More the little boy was found unconscious by a State Police officer about 450 meters from his home Previously, the officials of the North Latgale Precinct of the State Police reported they were searching for Andrejs Kuzņecovs left his residence in Rēzekne Municipality The State Police involved canine officers with dogs and drones in the search of the surrounding area The State Fire and Rescue Service searched nearby bodies of water Select text and press Ctrl+Enter to send a suggested correction to the editor Select text and press Report a mistake to send a suggested correction to the editor the Latgale Culture and History Museum in Rēzekne will unveil “Diffusion of Boundaries” an exhibition featuring eight artists from the Rothko Museum’s painting collection As present-day museums evolve to redefine their roles and reassess the heritage in their collections they are increasingly becoming open platforms for dialogue on pressing societal issues Among these is the resilience of physical and symbolic boundaries continuously eroded by geopolitical These forces reshape collective and individual values leading to new perspectives and reimagined constructs of the world order featuring select pieces from the Rothko Museum Collection adds an artistic touch to the debate on the resilience and relevance of boundaries and borders through contributions from Europe The featured artworks were created between 2018 and 2023 at the Mark Rothko International Painting Symposium hosted by the Rothko Museum Each piece reflects the artist’s personal take on what modernist art is and means in the present day is a no-limits zone of absolute creative freedom and individual technique dissolve all borders and invite endless interpretations from both the artist and the viewer The exhibition features Pawel Wasowski and Kuba Janyst (Poland) Árpád Forgó (Hungary) The exhibition is on show from 10 January to 22 February 2025 The Rothko Museum in Daugavpils is one of the most ambitious 21st-century cultural projects in Eastern Europe – a multifunctional hub for contemporary art located in the historic artillery arsenal of the Daugavpils Fortress The museum’s collection has evolved with the vision to establish a cultural venue honouring the internationally celebrated American artist Mark Rothko (1903–1970) in his native Daugavpils the collection has grown to over three thousand artworks across various mediums featuring Latvian and international artists who expand upon the modernist tradition Krišjāņa Valdemāra ielā 1, Daugavpils, LV-5401 Information bureau: +371 65404344, +371 65404399 E-mail: info@daugavpils.lv, pasts@daugavpils.lv E-adrese Created Loyaty Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība neuzņemas atbildību par tulkojuma precizitāti Both detainees are currently being held in a temporary detention facility The application of a precautionary measure is pending The police do not disclose who the detained persons are The bail measure will most likely be decided on Monday told LETA that the family of the deceased child had not been on the service's radar RIGA - Local governments need to more be more responsible in monitoring and assessing "family lifestyle risks" of their residents Welfare Minister Uldis Augulis (Greens/Farmers) said while commenting the tragic death of a two-year-old boy in Rezekne Region last weekend According to the minister's advisor Dace Gulbe families that are considered social risk are usually well known to local social services while the authorities are currently investigating the tragic death of the boy and clarifying the circumstances of what happened The Child Protection Center is currently in contact with the authorities in Rezekne Region and investigating the situation A crisis intervention team from the Child Protection Center has also been set up and is ready to travel to Rezekne once the family members involved in the crisis agree to receive professional psychological help Augulis expresses his condolences to the family of the deceased boy and emphasizes the importance of the involvement of fellow citizens in preventing such incidents "If there is even the slightest suspicion or concern about neglect of children or other family members the relevant authorities must be promptly informed," said the minister was found unconscious by the railway tracks in Rezekne Region's Lendzu County at 21:40 on February 1 representatives of the State Police informed LETA the State Police has detained two persons in connection with the child who went missing in Rezekne district and was later found dead Criminal proceedings have been initiated and investigations are ongoing head of the Rezekne Regional Social Service refused to comment to LETA on whether the child's family had previously come to the attention of the service as the child was not declared in the Rezekne region The deceased child had been declared in Rezekne and had come to visit the municipality A subscription to The Baltic Times is a cost-effective way of staying in touch with the latest Baltic news and views enabling you full access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Subscribe Now! 2025 © The Baltic Times /Cookies Policy Privacy Policy Bartasevičs does not admit the irregularities pointed out by the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development (VARAM) and therefore considers his suspension to be unjustified the Minister who issued the relevant order feels convinced that the law is on the side of the Ministry the administrative court in Rezekne lasted almost five hours.  the main task of the hearing was to hear all the parties involved in the debate Bartaševičs' lawyers had prepared a 44-page speech in which they repeated phrases that had already been heard such as that the dismissal was political and had no sufficient legal reasons; that the law says that the infringements must be substantial but the question here is how to define the term "substantial" and which actions can or cannot be counted as "substantial infringements".  the arguments concerning the use of the state language by the mayor were criticized as was the fact that the minister had not listened to Bartaševičs before his dismissal The Ministry's arguments are that the President of the Council could not continue to perform his duties because he did not provide true and complete information on the financial situation of the municipality and on the preparation or implementation of the municipality's budget The ministries also referred to an audit carried out by the State Audit Office last year which revealed various irregularities.  The arguments of both sides are now before the judges whose decision is expected in less than a month April 4 saw Latvian Radio 3 broadcasting live from the GORS concert hall in Rēzekne with a concert by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Tarmo Peltokoski featuring Kaija Sāriaho's opus Laterna Magica and Richard Strauss's epic Alpine Symphony Director Viesturs Kairišs' acclaimed film is based on the moving memoir "On the banks of the Veļupe" by writer Melanija Vanaga and tells the harrowing story of her experiences during deportation to Siberia by the Soviets in 1941 Despite everything she survived to write down what she experienced and so that future generations would not forget.  Unfortunately this LTV broadcast version does not include English subtitles but the stark black and white cinematography speaks for itself.  function () { LSM.articles.prepareVideoWithCover('vc-3548-2025-03-1215372'); });Melānijas hronika The focus of the exhibition is on musical instruments and music which can be created by both the visitors themselves and specially installed sensors on the exhibited instruments The exhibition is also adapted for people with visual impairments which dubs itself the 'Latgale Embassy' ​​visitors are immediately drawn to the musical instruments located on the first floor including a massive organ and a whistle made from a walnut shell "The exhibition is divided into six groups: wind instruments percussion instruments and innovative instruments," says exhibition curator Liena Šmukste reviewing the exhibits shortly before the exhibition's opening where you can also learn about the factories where the instruments were built or about the person who owned one of the instruments." the Latvian National Museum of Literature and Music has exhibited 50 musical instruments in the exhibition, spanning the period from the 18th century to the present day.  One of the oldest is the 18th-century timpani In addition to historically ancient musical instruments relatively recently created musical instruments Liena Šmukste says: "Innovative instruments that are specially made and in one example only This is the pride of our museum – a synthesizer specially made for Juris Kulakovs There are also whistles and snare drums made by Aleksandrs Maijers." Visitors can expect six audiovisual stories and digital and interactive demonstrations of the sound of individual instruments Sound must be present even in an exhibition of musical instruments is convinced: "My contribution is the desire to create a feeling that it can be done and that our hands are in contact with how the instrument sounds the instrument can play a recording when you bring your hand closer any thing that cannot be touched must be alive." The exhibition shows only a small part of the instruments in the museum's collection as their number is measured in the hundreds The exhibition was on show last year in Liepāja and now residents of Latgale can also look into the museum's treasures The musical instrument exhibition will be on display until June 15 "The aim of the training is to maintain and improve the combat skills and abilities of the National Guard for the protection of the territories of responsibility of the National Guard units," said the National Armed Forces (NBS) This is the first extensive company-level unit training for the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the National Guard this year the National Guards underwent training in military specialties Individual and collective training will be held every month until the comprehensive national defense exercises "Namejs" repeating and acquiring new skills for conducting combat operations "It is important that every National Guard member understands his role and responsibility improves the skills that he individually needs the most and finds his place in the planning and organization of combat operations," said Major Zigmārs Krišāns commander of the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the National Guard Training tasks will be performed both in daylight and darkness in territories agreed upon with the municipalities of Ludza and Rēzekne regions and private landlords Stoļerova parishes of Rēzekne region to follow the current information about the training and to be responsible and supportive. Military equipment soldiers and guards with small arms will move during the training Training ammunition and combat simulation equipment will be used to perform training tasks which create noise but do not in any way endanger human health and life Training venues will be cleaned after training Anyone seeing suspicious activity near the border can report it to police or the National Coordination Center of the State Border Guard using the 24-hour hotline +371 67075616 or +371 67075718 Now there are eight more buses running from the capital and back than hitherto, with more comfortable coaches The people of Rēzekne have welcomed the changes but surprisingly, even with the introduction of commercial links it is still not possible to travel by bus from Rīga to Rēzekne in the morning or from Rēzekne to Riga in the evening a commercial bus from the company "Norma A" with the inscription "Ecoline" leaves from Rēzekne for Rīga About ten passengers are waiting for it at the stop and many of those spoken to by Latvian Radio are going to medical institutions in the capital The price of a bus ticket on the existing state-subsidized buses and the new "Norma A" commercial service is the same: EUR 11.70.  