News in easy language on July 20 / Article

News in plain language on July 20

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Calls on EU countries to reduce gas consumption

The European Commission calls on all bloc member states to reduce gas consumption by 15%.

This will allow you to better prepare for winter.

As you start saving, you will have more gas in your storage.

Russia may completely cut off gas supplies.

With the stored gas, Europe could calmly overcome the coming winter.

However, not all countries are ready to start saving now.

Residents are not threatened by gas and electricity outages.

Manufacturing plants could face difficulties.

However, households are also encouraged to start saving.

The EU will ban Russian gold imports

The European Union supplements the sanctions imposed on Moscow.

It has been decided to ban the import of Russian gold and freeze the assets of Russia’s largest bank “Sberbank”.

So far, the European Union has directed six lists of sanctions against Russia.

In June, a ban was imposed on the import of Russian oil.

At the same time, assets of Russian banks related to the trade in food and mineral fertilizers were unblocked.

Now Moscow will not be able to blame the sanctions for the creation of the food crisis.

The European Union imposed sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

The US will send four more HIMARS to Ukraine

The US will send four more HIMARS mobile rocket launchers to Ukraine.

This was announced by the US Defense Minister.

The total number of HIMARS delivered to Ukraine from the US will now be 16.

Since the beginning of the war, the United States has allocated eight billion dollars to support Ukraine.

Lithuania also ratifies the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO

The Lithuanian Parliament ratified the protocols on the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

The laws have yet to be signed by the country’s president, Gitan Naused.

The Estonian parliament ratified these protocols two weeks ago.

But the Latvian Saeima a week ago.

All NATO member states must ratify the protocols in accordance with each country’s laws.

The number of Covid-19 cases is increasing in Latvia

The spread of Covid-19 continues to grow in Latvia.

During the past 24 hours, 2093 cases of infection were registered.

For the first time since the end of March, the number of newly discovered infections in a day is higher than 2,000.

A report of one dead patient was also received.

5354 tests performed.

39% were positive.

Unemployment in Latvia is decreasing

In Latvia, the actual unemployment rate at the end of June was 6.3%.

This is 0.2 percentage points less than a month earlier.

This is shown by the labor force survey data of the Central Statistical Office.

Compared to June of last year, the unemployment rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points.

A heat wave is heading towards Germany

A heat wave is heading towards Germany from Britain.

Britain experienced 40 degree heat yesterday.

In Germany, too, the air temperature can reach 40 degrees.

After that, the heat may reach the countries of Eastern Europe.

Weather in Latvia

Temperatures of 30 degrees are expected in places in Kurzeme and Zemgale tomorrow.

The air temperature on the coast of Vidzeme will rise to 24 degrees.

Dry weather will remain.

Skies will be mostly clear.

A light wind will blow.

In Latgale – moderate north-west wind.

The air temperature at night will be within 10…16 degrees.

The sun will shine all day in Riga.

A light northwesterly wind will blow.

The air temperature will drop to 16 degrees at night.

During the day, the air in Riga will warm up to 28 degrees.

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