Latvija in brief

  • 2016-02-24
Boycotting the March 16 parades A report in Latvijas Avize brings up the awkward question of what Latvian government ministers are meant to do about the upcoming gatherings on March 16 — or rather, what not to do. The ministers who served in the Cabinet led by Latvia’s previous prime minister Laimdota Straujuma were specifically warned against attending public gatherings by the Freedom Monument in Riga on March 16, the controversial date for remembering the Latvians who were drafted in the German army to fight during World War Two. ...
 
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