Twenty minutes after the commercial departure to the capital a "Rēzekne autobusu parka" bus departs on its state-subsidized service About 20 passengers have chosen to ride it today admitted that she would have traveled by commercial bus but was not sure that it would really happen the locals were shocked because there was no such bus If there will be more buses from Rīga and from Rēzekne The issue of ensuring coach traffic between Rīga and Rēzekne in the evenings and mornings remains unresolved In order to prove to the Road Transport Directorate the necessity of such bus trips writer Ilze Sperga started collecting signatures on the civic democracy portal manabalss.lv in December last year because the Saeima Human Rights Commission considered this issue in January of this year and I hope that the times of state-subsidized services will be changed adjusting them to the needs of economically active people," she said Chairman of the Development Council of the Latgale Planning Region said that commercial carriers calculated the evening departure to Rīga and the morning departure from Rīga as unprofitable and so refused to run them in order to ensure the opportunity for economically active people to arrive at a certain destination on time it is necessary to look for an opportunity to change the time of state-subsidised services "Whether they will be from Rēzekne at 8:00 p.m. A meeting of the Planning Region with the Public Transport Council Commission is scheduled for next week," Maksimovs explained the requirement for municipal executive directors and their deputies to have VDD's permit to access state secrets entered into force The State Security Service said that it had assessed all the applications submitted by local government executive directors and their deputies to obtain a special permit for access to state secrets the Service adopted one decision on the refusal of a special permit due to identified risks to the security of protected information The Rēzekne Interim Administration on Friday dismissed the Executive Director This may have been due to the refusal of the State Security Service to grant him access to state secrets LTV has not yet been able to contact Olehno himself The VDD also issued special permits to eight local government leaders for a shortened period - one or three years instead of the maximum five years The special permits were issued for a shorter period due to identified risk factors, which are not yet sufficient grounds for refusing a permit under the Law On Official Secret The VDD will continue to pay close attention to the activities of these persons The Science and Innovation Centre of Riga Technical University has been awarded the right to organise the hackathon in Latvia “Latvia has been selected as one of eight countries to organize the European Commission-supported Defense Industry Hackathon I am confident that this event will make a significant contribution to the development of new technological solutions The development of such solutions allows strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and promotes the development of innovations throughout the European defense sector,” said Defense Minister Andris Sprūds of the annoucement The hackathon will take place from May 9 to 11 at the Rēzekne Academy of Technology [which is an affiliate part of Riga Technical University despite being on the other side of the country] the hackathon will take place in seven other countries: Spain bringing together defense industry innovators from the European Union and Ukraine to develop innovative hardware and software solutions for Ukraine's defense needs the European Commission is offering European Union innovators the opportunity to apply for co-financing under the Defence Innovation Programme established under the auspices of the European Defence Fund (EDF) to promote defence innovation in the European Union The programme offers a toolkit for small and medium-sized enterprises including start-ups and other non-traditional actors in the defence industrial ecosystem to ensure wider access to the European Defence Fund The European Commission has set three defence priorities for the 2025 hackathon: 1) tactical surveillance systems; 2) cost-effective combat protection equipment; 3) improved military medical assistance.  technology and defense industry representatives as well as entrepreneurs with experience and interest in developing defense technologies will be invited to participate in the event It is planned that the event will gather around 100 participants the innovation process will be supported by 20 mentors who will provide interdisciplinary support in solving problems The winning teams will receive cash prizes from the overall prize pool access to exclusive mentoring and networking opportunities with industry leaders and defense experts as well as the opportunity to further develop their ideas into real prototypes and products Information about registering for the event will be published on the websites of Riga Technical University and the Ministry of Defense in the near future In honor of the 400th birthday of the city of Liepāja this year the walk “Illuminated Liepāja” will take place for five evenings – from March 18 to 22 The "Illuminated Liepāja" walk will feature 24 light objects filling the city with a play of light that combines art and technology art and innovation will come together to allow you to see the city's streets squares and building facades in a never-before-seen form The walk “Illuminated Liepāja” will have its last two days on March  21 when it will be open from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM and then the final day More about the city's birthday events: www.liepaja.lv/400 As we've already reported, there's an excellent and innovative exhibition of unusual musical instruments currently in place at the GORS arts center in Rēzekne If you find yourself in the Latvian capital this weekend there are plenty of good exhibitions from which to choose. But our pick this week is the Bernar Venet retrospective at the Rīga Bourse art museum It includes a total of 28 paintings by the artist presenting both recent works and examples from the early stages of Bernar Venet’s career The central axis of this exhibition is mathematics encompasses ‘the greatest abstraction ever created’ but it also showcases his mastery of imaginative graphic design In a poll organized by the Rēzekne municipality on renaming "Russian-friendly" street names the majority - 1016 out of 1120 respondents - were against The choice was mainly based on costs rather than political views resident of Maskavas (Moscow) Street: "Registration of residence registration of inheritance - all this will come out of our wallet Rēzekne resident Jāzeps: "What is the fault of Maskavas Street Is there no need for that money elsewhere?" The municipality believes that the names of Rēzekne's streets can only be decided by Rēzekne residents themselves in particular by the residents of the streets in question so no decision on the change is being made at the moment The change of street names was initiated by the Public Memory Center Now the issue has raised even more concern with the opinion of its citizens expressed in surveys has been heard on well-known platforms in Russia - the Putin-founded Russkiy Mir Foundation and the Russian secret service website Sputnik The Public Memory Center has also appealed to the Rēzekne municipality to demolish the Jānis Zvīdra monument but the municipality has still not responded Active cooperation between the two universities has been going on for quite some time and a detailed merger plan is currently being developed RTA students are already cooperating with the Technical University and told Latvian Radio they were looking forward to the merger Active cooperation is also taking place at the management level of the two universities and although it is a little more than half a year until the merger some of the issues related to this process have already been resolved All the research grants have been launched which will certainly strengthen this scientific capacity for Rēzekne we still have to improve the study process and adjust various systems.. Absolutely nothing will change for the students except that those who will graduate in the summer will have a diploma from Riga Technical University as well as study programs for those who have already started studying What we have started talking about with Riga Technical University is that there could also be separate study programs that are currently implemented only at RTU but which could also be implemented in Rēzekne in certain cases taking into account the demand from entrepreneurs the labor market in Latgale needs it," explained Mietule Last weekend RTA was visited by a RTU working group consisting of more than 30 people Rector of the university Tālis Juhna emphasized that the main emphasis of the technical university is on STEM sciences – engineering and the aim of the university is to establish a stronger representation of these in the regions "We are now working on the last paragraphs of the cooperation agreement where it will be agreed how this merger will take place from a formal point of view work is now underway in various working groups the scientific directions are being compared "Our plan today is to talk about the