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- Prime Ministers summed up Baltic cooperation in 2009 10 Nov 2009 04:35 GMT
... 2009 – Today, in Vilnius, the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Prime Ministers, Andrus Ansip, Valdis Dombrovskis and Andrius Kubilius, ... year. At the discussions, the heads of government focused on the economic situation, issues related ...
- Afghan swine flu toll rises to 11: minister 10 Nov 2009 05:13 GMT
... Afghan swine flu toll rises to 11: minister Serbia again extends school holidays over swine ... week. Riga (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 - Latvia on Monday reported its first swine flu death ... based in the country to help the government fight an insurgency. On November 1, the ...
- From 1989-2009, the West has been working hard to move the Berlin Wall to Russia's Borders 10 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... On November 9, a modest gathering of political figures and at least one long-since-its-prime American ... Sea that have run continuously since Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became full members of the ... people of Georgia and its democratically elected government, solidarity with our allies throughout the region, ...
- Ratification of Lisbon Treaty provokes crisis for Britain's Conservatives 10 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty created a political maelstrom in the UK, exposing major divisions ... a “cast-iron guarantee” that a future Conservative government would hold a referendum on the EU ... including Poland’s Law and Justice Party and Latvia’s For Fatherland and Freedom. More fundamental to ...
- Controversial Russia pipeline clears EU hurdles 10 Nov 2009 09:12 GMT
... "No serious Swedish government would violate international treaties by saying no ... the former Iron Curtain states Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, however. "We have always seen this as a political project," Riina Kaljurand, the deputy director of ...
- Bring me sunshine 10 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... to would-be tourists. Yet Marina Drutman, Deputy Minister for Industry at the Kalingrad regional government, insists that it has its charms. "We ... air connections via Riga [the capital of Latvia]. "We don't get many British tourists at ...
- Latvian coalition agrees to income tax rise 9 Nov 2009 17:15 GMT
... RIGA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Latvia's ruling coalition council agreed on Monday to ... Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday the government still had to reach agreement with the ... has already passed its first reading in parliament and the finance committee is collecting amendments ...
- Latvia formally nominates Vike-Freiberga for EU president 9 Nov 2009 14:51 GMT
... Riga/Brussels- The Latvian government has formally nominated the country's former president, ... Vaira Vike-Freiberga ... a charismatic and powerful political thinker and a gifted multilingual orator who ...
- Foreign Minister pf Latvia: Belarus expressed clear political desire for cooperation in transit sector 9 Nov 2009 09:01 GMT
... pointed out to Belarus' desire to utilize Latvia's transport and transit services. ''I believes that ... cooperate with us in this area,'' the minister said. At the same time, Riekstins emphasized ... the Baltic Sea region. ''On thing is political desire, whilst economic considerations is a totally different ...
- The Berlin Wall, 20 Years Later 9 Nov 2009 15:15 GMT
... the Solidarity party led the demoralized Communist government to miscalculate. A series of effective general ... offers no previous instances in which revolutionary political and social change of this magnitude transpired ... to independence by the Baltic nations of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, and a coup attempt ...
- RPT-FEATURE-Weak leadership still clouds East Europe success 9 Nov 2009 12:54 GMT
... Czech Republic, on pre-communist traditions. However, in political leadership, the civil service and judiciary progress ... was better before the 1989 changes, although Latvia and Bulgaria came close behind. 'Twenty years ... and reaches into the highest levels of government. Aviezer Tucker, a philosopher researching totalitarianism, said ...
- A look at economic developments around the globe 9 Nov 2009 18:16 GMT
... of 1.2 million cars and trucks, the government-sanctioned China Association of Auto Manufacturers announced. That ... percent. SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's foreign minister stressed his country's commitment to Africa's development ... and social problems such as homelessness. RIGA, Latvia - Latvia's economic output shrank by an annual ...
- In the shadow of the wall 9 Nov 2009 12:35 GMT
... Anna Cavarzan At an international conference on political psychology held in Berlin in June, 2002 ... of the political will of the central government to cancel the historic presence of the ... am worried. In the last 10 years, Latvia has changed radically. I fear they are ...
- Legacy Of The Berlin Wall's Fall 9 Nov 2009 16:14 GMT
... is Associate Professor of Politics at New York University, a National Security ... changes--at least, in most of the countries--came elections and the potential for democracy, so long ... Eastern European countries and the Baltic republics (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia); the lowest scores are ...
- One on one with Professor Leszek Balcerowicz 9 Nov 2009 08:15 GMT
... undertook radical reforms, the three countries Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were not burdened by huge ... was called coupon privatisation, which was a political success, but not as big an economic ... requires reforms at the EU and national government level. Then I wish there were more ...
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