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Complete and Utter Zebu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Farming Today’s series on the problems of misleading food labelling continued today with a look at cheese, and in particular cheddar. It seems that more cheddar now comes into the UK from Latvia than is produced in the Cheddar Gorge itself. Other so-called cheddar comes from Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and Australia, as well as [...]
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Estonia will most probably join the eurozone already in 2011, at least three years ahead of Latvia and Lithuania, however, this will have a positive effect on the entire Baltic region economy, believes the European Commission's Vice President and European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Siim Kallas. In an interview with LETA Video, Kallas said that Estonia would most likely...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Herman van Rompuy, recently elected the first European Union president, will visit Latvia December 2 as incumbent Belgian prime minister.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Latvian foreign minister said on Monday that the country's military drills with NATO scheduled for next summer are not a response to Russia-Belarus exercises held in September this year.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
"Some may try to link these drills to those held by Russia and Belarus. But these exercises are not a retaliation. They shouldn't be linked, but I'm sure we can't stop parallels being drawn," Maris Riekstins told RIA Novosti.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Riga- By putting her name forward for the new position of European Council President, Vaira Vike-Freiberga is aiming to add another first to a notable pair she has already achieved. The flame-haired Latvian was her country's and Eastern Europe's firs...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Riga/Brussels- The Latvian government has formally nominated the country's former president, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, as a candidate for the first president of the European Union, officials in Brussels confirmed Monday. Analysts say Vike-Freiberga will ...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Latvia's economy continued to contract in the third quarter, as the Baltic country suffers the consequences of a full-blown financial and economic crisis.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Riga - Parliamentarians in Latvia on Thursday backed Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis' call to approve a crisis budget for 2010, which moves the recession-hit Baltic state one step closer to its next bail-out payment from international lenders. MP...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Riga - Parliamentarians in Latvia on Thursday debated Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis' call to approve a crisis budget for 2010, which would move the recession-hit Baltic state one step closer to its next bail-out payment from international lende...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Latvia is to hold large-scale military exercises next summer, in response to the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Riga - Latvian Finance Minister Einars Repse delivered a make-or-break 2010 budget to the national parliament, or Saeima, Monday, ahead of its first reading on Thursday and a later second reading. Failure to approve the budget would have serious cons...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Riga- Latvian Finance Minister Einars Repse delivered a make-or-break 2010 budget to the national parliament, or Saeima, Monday, ahead of an expected vote on its acceptance on Thursday. Failure to approve the budget would have serious consequences, i...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Latvia is to hold large-scale military exercises in summer, in response to the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises, held in September, the Latvian TV3 channel reported.
Edward Lucas (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Baltic economies The Estonian exception Oct 29th 2009 | RIGA AND TALLINN From The Economist print edition Estonia gets a boost, but worries persist about its Baltic neighbours SMUGNESS is Estonians’ least attractive feature, at least in the eyes of their Baltic neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania. A surprise endorsement by the International Monetary Fund of Estonia’s plans to join the euro...
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