Latvia

  • Nov 1, 2012
  • 6 min read

Truly common EU defence policy remains elusive

EU member states are slashing their military expenditure by 10-15% on average. For an optimal use...

EU
  • Sep 7, 2012
  • 6 min read

Structural change is Baltic states' way out of crisis

While much of the euro-area and EU is experiencing very slow economic growth or outright...

Baltic states
  • Mar 6, 2012
  • 7 min read

Riga has no will to bridge Latvian-Russian ethnic gap

"Good and mutually beneficial" relations will not change substantially, Russia's ambassador to...

Latvia
  • Feb 9, 2012
  • 7 min read

All three Baltic states may be in euro-area by 2014

The new, stricter rules of the 'fiscal compact' have made the euro even more desirable in the...

Baltic states
  • Dec 19, 2011
  • 7 min read

Bank problems come at bad time for Latvia, Lithuania

With economic growth already slowing as a result of the weakness of export markets in Western...

Latvia
  • Nov 7, 2011
  • 7 min read

Internal strains may curtail Latvian government's term

The government is the first in recent history without the direct participation of political...

Latvia
  • Nov 2, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2012

The pace of economic growth will slow sharply, and problems in the euro-area will cause...

Eastern Europe
  • Oct 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Shale gas revolution gets mixed reception in Europe

The last few weeks have been marked by announcements about the potential scale of shale gas...

EU