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Rozentale appointed new health minister
Rozentale appointed new health minister
HEAD HEALTH HONCHO: Rozentale was overwhelmingly approved by parliament to take over the health min...
RIGA - The Latvian parliament has approved Baiba Rozentale as the new health minister following the sudden resignation of Ivars Eglitis, who stood down in protest over planned painful reforms to the health care sector. Rozentale, a member of the People’s Party, was voted in 61-21 following an emergency parliamentary session on June 29. Rozentale, who was not available for comment when contacted by The Baltic Times, has previously said her priorities would include setting up a crisis team to carry out structural reforms in the healthcare sector and optimizing the number of Health Ministry a...  Full story...
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 Jun 18, 2009 - Usakovs to be Riga mayor...
Usakovs to be Riga mayor
RIGA - Political style rather than a major policy shift are expected to be a stand-out feature of the new-look Riga City Council headed by Harmony Center’s Nils Usakovs, say analysts. Usakovs is set to be sworn in as Riga’s mayor, following a dramatic voter swing at the June 6 elections. Ainars Slesers of Latvia’s First Party/Latvia’s Way (LPP/LC) is nominated as the sole candidate for the deputy mayor’s position...
 Jun 10, 2009 - Police to close crooked clubs...
Police to close crooked clubs
RIGA - In an effort to stem fraudulent nightclub behavior, President Valdis Zatlers, various ministers and police chiefs have pledged to develop a plan within two weeks that will lead to the closure of nightclubs with a high rate of complaints.  The government also plans to introduce stricter regulations and new legislation for clubs and bars. According to Interior Minister Linda Murniece, there are eight c...
 Jun 03, 2009 - Apartment prices in Riga plummet 50 percent...
Apartment prices in Riga plummet 50 percent
RIGA - Apartment prices in Riga have dropped an unprecedented 50 percent, according to a report by the Global Property Guide. This plunge is now the deepest in the world in the first quarter of the year as the country’s economy slipped into one of the deepest recessions in the European Union.  “Latvia is in surprisingly deep trouble,” said the Global Property Guide report. “Average apartment prices in Riga...
 May 27, 2009 - AirBaltic on “black list”...
AirBaltic on “black list”
The Latvian airline airBaltic has been posted on the European Commission’s “black list” for misleading pricing policies on their ticketing Web site. AirBaltic, along with Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines and other low cost carriers were put on the black list for not meeting standards and not agreeing to change their policies. AirBaltic, however, claims that their Web site meets all the basic requirements and said that ...
 May 20, 2009 - Child, maternity cuts anger parents...
Child, maternity cuts anger parents
RIGA - There are concerns government cuts to maternity and childcare benefits could cause a further dramatic slump in Latvia’s birth rates and increase financial pressures on already struggling families. Chief gynecologist at the Riga Maternity Hospital Dace Rezeberga told The Baltic Times there was evidence to suggest cuts to social benefits combined with Latvia’s rapidly deteriorating economic situatio...
 Jul 01, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
The Interior Ministry has announced that it will liquidate the Latvian Police Academy as of Jan. 1 of next year. No new students will be allowed to enroll at the academy, and current students studying at the academy will be given the opportunity to continue studying at the University of Latvia. The ...
 Jul 01, 2009 - Healthcare reforms to hurt patients...
RIGA - Patients in Latvia will remain the biggest losers of tough new healthcare reforms and ongoing political maneuvering, said the head of a leading disability advocacy group. Gunta Anca, chairperson of the Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability Organizations Sustento, told The Baltic Times pa...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
The State Revenue Service Financial Police have unveiled the largest money laundering scheme in the history of Latvia involving tens of millions of lats. The Revenue Service informed the press that about 25 people were involved in the scheme. The scheme was uncovered in Riga and the surrounding dist...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Nation may reinstate mandatory mili...
RIGA - The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) is considering reinstating mandatory military service if its budget is cut any further, said Airis Rikveilis, head of the Defense Ministry bureau. The current budget plan allows for enough resources to create a professional army, which according to the...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Budget cuts spark protest...
RIGA - The Latvian government has announced plans to massively reduce old age pensions and state sector salaries as it fights to stave off economic collapse and rumors of currency devaluation. At an extraordinary meeting on June 16 the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) adopted amendments to the law which...
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