Latvia freezes assets of almost 150 sanctioned persons linked to russia

Latvia

The information that oligarchs and the russian military allegedly evade sanctions through Latvia was also denied

02 Nov 2024

Latvia


Latvia once again fails to sell Russian House at auction

Latvia

2 auctions have already passed, the initial price is 3.57 million euros, and the final price will be 2.499 million euros

31 Oct 2024

Latvia


Latvia has opened 94 criminal proceedings this year for violating sanctions against russia and Belarus

Latvia

And in 2023, more than 2,170 customs procedures for export and import were suspended during the year

28 Oct 2024

Latvia


Lithuania and Latvia seek to unify sanctions against Belarus and russia

Latvia

Not all of the countries' proposals were included in the new sanctions package against Belarus in early July

27 Aug 2024

Latvia


Latvia appeals against lifting of EU sanctions against russian oligarchs Aven and Friedman

Latvia

The CJEU is currently assessing whether the appeal is admissible

24 Jul 2024

Latvia


Latvia will appeal the lifting of EU sanctions against russian oligarchs Aven and Fridman

Latvia

The Legal Service of the Council of the EU and the majority of Member States recommend against this

19 Jun 2024

Latvia


Latvia deploys financial instruments to fight the sanctions evasion against russia

Latvia

Baltic states try to track suspicious flows of goods

05 Apr 2024

Latvia


Latvian Foreign Ministry proposes to check key Latvian companies for ties to russia

Latvia

If such cases are found, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will propose to impose EU sanctions on them

02 Feb 2024

Latvia


Latvia opens more than 250 criminal cases for violation of sanctions against russia and belarus

Latvia

The suspects are trying to import mainly various electrical goods, electrical equipment, network equipment, car parts, and luxury goods to russia and belarus

26 Jan 2024

Latvia


Latvia approves nationalization of the House of Moscow to transfer proceeds to Ukraine

Latvia

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with a delegation of Latvian Saeima parliamentarians led by Speaker Daiga Mierina

16 Jan 2024

Latvia


Latvian companies continue to do business with russia and belarus bypassing sanctions

Latvia

russia remains a significant importer for Latvia in the sphere of alcohol, food and medicines

07 Jan 2024

Latvia


Latvian companies circumvent sanctions by supplying russia with chips for missile productio

Latvia

After the start of the full-scale invasion, millions of euros worth of chips were imported into russia

19 Sep 2023

Latvia


Estonia and Latvia join forces to confiscate Russian assets

Latvia

Estonia and Latvia will work together to develop a legal mechanism to recover Russian assets in favor of Ukraine

14 Aug 2023

Latvia


Latvia and Canada must work on common decisions on creation of international tribunal and confiscation of frozen Russian assets

Latvia

Officials agreed to promote cooperation in developing legal solutions for the confiscation of the frozen assets and agreed that cooperation between countries is an essential mec…

13 Mar 2023

Latvia


Sanctions on Russia must remain in place after de-occupation of Ukrainian territories

Latvia

Rinkevics stressed that Russia's ruling elite, who is responsible for Russia's aggression in Ukraine, has been sanctioned by restricting these people's possibilities to travel a…

29 Dec 2022

Latvia


The President of Latvia called for the transfer of sovereign assets of the Russian Federation to Ukraine

Latvia

The $300 billion to $400 billion of seized Russian assets due to Western sanctions should be given to Ukraine in order to rebuild it

30 Oct 2022

Latvia


Around EUR 80 million frozen in Latvian banks as part of sanctions on Russia

Latvia

The financial sector has frozen an estimated EUR 80 million and the figure has not changed much in recent months

17 Sep 2022

Latvia


Latvia PM calls for seizure of Russian central bank assets

Latvia

The frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia should be seized and given to Ukraine

06 Jun 2022

Latvia