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Before NATO spends millions of dollars and precious resources protecting Latvia, the government must end the injustice in the Vilkaste and Vashkevich cases and dismiss all of these cases
Issues related to preparation for the NATO summit have already been discussed with the Polish president and also with the president of Latvia
Last year, Latvia ranked 21st in the world according to World Bank’s Doing Business index which measures the openness of business environment. With each year, the UAE is gaining more and more strength and influence in global economy and I believe there are many things our countries can shareMore quotes »
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NATO wants member nations to share common defense
shouldering different parts of a common defense program.NATO has provided air policing for the Baltic countries -- Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia -- since 2004 because they can't afford it themselves. In turn, those countries have sent troops to Afghanistan Read more »
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Latvians pay annual tribute to Waffen SS fighters
-- Nearly 1,500 Latvians paid tribute on Friday to soldiers who fought in Nazi Germany's Waffen SS divisions, while nearby Russians held a counterprotest to recall war crimes committed against Jews and other minorities.For many Latvians the annual procession Read more »
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ECB Says Baltic States’ Euro Adoption Challenged by Inflation
European Central Bank said the countries most likely to join the euro next, Latvia and Lithuania, face a “challenging” inflation outlook that could hamper their convergence with the single currency. “Maintaining low inflation rates at all times in Latvia will from Bloomberg.com Read more »
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Tele2 Latvia expands smartphones offer
We welcome comments that add value to the discussion. We attempt to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam, and our editors frequently review the comments to ensure they are appropriate. If you see a comment that you believe is ina from Telecom Paper Read more »
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Child Poverty Statistics: UNICEF Reports Shows Countries Have Much Work To Do
50% of the national median. Around 1.2% of the GDP is public spending on families in cash transfers, tax breaks and services. #33: Latvia 18.8% of children live in households with an equivalent income lower than 50% of the national median. 15.9% of children from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Fatal stab victim named
Vorosilina, who was the victim of a fatal stabbing in Lisburn. (© Pacemaker) Ms Vorosilina was originally from Latvia. She was attacked at a house in the Warren Grove area of the city. The incident was reported to police shortly after 6.40pm. A 29-year-old from UTV Read more »
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Latvian B National Team lose two in China
National Team suffered back-to-back defeats on their China tour. They first surrendered against USA All-Star selection 72:81. Latvia overcame a two-point deficit after the opening quarter to take a 10-point halftime lead 42:32. Latvia enjoyed a 60:58 advantage from Eurobasket Read more »
