Latvian parliament broadens Russian food ban

Nine of the Saeima's 100 deputies voted against the ban and four did not vote.

Since March 8, 2024, a national import ban has been in effect in Latvia, which applies to agricultural and animal feed products originating in Russia and Belarus. However, until now, this did not apply to food products, so it was still possible to find certain products produced in aggressor countries, such as biscuits and candies on Latvian store shelves, the authors of the bill from the Ministry of Agri...