News in light language on June 24 / Article

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You will need to save gas

The leaders of the European Union continued to discuss in Brussels today.

They talked about the economy, inflation and energy.

Leaders excited about gas supplies in the fall and winter.

The Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš (“New Unity”) reassures that there will be enough gas in our country at least until the end of the year.

However, the main concern is its price.

Therefore, Kariņš, like other leaders of the European Union, encouraged the population to think about austerity.

Ukraine still has a long way to go

European Union leaders have agreed to grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova.

Many call it a historic moment.

However, even before the next step – the opening of accession negotiations – these countries still need to implement many important reforms.

Ukraine is expected to join the European Union in 2029. This was stated by Natalia Forsjuka, head of the Ukrainian government’s European integration office.

Negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU are expected to begin early next year.

Will have to leave Severadonecka

Ukrainian troops will have to withdraw from Severodonetsk.

It is the largest city in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Luhansk region to date.

If the Ukrainian army continues to hold on, a lot of people will die.

The Russian army has been firing on the city for 4 months.

Occupying the city would allow Russian troops to move deeper into the Donbass.

Russia supports terror

U.S. lawmakers intend to recognize Russia as a supporter of terrorism. There are currently four countries on the US list: Cuba, North Korea, Iran and Syria.

He wants Johnson to step down

The Conservative Party, represented by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, lost its mandate in both constituencies yesterday.

Following the announcement of the results, the chairman of the Conservative Party has resigned.

However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom many blame for the party’s declining popularity, refuses to leave.

Calls not to go to Belarus

A Latvian citizen has been detained in Belarus.

He was then admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the Foreign Ministry said.

The reason for the detention was that the Belarusian law enforcement officers found text messages during the telephone inspection.

They showed that the man did not support the Lukashenko regime.

The Foreign Ministry is concerned about this man’s situation.

In general, this is one of the examples that clearly shows what is happening in Belarus.

Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly urges Latvian nationals not to travel to Belarus.

It is easy to enter there at the moment, as a visa is not required.

There will be a euro in Croatia

European Union leaders backed Croatia’s accession to the eurozone at a summit in Brussels today.

It is planned that the euro will be introduced in Croatia on January 1 next year, replacing the current national currency, the kunu.

As a result, Croatia will become the 20th member of the eurozone.

Croatia has been a member of the EU since 2013.

U.S. states will be able to ban abortion

The US Supreme Court has overturned a 50-year-old sentence that allowed abortion across the country.

Some states will now be able to ban this procedure.

Already, 13 states have passed laws that automatically ban abortion by court order.

Strikes in the airline industry

There will be a strike by Ryanair employees in several European countries tomorrow.

They are protesting against low wages and too short a rest period.

Other airlines are also facing staff strikes.

This means that travelers are likely to have to deal with strikes this summer, which could affect flights.

Services work a lot during the holidays

Several men suffered severe burns to their face and body yesterday, showing a “trick” with fire, the doctor informed.

A young man poured kerosene into his mouth and lit it. As a result, the man suffered a burn.

But a gentleman in Latgale used gasoline for a fire and also burned heavily.

Doctors hospitalized nine people with various burns on the first day of the holiday.

Four more helped with food.

Police stopped 31 drivers under the influence of alcohol on the first holiday.

Almost half stopped in the Riga region.

There were also several traffic accidents yesterday, and there were also fatalities.

John is losing popularity

Today, a little more than 47,000 Midsummer’s Day is celebrated in Latvia.

It is still the most common name in Latvia.

However, its popularity has been declining over the last 20 years.

The word “Jānis” is still firmly on the list of the 100 most popular Latvian names, but “Līga” left this list two years ago.

Currently, the most popular names for boys are Daniel, Robert, Oliver.

But for girls – Emilija, Sofija, Alise, Marta and Anna.

Will check the sirens

Next week, on Tuesday, the country will sound alarm sirens for three minutes.

This is to check their operation and the audible signal.

The sirens will sound on Tuesday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 10:20 p.m.

On this day, the population has no reason to worry, as this is another test of alarm sirens.

The rescue service recalls that in cases where the public has not been warned in advance about the siren test, televisions or radios must be switched on when they hear it.

There will be information on the reasons for the alarm and what to do next.

Weather forecast

At night:

No precipitation.

fog will form in some areas with a visibility of 100-500 m.

Wind around 1-5 m / s.

8… 13 °, on the coast 13 … 17 °.

Day:

Dry weather.

Wind around 1-5 m / s.

28 … 31 °, on the coast 22… 27 °.

In Riga at night 16… 17 °, during the day around 30 °.

Time type 1 – especially favorable

Weather forecasters predict that the heat in Latvia may persist for more than two weeks, reaching 34 degrees in some days.

Slightly lower air temperatures will remain in the part of the coast where the wind will blow from the sea.

Water temperature in the sea 16..20 degrees.

Temperature in the largest rivers and lakes 15..20 degrees.

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