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See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Latvian history

Events in the year2022 inLatvia.

• President:Egils Levits
• Prime Minister:Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš

Ongoing —COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

• 24 February – Latvia suspends issuing visas to Russian citizens.^[1]
• 28 February –Latvia allows volunteers to participate in theRusso-Ukrainian war.^[2]
• 4 April –France,Germany andLatvia expelRussiandiplomats in response towar crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, specifically theBucha massacre.^[3]
• 5 April –Latvia closes the Russianconsulates inDaugavpils andLiepāja.^[4]
• 13 April – PresidentsAndrzej Duda ofPoland,Gitanas Nausėda ofLithuania,Egils Levits ofLatvia, andAlar Karis ofEstonia arrive inKyiv and meet withUkrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy.^[5]
• 3 June –Latvia confirms its first case ofmonkeypox.^[6]
• 6 June –Latvia bans allRussia-basedTV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to theRusso-Ukrainian War. The measure will last until Russiade-occupies Crimea and endsits warfare against Ukraine.^[7]
• 6 July –Latvia plans to reintroduceconscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of theRussian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country'sparliament, theSaeima.^[8]
• 8 July –Killnet, aRussianhacker group, launches the largestcyberattack in the history ofLatvia, targeting the country'spublic broadcaster. The broadcaster says that the attack was repelled.^[9]
• 30 July –Russia'sGazprom suspends gas supplies toLatvia after accusing it of "violating conditions of purchase". TheLatvian government says the suspension of gas from Russia is not expected to have a major impact on theeconomy.^[10]
• 11 August –
  • TheLatvian Parliament declares Russia astate sponsor of terrorism over itsinvasion of Ukraine.^[11]
  • Estonia andLatvia formally withdraw from theCooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries group amid tensions withChina over itshuman rights record and its support of Russia's war on Ukraine.^[12]
• 4 September – A privateCessna 551 crashes into theBaltic Sea, off the coast ofLatvia.^[13]
• 8 September –Poland and theBaltic states announce a ban onRussian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19.^[14]
• 27 September –Latvia announces a state of emergency over the influx of Russian citizens fleeing mobilization. Special measures are taken in the border regions of the country and at all ports of entry.^[15]
• 1 October –2022 Latvian parliamentary election:Latvians elect members of theSaeima.^[16]
• 25 November - According to the decision of the Supreme Court, the chairman of the Jūrmala City Council, Gatis Truksnis, lost his position.^[17]

Basketball

• 2021–22 European North Basketball League
• 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Other sports

• 2021–22 Latvian Hockey League season
• Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
• Latvia at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

• 21 January –Arnis Līcītis, actor (born 1946).
• 22 January –Andrew Ezergailis, historian (born 1930).
• 6 February –Ilmārs Verpakovskis, footballer (born 1958).
• 11 February –Mārtiņš Rītiņš, chef (born 1949).^[18]
• 15 February –Edgars Račevskis, conductor (born 1936).^[19]
• 17 February –Romāns Apsītis, jurist and politician (born 1939).^[20]
• 16 March –Dzintars Jaundžeikars, politician (born 1956).
• 19 March –Roberts Ķīlis, politician (born 1968).^[21]
• 29 March –Zigmunds Skujiņš, writer (born 1926).^[22]

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