nuances that have not been discussed We are 33 people here and in separate offices the IT departments communicate with each other where we will start working on such detailed issues in the improvement of the study process This work will begin when we have already united," explained Juhna Another regional university – Liepāja University – was added to RTU as a separate structural unit in March of this year Tourism experts expressed hope that in a city where there is a shortage of accommodation for guests another new apartment with original added value and a prayer house will boost tourism in Rēzekne Nikonova said that this is one of the steps to introduce young people and tourists to the Old Believers' sacred heritage "Every item in the interior here has been thought out - either coming from the Old Believers We see that it looks similar to how it was in our grandmothers' homes but it has been interpreted in a modern way," Nikonova said Although Old Believers are one of the most secluded denominations and there is not much information about their daily life the Rēzekne Old Believers Church has decided to reveal a little about itself inviting both believers and tourists to visit the museum near the house of prayer spend the night in the Old Believers Apartments and see Rēzekne from the church bell tower It is one of the largest wooden churches in Latgale and probably in Latvia," said Deniss Molčanovs while showing the Old Believers' House of Prayer and the bell tower "We have the second largest bell in the Baltics The bell is special because when they melted the metal And that is what makes our bell sound special not like other bells," said Molčanovs head of the Rēzekne Tourism Development Center said that Rēzekne does not have enough accommodation capacity for tourists and visitors and several apartments available for visitors The total number of beds in the city is about 340 the capacity of the Gors concert hall for one concert and one event is 1,000 seats This comparison shows that there is a severe shortage of accommodation both for concerts and for major events in the city," explained Kijaško sacred tourism has become very popular in the world and the Old Believers' Apartments will not only become a comfortable accommodation and attract tourists to explore the Old Believers' sacred heritage but also increase the tourist flow to Rēzekne as a whole "It will definitely contribute not only to Rēzekne It is a unique product with added value - people can not only spend the night here but also get to know the Old Believers' traditions," said the head of the Rezekne Tourism Development Center Tourists from Latvia and abroad have already stayed in the Rezekne Old Believers' Apartments A total of 27,000 tourists and visitors stayed in Rēzekne's hotels and apartments last year Lieutenant-General Leonīds Kalniņš said that the drone was not specifically targeting Latvia Kalniņš said that the drone fell in the Gaigalava parish of Rēzekne municipality. "Shahed" type drones – designed by Iran – are widely used against Ukraine by Russia. All physical evidence at the site of the crash has now been collected and an in-depth analysis of the drone's components is underway said that the drone was equipped with an explosive device which was destroyed on the ground after the drone crashed.  Kalniņš said that after analyzing and monitoring the situation it was concluded that the drone was not specifically targeted at Latvia Defense Minister Andris Sprūds (Progressives) confirmed that the drone could be considered to have targeted Ukraine The Minister repeatedly stressed that the debate on whether or not the drone was maliciously targeting Latvia was secondary the primary issue being that Latvian airspace was violated by a drone of an aggressor state and this is how the situation is being assessed Masulis added that it was now necessary to investigate why the drone had strayed and drifted freely towards Latvia Kalniņš confirmed that it was a military drone with a warhead that did not explode and was subsequently neutralized on the ground by an NBS unit The NBS investigation is still clarifying whether the drone landed by itself or crashed Kalniņš pointed out that the NBS had been monitoring the situation with the drone "from the beginning when it was already seen in the neighboring country" you have to be absolutely sure that it is not a civilian object such as a hang glider or a small plane that has forgotten to turn on its recognition equipment the NBS acted in accordance with the decision it made without elaborating further on what exactly it was The likely implication is that a decision was made not to shoot it down He also said that the NBS "does not shoot right and left at the border" to shoot down any suspicious objects as there have been cases in the past when Belarusian drones have accidentally flown into Latvian territory Asked whether such incidents could happen again Kalniņš replied with a counter-question "Is the war in Ukraine over?" As long as the war continues there is no guarantee that something like this will not happen again 61 MPs supported the dissolution of the Rēzekne City Council The law on the dissolution of the Rēzekne City Council was adopted in view of the fact that the Rēzekne City Council has committed violations of the law by failing to ensure the performance of its statutory functions and by failing to respect the interests of the State and the residents of the municipality The following temporary administration is appointed in the Rēzekne Municipality: The interim administration will be in place until the Rēzekne City Council elected in the next regular municipal elections The functioning of the interim administration will be ensured and financed from the budget of the Rēzekne Municipality The law will enter into force on the day following its promulgation The situation with birch in Latvia's forests has changed considerably in recent decades but now birch stands are also growing rapidly "The percentage distribution in state forests is different - [birch] accounts for 22% "In the forest areas of [plywood producer] Latvijas Finieris The deforested areas are increasingly being restored with birch," said Andis Ķēniņš logging manager of JSC "Ludza Forest Industry Farm" The birch stands out for its relatively fast growth and versatile role in the economy "Birch is a fairly fast-growing tree and does not grow for very long - it could be 150 years if it is not harvested for economic purposes birch is harvested at the age of about 51 to 71 years it can grow up to the size of a venerable tree," said Regina Indriķe Head of the Nature Center of the Latgale Regional Administration of the Nature Conservation Agency Although birch trees rarely reach the age of a venerable tree a birch tree needs a trunk circumference of 3 meters "There is one birch tree in Rēzekne that is not yet a venerable tree but it has already reached 2.86 m in circumference and is a potential one," Indriķe said The importance of birch trees in Latvian culture and everyday life is manifold: they are a symbol of Pentecost and are used to produce various products such as betulin and birch sap traditionally birch trees are used both for a baby's cot and the cross on the grave The law was supported by 56 MPs in its second reading while 22 voted against it and three abstained did not vote on the issue in the first reading the majority of its members voted against in the second reading.  The dissolution of the city council was prompted by the fact that it had violated several laws by failing to ensure the performance of its statutory functions and by failing to respect the interests of the state and the residents of the administrative territory concerned The draft law states that the head of the temporary administration is to be Guna Puce while her deputies are to be Iveta Mietule and Jānis Belkovskis The interim administration is planned to function until the Rēzekne City Council elected in the next regular municipal elections (in 2025) The law needs to be approved by the Saeima in its third and final reading before it can enter into force Rēzeknes novadā ir nokritis krievu bezpilota lidaparāts portāls "Delfi" uzzināja Aizsardzības ministrijas Militāri publisko attiecību departamenta Preses nodaļā Šobrīd atbildīgie dienesti, tajā skaitā Valsts policija, turpina veikt izmeklēšanu par notikušā incidenta apstākļiem, taču pēc sākotnējiem datiem tas ir militārās nozīmes Krievijas Federācijas bezpilota lidaparāts un saskaņā ar Nacionālajiem bruņotajiem spēkiem (NBS) pieejamo informāciju tas ielidojis mūsu gaisa telpā no Baltkrievijas NBS rīkojas saskaņā ar noteiktajām procedūrām tajā skaitā ir informēta NATO komandvadība Seko "Delfi" arī Instagram vai YouTube profilā – pievienojies lai uzzinātu svarīgāko un interesantāko pirmais Former Mayor of Rēzekne Aleksandrs Bartaševičs is accused by the prosecution office of stating untrue information in his income declaration the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor of the Investigation of Criminal Offences in the Service of State Institutions a criminal case which details how over the course of 16 years then the chairman of Rēzekne City Council was not reporting full information about transactions with real estate and private persons worth nearly EUR 270 000 Evidence acquired in the pre-trial investigation shows that between 2007 and 2023 the former chairman of the council had not indicated in the declarations of a state official the information about two pieces of real estate in Bulgaria jointly owned with a relative the state official failed to indicate in his income declarations the transactions related to the acquisition and sale of these properties in the total amount of EUR 205 786.50 as well as EUR 64 000 transactions with private persons As a result of the findings of the pre-trial investigation KNAB asked the prosecution office to commence criminal prosecution of the former chairman for stating untrue information in his income declarations as LETA was told by the prosecution office KNAB in another case had urged the prosecutor’s office to accuse Bartaševičs of disclosing restricted access information to his wife Olga and not providing complete information on the share of the loan granted in the declarations of the current state official for a period of ten years in the amount of EUR 33 000 The evidence obtained by KNAB shows that the former Chairman of Rezekne City Council guided by personal motives and motivated by a family member instructed a municipal employee to obtain information from the city council’s database The employee acquired and then provided Bartaševičs with confidential information about multiple pieces of real estate This