union Conference in Riga, Latvia (the “Conference”), signalled the start of the Riga Process towards forming the key dimensions and actions of the new EU Energy Union (the “Energy Union”). During the Conference, the Secretariat General of the Energy Charter Treaty[1]...