Current Legal Developments in Latvia and the World – March

BDO Law has compiled the most important news of the amendments to the regulatory acts in March 2025.

This summary covers the following amendments:
  • Amendments to Law on Assistance in Solving Apartment Matters
  • Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 123 “Regulations on the Acceptance of Visa Applications and Entry Restrictions for Nationals of Third Countries in the Republic of Latvia”
  • Law on the Artificial Intelligence Centre
  • Amendments to the Law on the Expropriation of Immovable Property Required for Public Needs

Sanctions news:
  • EU warns of sanctions risks on plywood imports
  • The sanctions support website has been launched
  • German customs have confiscated a Russian shadow fleet ship
  • U.S. suspends crypto-asset exchange involved in sanctions circumvention
  • U.S. lifts sanctions against "Tornado Cash"
  • The State Security Service encourages
    prosecution for violating sanctions against 4 persons
  • Hungary has succeeded in having sanctions lifted against a number of individuals
  • U.S. sanctions against Iran in March
  • Baltic states impose entry ban on several Georgian officials
  • Russia imposes an entry ban on Japanese officials
  • U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong officials

Read a detailed summary here