information was then disclosed to Bartaševičs’s family member who according to the information available to LETA is his wife and owner of several businesses Olga Bartaševiča Batrtaševiča and her husband’s brother Mikhail Bartaševičs each own half of “Latgalija” LLC according to the data displayed on the website of the Procurement Monitoring Bureau has repeatedly won large procurement projects organised by Rezekne Municipality The investigation also details that in his income declaration for 2014 Bartaševičs did not include information about a loan of EUR 32 984 he gave a family member KNAB requested criminal prosecution for the ex-mayor for disclosing undisclosed information that is not an official secret the official’s family member is requested to be charged with inciting the disclosure of undisclosed information the status of the municipal employee was changed and employee participated in the investigative actions as a witness Also read: BNN IN FOCUS | How parties promise to bring Latvia into the light. A look at EP pre-election campaigns Follow us on Facebook and X President Edgars Rinkēvičs convened a meeting of the President’s Military Council (Council) in Rēzekne to discuss the National Armed Forces (NAF) support to local authorities and allied forces met with the heads of eleven municipalities of the border area to discuss ongoing reinforcement measures for the military protection of Latvia's eastern border President Rinkēvičs also met with the National Guard 3rd Latgale Brigade soldiers and national guards and visited the NAF bases in Rēzekne and Lūznava A meeting of the President's Military Council convened by E Rinkēvičs was held at the premises of the Headquarters of the National Guard 3rd Latgale Brigade in Rēzekne support logistics and capability development for hosting Allied forces Canada has committed to deploy up to 2 000 troops in Latvia by 2026 and to lead an Allied force brigade in Latvia The first exercise and combat readiness assessment of this brigade is scheduled for the autumn of this year Latvia has also committed to providing host nation support including the establishment of a new military training ground "Sēlija" the President of Latvia was briefed on the NAF cooperation with local authorities to provide civil protection measures and contingency plans in cases of military threats Such plans were to be developed in all municipalities by January of this year and an annual test exercise cycle must be launched to test these plans in cooperation with the NAF The President of Latvia extended an invitation to the heads of 11 municipalities in the eastern border region of Latvia – Augšdaugava Municipality Rēzekne Municipality – to a meeting with the members of the Council The meeting provided an opportunity for local governments to hear the NAF action plans for ensuring the defence of the Latvian territory and population from the very "first centimetre" and to discuss effective cooperation in the reinforcement of the military infrastructure in the border area raise our readiness to host allied forces and establish defence positions so that our strength deters any desires to test it The superiority of Latvia's defensive positions must instil confidence that we neither face military threat today This requires active development of capabilities and infrastructure but it is equally important to work closely with local authorities both in constructing defensive lines and in providing civil protection to build a comprehensive national defence posture National military defence in the eastern border area should not only provide security for the residents but also underwrite the secure economic development of the region," emphasised E the President of Latvia met with the soldiers and national guards of the Headquarters of the National Guard 3rd Latgale Brigade 32nd Infantry Battalion and 36th Combat Support Battalion Rinkēvičs got acquainted with the tasks of the units service conditions and their development plans at the NAF military bases in Rēzekne and Lūznava The President commended the combat capabilities of the units and expressed gratitude for their commitment to the defence and security of the country Your feedback will help us improve this site In fact it will be something of a homecoming for the tradition: regional parades on May 4 started in 2012 in Rēzekne and have taken place in different cities in the years since Last year was the turn of Alūksne (pictured above) with things getting started at 09:00 with a service in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rēzekne. At 11:00 a parade of Latvian and foreign armed forces the State Police and the Young Guard will take place at the Latgale Liberation Monument The parade will be supplemented by an overflight – subject to weather conditions – and it will be possible to watch the whole thing live on Latvian Television and here on LSM.   it will be possible for visitors to see displays of the capabilities of the National Armed Forces and the units of the Ministry of the Interior in the parking lot near the House of Culture while in the Rēzekne 2nd Secondary School stadium you will be able to see informational stands of the capabilities of the National Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior's units and demonstrations by the canine specialists of the State Border Guard Unit as in the festival park until 16:00 there will be a craft market and at 13:00 a friendly football match between the NATO extended presence in Latvia battle group and the Rēzekne municipality team will begin on the football field of the Rēzekne Olympic Center a concert by the National Guard Orchestra and the United States Air Force Europe Orchestra will be held at the landmark GORS arts center Soldiers, police, border guards, fire crews and others put their best feet forward as part of extensive celebrations Take note – story published 1 year and 1 month ago The municipality's priority now is to approve the budget which is scheduled for the March 7 council meeting because only then might it be able to get a €5 million state loan to cover last year's construction and other debts – although the deadline fo budget approval set by the state has already passed But the accumulated debts have also come with penalties - the municipality is currently facing €80 000 in penalty interest invoices Rancāna Street in Rezekne is congested It is one of the streets where drivers can enter the city from Rīga there is a stretch of about 150 meters from Rīgas Street to Seiles Street that urgently needs repair While one side of the street is still halfway in order so drivers often choose to drive on the right side of the street Head of the Urban Environment and Development Department the second critical street section is Strādnieku cross-street in the city's industrial district: "There we are currently preparing a work assignment related to asphalt resurfacing utility manhole leveling and light repairs so that these sections can be operated the city of Rezekne will only be able to afford to rehabilitate two street sections of around 300 meters this year all you hear at 'Rotaļa' kindergarten is a janitor's broom The renovation of the kindergarten started less than two years ago the work progressed smoothly - the roof and windows were replaced work stopped because the Central Financial and Contracts Agency (CFLA) suspended payments of European funds due to a possible conflict of interest - Latgalija is owned by the brother of now-suspended Rēzekne mayor Aleksandrs Bartaševičs and his wife Olga the six kindergarten groups have been divided among other kindergartens in Rēzekne and parents' dissatisfaction is growing But it is not clear if and when the project can be completed.  The new recreation center on the shores of Lake Kovši is just as quiet as the kindergarten the spa is complete - all the necessary approvals have been received and it will be put into operation soon This week's council meeting will also consider the issue of another auction the auction will not be for a construction site with a project sketch but for a completed facility that potential investors will be able to see in person The total debt dragging over from last year is €4.3 million is owed to the construction company Arčers Ltd for the recreation and spa center The company also sent a letter last week informing of the penalties Since the facility was not handed over on time the municipality also plans to file claims and recover fines from the builder the city has outstanding financial obligations for 28 services against 18 companies and providers The municipality owes less than EUR 100,000 to Rezekne House Manager and EUR 88,000 to Rezekne Traffic for compensating fares If municipal capital companies have not imposed penalty interest for non-payment of payments The total sanction on the shoulders of the municipality is currently EUR 80,000 The biggest penalty sanctions originated from SIA “ACBR” for street repairs where the amount of punishment reaches 40,000 euros and SIA “Latgalia” for renovating the kindergarten “Rotaļa” The municipality owes EUR 250,000 to the company “Latgalia” of Bartaševics' brother and wife for carrying out the work Two weeks later than the law stipulates, Rēzekne city council promises to approve the local government budget at the Council meeting on Thursday the municipality will again be able to claim a €5 million loan from the Treasury and begin paying off last year's debts Take note – story published 1 year and 3 months ago “How do I say this so I am not sued afterward. I personally suspect deliberate action to bring [Rēzekne] to bankruptcy,“ Oļegs Burovs told Latvian Radio “Expenditure does not add up with revenue There was probably the idea that we would get the money from the country after that but 8.5 million is too much,” Burovs noted and emphasized that the situation in which Rēzekne has found itself is not acceptable Burovs will also encourage assessment of the possibility of amending the law to criminalize local government officials for bringing the deputy to insolvency responsibility for such a situation lies not only with the management of the City Council and deputies who vote on the local government budget but also with the officials who prepare it He also said that the state could act more actively because it was already clear in the summer that Rēzekne had problems But the true picture in Rēzekne is not clearly known and is perhaps even worse Rezekne local government has until January 22 to submit a balanced draft budget which will also be evaluated by the responsible Committee of the Saeima the state should give a loan to the municipality of Rezekne for several years future life in Rezekne will be very limited in terms