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Eastern EU's population to decline further
Eurostat data show that Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Croatia are the EU’s fastest shrinking countries
Eastern EuropeUnited States will back NATO’s Eastern Europe members
President Biden has held a summit in Warsaw with leaders of the nine frontline NATO members in Eastern Europe
United StatesBaltic fiscal prudence will return even with low debt
Crisis years 2020-22 have increased Baltic states’ spending and debt, as rising interest rates raise debt-service costs
Baltic statesUkraine war will speed Latvia’s ‘de-Russification’
Latvia’s large Russian-speaking community is divided on how to respond to the invasion of Ukraine
LatviaLatvia’s new three-party coalition will probably last
The October elections upset some established parties but the government remains in centre-right and right-wing hands
LatviaLatvia’s new government must face up to slowdown
Three-way coalition is alliance of centre-right and right-wing conservatives who must deal with economic slowdown
LatviaLiberal Russian TV stretches Latvian tolerance too far
Latvia sees security threat in Russian independent TV’s call to supply comforts for suffering conscripts in Ukraine
LatviaLatvian elections will change parties but not policies
New parties will enter parliament and old ones depart after elections that may bring inter-party bickering over office
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