11 January – Latvia announces it will ban the sale and use of tobacco and nicotine products for those under 20 years of age, effective from 1 January 2025.[1]
28 March – Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announces his resignation effective 10 April following a decision by the Latvian prosecutor general’s office to initiate criminal proceedings over the alleged misuse of public funds in the utilization of private aviation services by Kariņš and his delegations during his prime ministership.[2]
26 June – The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats.[5]
15 July – Latvia issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering its territory from Belarus or Russia.[6]
16 July – The Baltic states announce their exit from the Russian and Belarusian electricity grid along with plans to synchronize their grid with the continental Europegrid effective 9 February 2025.[7]
