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Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa loses her parliamentary majority after the the Progressives withdraw support from the governing coalition and calls for talks on forming a new government.
2026-05-13

Andris Sprūds resigns as Latvian defence minister after Ukrainian drones violated Latvian airspace during an attack on Russia.
2026-05-10

A stray Ukrainian drone strikes a power station in Auvere, Estonia, while another crashes in Latvia during a large-scale drone attack on Russia.
2026-03-25

The Latvian Saeima votes 56–32 to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention treaty, which combats violence against women and domestic violence.
2025-10-30

Finland accepts Latvia's request to deploy border guards at the Belarus–Latvia border to help manage increased migration from Belarus, with Estonia and Lithuania also providing support.
2025-09-5

Municipal elections are held in Latvia. Preliminary results indicate the far-right populist party Latvia First leading with 18.2% of the votes, followed by the centre-left Progressives with 16.64% and the conservative National Alliance with 14.13% of the votes.
2025-06-7

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania join the Continental Europe Synchronous Area, one day after disconnecting from the IPS-UPS.
2025-02-9

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect from the IPS-UPS synchronous transmission grid in order to synchronize with the Continental Europe grid.
2025-02-8