Latvia

German medical students head for Latvian university

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

by n- ost @ // 17/01/12

latvia, university, students, bologna process, medicine, germany, riga

Minority conservative government wins Latvian elections

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

by eurotopics @ // 04/10/10

latvia, elections, politics, euweek

Europe's 'unword' of 2009

by Marysia Amribd @ // 22/12/09

latvia, tower of babel, belgium, brussels, strasbourg, blog action day, catalan

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

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

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

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

by France Dutertre @ // 02/03/09

latvia, european elections 2009, crise économique, eudebate2009, euweek, european parliament, power

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

latvia, economic growth, protest, unemployment, crise financière, atis slakteris, finanzkrise

Hitchhiking against poverty

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

by annette detmer and maarten van der schaaf // 08/09/06

latvia, germany, tourism, hungary, youth, integration, czech republic