Digital Decade 2026 country report: Latvia digital progress

The European Commission published the Digital Decade 2026 country report for Latvia.

• Main announcement: The Commission assesses Latvia’s digital performance in 2025–2026 and reports concrete allocations and targets, including RRF digital allocation EUR 416 million, national roadmap measures totalling EUR 2,287.4 million, and specific programme budgets (e.g., EUR 18.55 million SME digitalisation fund; EUR 98.4 million SME innovation programme). The report records infrastructure metrics such as 5G coverage 98.24% (2025), FTTP 62.12% (2025), VHCN 66.66% (2025), completion of the Baltic QCI (December 2025) and plans to establish a National Quantum Technology Excellence and Competence Center in 2026.
• Background and implementation details: The report documents policy actions and partners: Memoranda of Understanding with Estonia and Lithuania on semiconductors; participation in IPCEI-CIS, Chips JU, EuroHPC JU; mandated PUE monitoring for State Cloud (from Oct 2025); cybersecurity measures by CERT.LV (noting a sixfold increase in incidents since 2022). Timelines include EUDI Wallet technical implementation beginning mid-2026 and an MVP target by 24 December 2026. Financial implementation details (Altum loans, LIAA reservations, and VC funds targets) and precise budgets are listed in the report.