Latvia Public Holidays 2018

 
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Bank and Public Holidays for Latvia

Latvia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for the remainder of 2018, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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08 Mar 2018 Latvian Orthodox Christmas Public Holidays Update (LETA News Agency-Riga) A bill which would make Orthodox Christmas a new annual non-working public holiday in Latvia, passed its first reading in the Saeima (Latvian parliament), by a small majority of votes. • 05 Jan 2018 Latvian 2018 Public Holidays Amended Again (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia has released another amended version of its previously-released list of the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 29 Dec 2017 Latvian 2018 Public Holidays Amended (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia has released an amended version of its previously-released list of the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 14 Dec 2017 Latvian 2018 Public Holidays Confirmed (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia's Ministry of Welfare has confirmed the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 26 Feb 2017 Latvian 2018 Public Holidays Announced (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia has released the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 14 Jun 2016 Latvian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia has released the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2017. • 05 Dec 2015 Latvian 2016 Public Holidays Announced (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The government of Latvia has released the annual official list of official non-working national public holidays in Latvia, and bridge non-working public holidays in Latvia, for the upcoming calendar year 2016. • 07 Jun 2015 Latvian Public Holiday June 22 (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia has issued a communiqué reminding the Latvian population that Monday, June 22, 2015, was a one-off bridge non-working public holiday in Latvia. • 15 Nov 2014 Latvian 2015 Public Holidays Announced (Latvijas Banka-Riga) The government of Latvia has released its annual official list of non-working national public holidays, and bridge non-working public holidays, in Latvia for the upcoming calendar year 2015. • 06 Nov 2014 Latvian Public Holiday November 17 (The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia-Riga) The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia has issued a communique reminding the Latvian population that Monday, November 17, 2014, was a one-off bridge public holiday in Latvia. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Latvia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Latvia started to officially declare Bridge Holidays in 2007. To make up for these extra public holidays, there are designated specific Working Saturdays. • Weekend Public Holidays: There was a lot of debate in Parliament in May 2006 and January 2007 as to what to do when public holidays fell on a weekend day. But, as of July, 2007, nothing has yet come into effect. • Although there is a sizeable Russian minority in Latvia, none of the Orthodox holidays is a public holiday, although an attempt was made in 2003 to declare Orthodox Christmas as a public holiday in Latvia . • Latvia International Codes LV and LVA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .lv (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Latvia information and news: Bank of Latvia (Latvia central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Latvia maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Latvia), and Wikipedia (includes Latvia commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Latvia, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Latvia, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Latvia.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2018 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Latvia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Latvia, before planning any trip to Latvia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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