of development,” Burovs noted there are two possible options – the financial stabilization process possibly attracting an international audience of companies But Burovs agreed that in the event of an emergency election the existing leadership could return to power “The municipality of Rēzekne lacks statehood which is also economic action,” Burovs summarized Take note – story published 1 year and 4 months ago In the infectious diseases unit of Rēzekne Hospital a €3.85 m renovation of the building was completed The hospital's management did not allow Latvian Television to see the recently repaired corridors but it is also visible from the outside – defects in the building are present The hospital confirmed there was a problem The communicable diseases unit building is an architectural monument of national significance and it was said to have prevented the possibility of insulating the facade "It is this aspect that has created an additional risk in the construction process [..] The problem has been identified in the attic in some spots but this is not affecting rooms where patients are a technical solution is being developed to prevent this situation as soon as possible within the scope of the guarantee,” explained Rēzekne Hospital representative Līga Vaičule-Kozlovska Photo: Dinija Jemeļjanova / Latvijas TelevīzijaPhoto: Dinija Jemeļjanova / Latvijas TelevīzijaPhoto: Dinija Jemeļjanova / Latvijas TelevīzijaPhoto: Aculiecinieka foto The owner of the hospital is the municipality of Rēzekne Shareholder Georgijs Orlovs admitted he was not aware of such a problem because he did not intervene in economic matters Construction work was carried out by "Latgalia" It belongs to the brother and wife of Aleksandrs Bartaševics who has now been dismissed as a way of being held responsible for major budget issues and unreported liabilities in the city The mayor himself attended the building's reopening in September "I cannot influence what is happening in hospital because a law has been passed that I am not eligible to represent municipal capital companies I cannot [influence] the company or my relatives," Bartaševičs commented did not provide answers to questions about construction work It should be recalled that due to the risk of conflict of interest payments to the municipality of Rēzekne have been suspended in several projects where works have been entrusted to this company Take note – story published 2 years and 3 months ago named after the Communist activist Lidija Samuilova has been renamed Dzelzceļa (Railway) Street Pionieru (Pioneers') Street in Strūžāni has been renamed Ezera (Lake) Street whereas the Soviet politician-honoring J Zvīdra Street in Vērēmi parish is now Centra (Center) Street All addresses on those streets have been adapted accordingly the tariffs on heat supply services in Rēzekne are the highest in Latgale Although support is granted to  households the rapid rise in heating prices is felt by all residents of Rēzekne City Rēzekne City had one of the lowest rates in the country since cheap natural gas was used to produce heat “Because we had a good natural gas supply contract Then everyone knows what happened in the world tariffs had to be increased,” said Rēzekne heating network board member Aldis Mežals In order to mitigate the rapid increase in the tariff and to address the heating problems in the city opportunities for new forms of heat production had to be sought.  each of the three municipalities – Central District and Northern District – has its own boiler house The largest problems remained this year for the Central District which is also the largest in Rēzekne in terms of customer numbers and until now the heat could only be produced using natural gas and diesel a new chip boiler house built by a private investor – the full company “Rez Nrj” started work in the Central District said they created the company specifically for this project Around EUR eight million have been invested in the construction of the boiler house and this month it is planned to be put into service Every now and then there are some technical problems that we are dealing with I think it will be fine by the end of the month,” Jaunzems said Rēzekne Heat Networks Board member Aldis Mežals revealed that during this year the capital company plans to build its own chip pot house for Rēzekne Central district: “Investor provides 50% Rēzekne Heat Networks Ltd has submitted a new draft thermal energy tariff to the Public Service Regulator Commission which is expected to be 29% lower in Rezekne from February 1 and reach EUR 151.90 per megawatt hour It should be said at once that the city's population will only feel a reduction of about 5% in their purses This is because the fall in the tariff will also lead to a reduction in the amount of State compensation Take note – story published 2 years and 5 months ago Standing at the monument due to be dismantled in Rēzekne he stated that he was standing by the monument of “Rēzekne's liberators from the fascist occupation” the Russians are currently under very strong pressure in Latvia only because “they are Russians” “Some do everything to make our children forget their mother tongue depriving them of the opportunity to learn it at school,” said Bartaševičs “I am speaking in Russian because the Russians in Latvia need rehabilitation are not guilty of what is happening in Ukraine and are deeply affected by the victims of this war where Slavs die on both sides of the [front] we want peace for both Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible,” he said Bartaševics described the dismantling of the monuments as “barbarism” and said he had sought a compromise with the government to move the monument known as 'Alyosha' to the cemetery but the government had rejected these solutions He said he was concerned about the “divide in society” that is growing very fast and said he can't stop the “blasphemy” toward monuments The Rēzekne mayor also asked his supporters not to provoke the police and behave with respect during the demolition of the monument. Recently, the mayor of Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksniņš also came under scrutiny for publicly expressing the opinion that "Crimea belongs to Russia".  Take note – story published 1 year and 10 months ago The issue of the Latgalian language's widespread use and appearance in the public environment was raised last year at the Latgale Congress by President Egils Levits "I believe that the Latgalian language must be present in Latgale visualizing and marking the Latgalian cultural space which is a special component of the Latvian cultural space. Therefore the Latgalian language must become more visible and more widely used in Latgale and elsewhere in Latvia," Levits said at the time Some municipalities have already introduced signage in both Latvian and Latgalian The existing road signs “Rēzekne municipality” are scheduled to be replaced this year.  Such a decision was taken on the basis of the Historical Latvian Lands Law which provides for the preservation of the Latgalian identity including through the use of local names in Latgalian The municipality hopes to place the first sign on Rēzekne Municipality Day on July 22 Member of Rezekne municipality council and one of the initiators of the idea Guntis Rasims explains: “We concluded that some of the signs that are now in place are either folded the municipalities of Balvi and Preiļi have already shown an example – they have placed signage in Latvian literary and Latgalian languages [..] It seems to me that over 10 years ago the first ideas appeared that such signs could be placed in both languages There are different aspects of both political and human consciousness why it cannot always be introduced very quickly.” The first Latvian International Olympiad in Neuroscience was recently held under the auspices of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) but only the 28 best high-school students took part in the competition First place went to Huberts Zimackis from Rēzekne State Gymnasium No 1 second place went to Ūlavs Vītols from Riga State Gymnasium No 3 and third place was awarded to Nikola Zorgevica from Riga Secondary School No 64 The winner of the National Olympiad will represent Latvia at the International Brain Bee Championships in Paris this summer Latvian Brain Bee was held remotely and lasted seven hours The competition was in English and covered such topics as the anatomical and histological structure of the nervous system the principle functions of nervous system function The Olympiad consisted of four parts: 20 multiple-choice test questions The event's organisers were delighted by the interest that young people from outside the capital showed in the competition – more than half of the participants came from regional schools in Rēzekne ‘Although it’s only natural that most competitors were 12th graders we were also pleased with the strong interest that younger high-school students showed.In total and 17 from the 12th grade took part in the Olympiad Although the questions were divided by level of difficulty they were the same for all high-school students so I am especially happy that some of the tenth graders also achieved good results,’ Head of the RSU Neurology and Neurosurgery Students’ Scientific Interest Group and organiser of the Olympiad These Olympiads aim to stimulate interest in neuroscience and brain diseases among both high-school students and the general public The event gives participants the opportunity to understand the extent of their knowledge to be motivated to explore the anatomy and working principles of the brain further and to be inspired to pursue a future in medicine and neuroscience The International Brain Bee competition has existed for more than 20 years The aim of the organisation is to encourage students to get involved in neuroscience This is the first year that Latvia has joined by organising its own competition The organisers of the Olympiad in Latvia include the RSU Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery the RSU Neurology and Neurosurgery Students’ Scientific Interest Group as well as the RSU International Student Conference 2022 The organisers are determined to hold Olympiads every year and are grateful to the medical residents who helped to prepare the questions and evaluate the students’ answers They want to thank Professor Andrejs Millers Head of the RSU Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery for his practical help in organising the event mentor of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Students’ Scientific Interest Group for her inspiration for supporting the event when the Latvian Brain Bee was just an idea © 2025 Rīga