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LATVIA: Budget dominates government's first 100 days
The government is agreed in principle on additional measures to narrow the 2011 budget deficit,...
LatviaLATVIA: Police scandals force out hapless minister
Interior Minister Linda Murniece yesterday tendered her resignation after revelations of more...
LatviaBALTIC STATES: Holocaust 'blindness' easily offends
A petty anti-Semitism is apparent in the Baltic states. An inability openly to face local...
Baltic StatesBALTIC STATES: Gender ratio hurts men and women alike
In Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the male/female imbalance and life expectancy differential are...
Baltic StatesLATVIA/RUSSIA: Riga bans pro-Russophone Luzhkov
Former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov will not receive the residency permit he has applied for now...
LatviaLATVIA/RUSSIA: Business trumps historical tensions
Relations between Latvia and Russia have been tense since the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...
LatviaEU-10: Estonian euro sets example for some
Estonia's adoption of the euro on January 1 will help development in the Baltic region, Latvian...
BALTIC STATES: Baltic deflation too tough for others
Latvia's current account remained in surplus in the third quarter, although the expanding economy...
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