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Latvia failed referendum: 1 in 4 wanted Russian as second state language

('Val Bourbon',) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:58:07 -0000

Latvian remains the only official language in Latvia. It is not the final decision that matters but the number of people who turned up to vote against the discrimination of their native tongue. The referendum held on 18 February sent a political message to Europe about the discrimination the Russian community faces

German medical students head for Latvian university

('Sebastian Baciu',) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:16 -0000

Just under half of the 500 foreign medical students currently enrolled at Riga’s Stradina University come from Germany – but a medical education in a foreign country doesn’t come cheap

Minority conservative government wins Latvian elections

('euro topics',) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:14:15 -0000

Estonian, German, Polish and Latvian commentators say the 3 October results show approval for the country's strict austerity policy and hope for greater integration of Russian-speaking Latvians, whose opposition party fared exceptionally well at the polls

Europe's 'unword' of 2009

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:45:55 -0000

Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia

('Aatish Pattni',) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0000

Worry about swine flu is gripping Latvia. As the public health service suffers in the wake of the financial crisis, folk medicine is booming. A look at what the quacks are offering

Valdis Dombrovskis: 37, ex-finance MP, to lead Latvia in economic crisis

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:15:00 -0000

The newest prime minister of Latvia is the youngest leader in Europe, after Frederik Reinfeldt was crowned Swedish PM in 2006 aged 42. The former finance minister may be the person to bring the country out of economic stagnation. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Riots in Latvia: the dream of a fast buck is over

('Andrew Christie',) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:39:45 -0000

During Latvia’s economic miracle period many people lived beyond their means. Now it is payback time. 14 January saw the fraught situation in the country escalate. A mass demonstration against the centre-right government ended in violent rioting; 'everything is not ok'

Hitchhiking against poverty

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0000

70 young Europeans take part in Eurizons, a unique hitchhike campaign to promote the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.