Stradiņš University, 16 Dzirciema Street, Rīga, LV-1007, Latvia Tavs ceļvedis elektroauto un atjaunīgās enerģijas pasaulē Rēzeknes pasažieru pārvadātājs “Rēzeknes Satiksme” jau piekto gadu pilsētas maršrutos ekspluatē elektroautobusus kas papildinājuši uzņēmuma autoparku pašvaldības projektā «Videi draudzīga Rēzeknes pilsētas sabiedriskā transporta attīstība» Elektrotransports joprojām ir dārgs prieks taču Rēzeknei ir izdevies iegādāties četrus elektroautobusus kas ražoti Čehijas rūpnīcā “SOR” un nogādāti Rēzeknē ar minimālām pašvaldības izmaksām no tiem izdevies piesaistīt Kohēzijas fonda līdzfinansējumu 1,4 milj bet no pašvaldības puses ieguldīti 195 tūkst Papildu elektroautobusiem uzņēmuma teritorijā tika izbūvēta nepieciešamā infrastruktūra – vairākas ātrās un lēnās uzlādes stacijas No tā laika elektoautobusi ir nobraukuši 800 000 km un pārvadājuši vairāk nekā 1,5 milj Mēs sevi pozicionējam kā “zaļo” uzņēmumu (vides vadības sistēmā ir sertifikācija) tāpēc nākotnē plānojam attīstīt savu autoparku elektrotransporta virzienā ja būs pieejamas līdzfinansēšanas programmas no ES struktūrfondiem Par ekspluatācijas gadiem elektroautobusi ļoti labi sevi parādījuši Mēs neesam konstatējuši nekādu kritisku tehnisku problēmu bet akumulatora jauda samazinājusies ne tik būtiski Papildu priekšrocība ir izmaksas par apkalpošanu Pat neskatoties uz dažādiem cenu lēcieniem elektrībai un energoresursiem kopumā elektroautobusi ikdienas ekspluatācijā sniedz ievērojamus ieguvumus Vēl viena elektroautobusu priekšrocība ir mazāks tehnisko mezglu skaits Un visbeidzot elektroautobusi ir ļoti labi sevi parādījuši no mūsu sniegtā pakalpojuma kvalitātes un šoferu darba vides uzlabošanas skatupunkta – mazāk trokšņu un vibrāciju Elektroautobusos ir aprīkoti sēdekļi pasažieriem ar funkcionāliem traucējumiem ir uzstādīta videonovērošana un pieejams bezvadu internets gadā SIA “Rēzeknes Satiksme” saņēma Zaļās izcilības balvu no vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministra Jura Pūces un Valsts vides dienesta ģenerāldirektores Elitas Baklānes-Ansbergas kuri augstā līmenī ievēro vides normatīvo aktu prasības kā arī pēc savas iniciatīvas īsteno pasākumus Ilgtspējīgu un videi draudzīgu risinājumu attīstība pasažieru pārvadājumu jomā joprojām ir viens no mūsu pilsētas sabiedrisko pārvadājumu uzņēmuma prioritārajiem mērķiem Avots: Rēzeknes Satiksme iezīmējot ačgārno tekstu un nospiežot Ctrl+Enter elektroauto Latvijā By maris_n_s By Kārlis Mendziņš Sazinies ar mumsinfo@uzladets.lv © Uzladets SIA | Satura pārpublicēšana bez rakstiskas atļaujas ir aizliegta Take note – story published 1 year and 9 months ago the heads of institutions and administrations have prepared proposals for reducing the number of employees on the municipal roster. The opposition of the city council evaluates such a task critically saying that there are other solutions for reducing expenses Rēzekne municipality is preparing an action plan for improving the financial situation in the long term including further possibilities of receiving loans Considering the lack of money in the municipal budget received the executive director's order to optimize staff lists in mid-July a painful question for me as the head of the administration because on the contrary – we had prepared a letter saying that it was necessary to increase the number of employees in the Social Service," comments the head of the Social Services of the Rēzekne municipal administration every year there are more and more tasks delegated by the state in our field as well – in the social field – so resources are needed and will continue to be needed and in this matter keeping the existing employees would be a priority." The head of the social services also assessed that the benefit from the reduction of staff will be minimal as far as the municipal budget is concerned it is planned to reduce the staff count by 15 places All social assistance services will continue to be provided but the number of clients may have to be reduced. In addition already overburdened employees will have additional responsibilities without additional pay we confirm that the situation with the city budget is difficult We are currently working intensively on solutions The municipality in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance," comments Natalja Jupatova head of the Communication and External Cooperation Department. "By analyzing the budget we see that the lack of funds in 2023 could be three million euros "The increase in expenses is associated with a significant increase in the minimum wage in the country as well as road maintenance. We might also mention the purchase prices for buying food. The increase in expenses was also determined by the increase in interest rates for all projects the amount of liabilities is higher now. This year the budget for the field of education has grown to two million euros without any [extra] coverage from the state," Jupatova explained However, she said she did not have access to information on how many employees could be laid off in total and how much money it could save in the budget an opposition member of the Rēzekne city council from the "United List" links the problems with the municipality's large credit obligations: "Because taking and anticipating large loans you have to expect that someday that big burden with all loan interest rates will increase and therefore it is important evaluate what loans are taken." The Ministry of Finance confirmed that such high credit obligations and delayed payments do not currently exist for other Latvian municipalities the ministry is waiting for an action plan to be approved by the Rēzekne City Council for improving the financial situation in the long term The police have been investigating and do not yet provide more information representative of the State Police Latgale Region told Latvian Radio that on June 7 at 20.00 information was received that a train had crashed into a child on a railway crossing in Rēzekne Police found a 15-year-old girl had been killed at the scene of the event the police are investigating the circumstances Take note – story published 2 years and 2 months ago The Harmony Board decided to exclude Bartaševičs for discrediting the party and violating the statute Party leader Nils Ušakovs said Bartaševičs' style of communication and unwillingness to participate in the party's congress showed attempts to harm the party The decision to exclude Bartaševičs was taken unanimously by the Board of the Party “I do not know what others who work with him think,” commented the party leader adding that Bartaševičs' work as mayor of Rezekne also depends on future political decisions that are not yet predictable Kopš 17. jūnija Rēzeknē ir pieejama Latvijā pirmā Tesla Supercharger uzlādes stacija, kas vienlaicīgi spēj apkalpot četrus elektroauto. Vēl pirms Tesla oficiāli atzīmēja Rēzeknes Supercharger uzlādes staciju par atvērtu cilvēki iekš Plugshare bija jau tur atzīmējušies, ka lādējas. Rēzeknes Supercharger bija atzīmēts Tesla Supercharger kartē kā potenciālā lokācija jau 2016. gadā. Rēzeknes Supercharger uzlādes stacijā var vienlaicīgi lādēties 4 elektroauto ar jaudu līdz 150 kW. Visas stacijas ir aprīkotas gan ar Tesla standarta Type 2, gan ar Eiropas standarta CCS2. Šobrīd Tesla vēl nav izziņojusi, ka tur var lādēties arī citu ražotāju elektroauto, bet, sekojot tendencēm, drīzumā arī citi elektroauto varēs to izmantot. Rēzeknē bez Tesla Supercharger ir vēl 2 ātrās uzlādes stacijas no e-mobi (50 kW). Salaspils (Rīgas) Supercharger joprojām nav mainījis savu statusu un sola būt drīzumā. Take note – story published 7 years and 10 months ago A 100-room spa hotel will be unveiled within a few years in Rēzekne after investment from municipal The hotel will be located at the Kovšu lake near Rēzekne a town of some 30,000 people which is often called the 'capital of Latgale' It will be part of a tourism cluster that aims to increase the number of winter guests staying at the town.  Photo: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīvaPhoto: no Rēzeknes domes arhīva "Building a 100-room hotel and spa is but a part of our concept for developing tourism in our town The next part is creating a tourism cluster uniting all tourism companies under a single organization possibly the 'Ezerzeme' association," said Rēzekne mayor Aleksandrs Bartaševičs He stressed that the hotel will also provide rental space for companies a move aimed to cut the unemployment rate in the city The costs are expected to be above €9m a further €3m invested by the municipality and another €3m by a private investor Rēzekne is also home to the stunning Gors concert hall unveiled in 2013 The fee for heat energy will be almost 200 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) without value added tax (VAT) according to the decision made by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the tariffs for heat supply services set by SIA "Rēzeknes siltumtīkli" will be 198.13 euros per MWh which is nearly five times more than the currently set tariff of 42.8 euros per MWh the tariff is expected to be slightly lower - 195.88 euros per MWh the existing contract with JSC Latvijas gāze for the supply of natural gas According to the information provided by the municipality this action has allowed the city to maintain a low heating tariff this heating season while tariffs in other Latvian cities have increased significantly the company purchased natural gas for the city at a price of 109 euros per MWh which is ten times more expensive than before The company "Rēzeknes siltumtīkli" was registered in 1994 and its share capital is 5.45 million euros according to "Firmas.lv" information. In 2021 the company had a turnover of 8.344 million euros and a loss of 967,240 euros It is owned by Rēzekne City Council Take note – story published 2 years and 1 month ago The party's founding took place in the concert hall “Gors” behind closed doors Mass media representatives were not allowed into the party's founding congress Registration for the party's founding meeting lasted nearly two hours LTV reported that only those whose whose names were on the list submitted by the organizers were let in Some people were not satisfied with the arrangement “Only in this congress can some decisions I am deprived of the opportunity because I have expressed my opinion and I have a disagreement with the Mayor of Rēzekne City Aleksandrs Bartaševičs,” said Rēzekne resident Jeļena Stepule who was also denied the possibility of becoming the founder of the “Together for Latvia” party Andrejs Klementjevs, said that these had been notary instructions but the notary who wanted to remain anonymous denied it stressing that it had been the choice of the organizers