Riga

TESTIMONY riga : Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland

Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland

Scandinavia is continuously highly rated in the Pisa classifications, and in between reindeers and Santa Claus, I recommend you all spend an erasmus semester in Tampere

by Martin Spalek @ // 25/11/09 - 1 Comment - 5 votes

riga, university, tampere, student life, students, tallinn, eurogeneration

FOCUS riga : Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia

Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia

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

by n- ost @ // 31/08/09 - 2 Comment

riga, health, public health, healthcare, swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, medicine, traditional medicine

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

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

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'

by n- ost @ // 15/01/09 - 1 Comment

riga, economic growth, housing, protest, crise financière, economical crisis, unemployment

4 results

Advertising

Riga in the babelblogs

People ≠ convictions

Do we really imagine each other like this? The organization Baltic Sea Unit based in Sweden surveyd the national attitudes on the neighbouring countries.  

Indre by Indre on vilnius