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Truksnis to resign as Jurmala mayor today; Sproge expected to replace him

RIGA - Gatis Truksnis (Greens/Farmers) is expected to announce his resignation as Jurmala mayor at the city council’s extraordinary meetin...

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Muiznieks: There are too many higher education institutions in Latvia, their supervision too fragmented

RIGA - There are too many institutions of higher education in Latvia and their supervision is too fragmented, University of Latvia rector Indrik...

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Riga International Airport CEO Jurjevs stands down

RIGA - Armands Jurjevs, who took office as Riga International Airport CEO at the end of October 2016, is standing down, BNS was told at the comp...

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Ojars Skudra predicts active involvement of Russian media in Latvia's local government elections

RIGA - Ojars Skudra, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Latvia, believes that Russian media will be ac...

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Kalnins: Within just a few years, Russia has been able to transform itself from a partner to a strategic problem for all

RIGA - Before the events in Ukraine, Russia could be seen as a strategic partner to NATO, even though a problematic one, however, Russia has now...

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Poll: Lembergs would make the best prime minister of Latvia

RIGA - Aivars Lembergs, chairman of the For Latvia and Ventspils party, would make the best prime minister of Latvia, according to a public opin...

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Government approves bill on defense cooperation between Latvia and US

The government at a closed sitting today passed a bill on an intergovernmental agreement providing for defense cooperation between Latvia and th...

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Costume parade on Sherlock Holmes’ birthday draws crowd in Riga

The traditional costume parade organized annually in Riga to mark birthday of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional 19th century detective created by Bri...

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The Baltic Times and media development in the Baltic States

The media landscape in the Baltic States is a vibrant and rapidly evolving mosaic that reflects social, political and cultural diversity of its ...

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Latvia registers EU’s sixth highest unemployment level

The unemployment rate in Latvia in November last year was 9.6 per cent, or the sixth highest among the EU Member States which had made their dat...

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