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
  • Jun 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

Latvia's recovery may not replicate readily

Latvia has strong growth, falling unemployment, narrower budget deficits and one of the lowest...

Latvia
  • May 30, 2012
  • 2 min read

Latvia and Lithuania look set to join euro-area

None of the eight states on the euro-area threshold -- Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary,...

EU
  • 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 20, 2012
  • 2 min read

Latvian language vote could help resolve differences

Just under 75% voted on Saturday against adopting Russian as an official language, the Central...

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