As Bartaševics told LETA after the party was founded there will be no delay in registering the party There were 217 members on the list of founders we will start to play an active role as a political force,” Bartaševičs said He said that the new party “is quite different from other parties” and its program has a “recipe for treating the Latvian economy and consolidating society” Bartaševičs said that the main objective of the party is to consolidate all forces and to create a single political nation without discrimination on national but a national party that will participate in both the European Parliament and the parliamentary elections and it is not possible to resolve issues in municipalities alone." The party's leadership denies any involvement with a party in Estonia under a similar name which is known to have expressed support for Russian aggression in Ukraine Take note – story published 9 years and 7 months ago Though we all know that wild boar routinely make incursions into Latvian cities sometimes making it as far as downtown Rīga The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) announced on Tuesday that a moose has visited a backyard in the city of Rēzekne At about midnight the VUGD received a call that a moose is walking on Raiņa street in Rēzekne The animal was wounded and its movement was severely impeded The tale ended with a State Forest Department team cooperating with a veterinarian and putting the moose to sleep It was then put into the vehicle of the department and the moose's subsequent fate was decided by the forest authority Take note – story published 5 years and 5 months ago so a soldier's morning already starts here at 7:30 a.m and the morning begins with meetings." Latvian Naval Forces First Lieutenant Sergejs Kumačevs introduces Latvian Radio to the ‘’Rēzekne’’ patrol ship on the shores of the Buļļupe river in Bolderājā The meeting was around nine in the morning but the ship's team had already arrived much earlier to meet the ship's commander and receive the orders of the day The soldiers lead a tour of the ship deck - practically their second home We're currently in the ship's cabin where we hold meetings When the project for these ships was created it was decided that this class of ships would be named after the cities of the Freedom Battles Jelgava and Rēzekne," explains the First Lieutenant The kitchen isn't very large and isn't very different from a home kitchen except in addition to the normal kitchen utensils the drawers also hold tools to hold down the pots on the stove in bad weather when the floor and walls aren't quite at their normal angle Sergejs says that this is where the many of soldiers hang out during bad weather because staring at the horizon can improve your seasickness when the boat is being rocked The room is filled with electronic navigation tools and communications devices including radios The patrol ship heads to sea with a team of eight to ten soldiers every other week and spends seven days patrolling the Latvian national sea border The soldiers talk about how the sea becomes home The Naval Forces soldiers also ensure search and rescue for distressed ships or civilians at sea Once a call has come in for a person in distress wind and location where the person has been carried away is calculated to determine the search area Sergejs has served on this ship for two years and has participated in rescue operations but also cases where we haven't managed to save a person Sergejs doesn't like remembering those cases but they're an unavoidable part of the job At the end of the conversation Naval Forces First Lieutenant Sergejs Kumačevs once again reveals why he specifically chose the career of a soldier "When I was younger I wanted to become a captain in the civilian fleet but a soldier and lieutenant are honorable and necessary professions in Latvia I graduated high school and I was already convinced that I have to to into the Armed Forces specializing in the Naval Forces," revealed Sergejs Latvia’s defense ministry said Sunday that an unmanned Russian drone had crashed in Rēzekne region in the east of the country The country’s armed forces also informed the NATO chain of command about the incident A statement on the defense ministry’s website emphasized: “Latvian airspace is part of NATO airspace.” Sunday’s Russian drone incursion is the second this weekend into European Union territory Reports indicated that Romania scrambled F-16 jets overnight Saturday into Sunday as a Shahed drone entered its territory Russian drones have entered Romanian territory several times over the summer as Moscow continues to bomb neighboring Odesa region in Ukraine He was joking (we think) — but said the conclave should take a look at a cardinal from New York President’s decision to pause so-called reciprocal tariffs on the same day as implementing them came after his administration previously insisted the new rates were here to stay Europe’s Trump whisperer gets the chance to use her voice Balkan leader also expects to meet American President Donald Trump in the coming months to discuss tariffs Take note – story published 4 years and 4 months ago spokeswoman for the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) said that the remaining parts of the building were unstable and that there was still a fire hazard "Firefighters are still working at the scene. The area is large and it takes quite a long time to check everything and eliminate all the hazard spots." "There are places like under the roof that fell and there's a special technique to remove it so that firefighters can get to those places where anything else could burn There are places where there are still hazards there are walls and wall dismantling needs to be done from the beginning and then firefighters will be able to check everything around there The building is quite unstable at the moment," the VUGD spokeswoman said I am truly honoured to join you for the opening of Latgale Congress today and mark 105 years since its inception My wife’s family comes from here and Latgalian identity has always been a part of my family’s life I laid flowers at the tomb of an exceptional man who unified Latvia to pay tribute to his life and service to Latgale and Latvia It is beyond doubt that without Francis Trasuns there would be no Latvia that the idea of one Latvian nation was born and Republic of Latvia was proclaimed a year later independent and democratic Latvia in Europe is encoded in our country’s constitutional foundations In April of 1917 local community delegates from Daugavpils Ludza and Rēzekne counties met at the Latgale Congress to agree on the historic unification of Latgale Kurzeme and Vidzeme to form a single Latvian nation and state This first democratic forum was constituted of local community delegates elected by people all over Latgale to represent them in decision-making in a legitimate capacity Latgale Congress was the first democratic body to suggest unification of Latvia it declared its national aspirations that led to proclamation of the Republic of Latvia and struggle for our independent state Our nation and state would have had a vastly different path if it were not for Francis Trasuns and his friends Current events in Ukraine are a vivid example of where history could take us if it were not for Latgalians deciding to unite into one nation and state with other Baltic Latvians more than hundred years ago Every true Latvian and all Latgalians treasure the symbolism of Māra of Latgale Statue on Atbrīvošanas aleja (Liberation Alley) in Rēzekne Statue erected on 8 September 1939 is a symbol of independence of unified Latvia That is why occupation powers brutally destroyed the statue and tried to wipe out the memory of Māra of Latgale People kept the memory of Māra of Latgale alive during the period of occupation so as the hopes of bringing the independence back Statue was renovated exactly 30 years ago and revealed on 13 August 1992 as a symbol of Latvia’s renewed independence Māra of Latgale message throughout times is clear and concise: ‘United for Latvia’ It is home and ‘creative playground’ for people of all kinds of nationalities and religions Diversity and colours of Latgale are its main asset And there is only one Latvia that we all share Latvia is our common home no matter what ethnic background Latvia is a nation state based on political nation of Latvians Anyone who accepts Latvian as the only official language understanding of the history of our land and state Māra of Latgale statue urges us to be united for Latvia And that is something we should never forget Latvianness is not something ‘square’ and dull Latvianness in each historic regions of Latvia has developed differently and has its own distinct and unique features thus making Latvian nation and state stronger and richer lively Latgalian identity and cross-fertilisation with traditional minorities that has shaped a culture and history like no other I highly welcome Saeima’s decision to support the Historical Latvian Lands Law that I proposed finally brings much needed clarity and rationale Historical Latvian Lands Law has already had positive impact and facilitated cultural and other developments crucial for Latgale an Latgalians I hope we will finally also find a good solution for usage of Latgalian alongside Latvian in public realm in Latgale Today I went to Ludza and saw street names in Latvian and Latgalian That is exactly where Latgale and Latvia gets its I believe Latgalian must be more present in Latgale through semiotics and other attributes of Latgalian culture which is considered an important element of the whole Latvian culture Latgalians must become more visible and widely used throughout Latgale and other regions of Latvia I have always encouraged Latgalians to speak Latgalian pass it on to their children and continue to perpetuate the Latgalian culture Together we must make sure Latgalian language continues to exist and is spoken by next generations I hope schools in Latgale teach Latgalian and children are keen to learn it I appeal to parents to ensure their children learn Latgalian and schools in the region continue to nurture the unique dialect Schools are absolutely instrumental in preserving Latgalian Family is the main environment for passing this regional language down and schools stand right next to it It is also important to continuously promote Latgale-oriented research and there are numerous good initiatives already Latgale Regional History and Culture Museum and its experts deserve a special credit here They regularly offer exhibitions cantered around specific themes and publish research papers they deliver Latgale history education to broader masses here in