Author Archives: Latvia

New York Times calls Latvian PM “Star Pupil” in overcoming economic crisis
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis last weekend attended a high-level informal meeting in Saariselkä, Finland, discussing economic issues and “was held up as something of a star pupil” because the Latvian economy had made a relatively quick recovery from the 2008-09 economic crisis, [...]

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 14, 2011 (Zenit.org) The president of Latvia today thanked Benedict XVI for the contribution the Church makes in his country through its social doctrine.
President Valdis Zatlers met with the Pope this morning, and then went on to meet with his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and the secretary for relations with [...]

Riga (www.liveriga.com) – A well-known guild in Riga in 1510 was the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, which was made up of young tradesmen and ship captains. The Blackheads were very active in civic life. They supported various events and donated money to the church and the city. As the Winter Solstice approached in 1510, the [...]

Riga will share the title in 2014 with the Swedish city Umea, with bilateral cultural projects taking place between the two cities. The central Latvian town of Sigulda will also be an official partner of Riga during the event.The aim of the European Culture Capital program is to promote the international recognition of European cities, [...]

A Latvian right-wing party alliance “Unity” with its leader Prime Minister V. Dombrovski strengthened their positions with 31,8 percent and 33 of the 100 Saeima seats, although, according to forecasts, he had to lose in the crisis stricken Latvia. Together with the Union of Greens and Farmers and the alliance “All for Latvia!”, “Fatherland and [...]