the region and other parts of Latvia more support for museum’s efforts to promote understanding of Latgalian identity Daugavpils University and Rēzekne Technology Academy should get bigger and more sizeable support for this priority Daugavpils University has Latgalian Research Institute which is in a way a successor of similar entity created by diaspora Soviet regime abnegated Latgalian identity and dialect while Institute continued to work hard to keep Latgale-focused research and development of Latgalian dialect and culture going I am certain that Latgale and Daugavpils University itself should give more recognition to this institute’s special role and significance at the regional and also the national level with appropriate funding levels that this infrastructure deserves Adoption of the Latvian Historical Lands Law does not mean that it has all been settled and state will take care of everything You must take charge of your identity because identity is shaped by you and not the state encourage the use of language as one of its fundamental elements identity comes from hearts of those who live here I see people for whom Latgalianness as part of Latvian nation’s heritage is truly special Strong local communities and culture spaces active civic society and smart local governments are instrumental for Latgale’ s development and growth I would like to thank the organisers for this wonderful congress which gives us platform for debate on various challenges and priorities that are in our focus I encourage you to use this forum to strengthen your roots in Latgale and Latvia I hope you will make the most of this three-day convention the way Latgalians always do Novembrī Rēzeknes pilsētas sabiedriskā transporta maršruta tīklā sāks kursēt jauns modernizēts pasažieru elektroautobuss Amo Plant Ambassador SB200 kas izgatavots Jelgavā pēc Nīderlandes kompānijas licences ražotā VDL Ambassador 200 autobusa bāzes Nākamo trīs līdz septiņu gadu laikā SIA “Rēzeknes Satiksme” būs jānomaina aptuveni 15 autobusus un daļu no tiem – uz bezizmešu transportu (Eiropas zaļā kursa ietvaros) Elektroautobusu ieviešana apritē un to lietošana patstāvīgi prasa jaunas zināšanas un pieredzi ko var iegūt tikai nepārtraukti sekojot tirgus attīstībai un veicot praktiskus testus pilsētas satiksmē Tieši tāpēc SIA “Rēzeknes Satiksme” nolēma izmantot SIA “Eco Bus” piedāvājumu – vienu mēnesi bez maksas veikt elektroautobusa Amo Plant Ambassador SB200 testa braucienus reālos pārvadājumu apstākļos Šādi izmēģinājuma braucieni ir ļoti nepieciešami jo tajos var pārliecināties par elektroautobusa piemērotību maršrutu tīklam enerģijas uzkrāšanas un uzlādes risinājumiem kā arī iedzīvotāju braukšanas paradumiem un to ietekmi uz enerģijas patēriņu lai nodrošinātu nepārtrauktu tirgus izpēti nākotnē plānotajiem publiskajiem autobusu iepirkumiem Rēzekniešiem būs iespēja izmēģināt un novērtēt videi draudzīgo transportlīdzekli novembra beigās izsakot savu vērtējumu iedzīvotāju aptaujā A year after a landmark conference on the subject Jewish life in Latvia's eastern city of Rēzekne has been brought vividly back to life in a new book Titled 'Jewish Rēzekne' and available in both Latvian and English it contains a series of academically rigorous but accessible essays on various aspects of Rēzekne's Jewish history At a launch event in Riga April 12 (with another in Rēzekne itself April 13) "I took on the job without really knowing what to expect It was very interesting and we discovered a lot that was new I believe this is not just a book for academics but can be read and enjoyed by the general reader too." That view was backed up by Ineta Zelca Simansone, who has led a project covering several years that has included not just the publication of the book but a groundbreaking conference (you can read LSM's report HERE) and the award-winning restoration of Rēzekne's beautiful Green Synagogue "We did as much as we could to make the academic texts accessible to the general reader," she said before reflecting on other aspects of the publication (see sound file above) Providing financial supporting for the project was Germany's Friedrich Ebert Stiftung a fund that backs projects concerned with social democracy the fund's co-ordinator in the Baltic states explained why the decision had been taken to support the Jewish Rezekne project which he described as "a milestone for the Jewish history of Latvia." the political party founded by Rezekne Mayor Aleksandrs Bartasevics has called on residents of the financially troubled city in eastern Latvia to join a protest to "defend their native city" and resist "political lawlessness and blackmail".  The local government of Rezekne has run into trouble and come to the attention of state authorities because of its financial problems Bartasevics is likely to lose his seat as Rezekne mayor as the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development has started a procedure to remove him from office denies his responsibility for the city's financial issues and claims that his removal would be politically motivated.  The appeal to Rezekne's residents to "defend their native city" has been posted on social networks in Latvian and Russian and signed by Bartasevics The embattled mayor claims that the government intends to "reverse Rezekne's development" and "destroy the results 14 years of heard and diligent work".  The protest announced by Bartasevics in his own support is planned for this Thursday earlier this month then environmental protection and regional development minister Maris Sprindzuks (United List) launched a procedure to remove Aleksandrs Bartasevics (Together for Latvia) from the post of Rezekne mayor but the final decision on this matter will have to be taken by the new Regional Development Minister Inga Berzina (New Unity).  Bartasevics described it as an "organized slandering campaign which has political aims" adding that the campaign is targeting the city of Rezekne and its mayor personally.  the new Environmental Protection and Regional Development Minister said that she saw a sufficient reason to remove Bartasevics from office but noted that the decision on this matter must not be politically motivated The minister said that it will take time to prepare a legally correct decision Since state auditors are expected to provide their findings about the situation in Rezekne in November is likely to take her decision in November Most Ukrainian doctors have just finished the first three-month training phase passed the Latvian language exam at the A1 level but I believe we will all succeed!” said Andrei Kozlov said: “If I need to assess quickly and see [for example] a stroke then I come to the patient at once [and say] I'm sorry The Latvian language courses are organized by Rēzekne Hospital for its own resources This is essential for Ukrainian nationals to be able to work in the hospital and at the same time to ensure the availability of specialists so needed overcoming the language barrier makes it easier to integrate into society as well as to fulfill their professional duties so that I can complete a questionnaire - my education place of residence - to tell about my family we already have the skills to fill out outpatient cards we have nothing,” said Yaroslava Kolikhova The Latvian teacher Anita Deksne said that such a passion for learning a foreign and difficult language as for these doctors is not commonly seen “They stop and ask what's different between say or tell, watch or see. It's a great pleasure when a foreign person notices the nuances of a language either in phrasing or in grammar,” Deksne said doctors from Ukraine have to learn the Latvian medical system which differs significantly from the Ukrainian system Although the first steps of health care reform were launched in Ukraine a few years ago they believe that the medical system in Latvia is more developed thanks to the fact that Latvia is in the European Union you still have higher levels of medicine and access to medicine for ordinary people than in Ukraine I hope there will [in the future] be a level of medicine in Ukraine not worse than in Latvia process organization is better," said internist Kozlov Many of the doctors in Rēzekne's hospital have been working here for a year but they avoided talking about future plans indicating that they live for today.  Take note – story published 5 years and 7 months ago Passengers left standing at stops on Monday were left to make alternative arrangements and are questioning whether public transport can be relied upon despite official efforts to encourage eople away from their cars was among those struggling to get aboard the morning bus to Rīga departing  on this route trip from Rēzekne at 7.55 in the morning The next bus departing on the four-hour trip does no depart until midday “I got on board at the next stop to Rēzekne and there was already a sign saying 'No seats' and the driver said there were only two seats available while there were five of us at the stop. We pleaded to be taken along on the condition that some people would get out in Vilani,” said Zeps who said at the Vilani stop students and a man with a hospital appointment were left behind Director of Regional Intercity Routes at Ecolines Ltd. said this was an exceptional circumstance “The Rezekne-Riga route is busy but this is the first time we have a situation where everyone cannot leave on Monday. Usually we have this on Fridays when we are planning an extra bus. On Fridays we continue to use two buses in August and now also in September given that passenger traffic on Fridays is higher than on other days of the week,” said Drēviņa There were fifty-two seats with no parking for the trip in question even if people were willing to stand on their feet “There are times that it happens. Recently not all passengers were picked up on the Talsi-Riga and Riga-Ainaži routes as there was simply no seat available and additional services were opened.. where the number of passengers is increasing then we react accordingly," said Zane Plone spokeswoman for the Transportation Directorate.  "It is up to the carriers to keep up with the passenger flow and if the bus is overcrowded on a regular basis the carrier has to provide a bus with a larger capacity or arrange an additional bus. But the situation of passengers being left and not picked up is unacceptable,” she admitted.  Ēriks Zeps said that the uncertainty is increased because at present it is not possible to pre-purchase a ticket for this particular route “It makes me question whether public transport can be relied on. And another problem is that I would be happy to buy a ticket online so I know for sure that I will have a seat does not offer that opportunity,” Zeps said