Archive for September, 2010
Latvia visit marks collaboration in support of U.S. forces
By admin at 21 September, 2010, 3:29 pm
09.14.2010 Collaboration between the Republic of Latvia and the Defense Logistics Agency has proven a great success for resupply operations in Afghanistan, the agency’s director said during a Sept. 13 visit to the Baltic nation. The agency’s relationship with the Latvian government has led to the successful shipment of supplies via the Northern Distribution Network, [...]
Read More >>Interest of Estonian businessmen towards Latvia is high
By admin at 21 September, 2010, 3:25 pm
The interest of Estonian businessmen towards Latvia is definitely the highest for the last six years, Inga Ulmane who is export project manager of GatewayBaltic, an export consulting and research company with operations in all three Baltic countries, told aripaev.ee This view is upheld also by trade statistics. According to Statistics Estonia, Estonian exports to [...]
Read More >>Foreign Minister Aivis Ronis: motivation for visit to Vatican – Western unity and moral consciousness of Latvian society
By admin at 21 September, 2010, 3:21 pm
On 14 and 15 September, Foreign Minister Aivis Ronis, during a visit to the Vatican, will have an audience with Pope of the Roman Catholic Church Benedict XVI, as well as meet with Cardinal Secretary of State and Camerlengo, Tarcisio Bertone. The Foreign Minister’s agenda also includes a visit to the Vatican Library (Bibliotheca Apostolica [...]
Read More >>At the European Council the Prime Minister emphasizes the importance of Eastern Partnership for external relations of the EU
By admin at 21 September, 2010, 3:17 pm
On Thursday, September 16, a meeting of the European Council was held in Brussels and Latvia was represented by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Minister for Foreign Affairs Aivis Ronis. The two main issues on the agenda of the European Council were the EU’s relations with strategic partners and the EU’s economic governance. Within the [...]
Read More >>The Prime Minister opens the Industry Days
By admin at 21 September, 2010, 2:24 pm
On Tuesday, September 14, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and the U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Judith Garber and Director of the U.S. Defence Logistics Agency Alan Thompson opened the Industry Days, involving more than 100 companies of different sectors from the whole Latvia. In his address, the Prime Minister emphasized that Latvia along with the [...]
Read More >>BALTIC BLOG: Latvia at a crossroads
By admin at 14 September, 2010, 5:27 pm
Occupying an important location “where east meets west” is one of the commonest – and cheesiest – claims in Central and Eastern Europe. Listen to marketing departments and development corporations and you could think the intersection between occident and orient lies anywhere from Augsburg to Almaty. Latvia’s claim to such a vital strategic position has [...]
Read More >>The Prime Minister and the German Chancellor emphasize the importance of bilateral economic relations
By admin at 14 September, 2010, 5:22 pm
On Tuesday, September 7, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel within the framework of her official visit to Latvia to discuss the cooperation between both countries in the area economy, in particular, the financial and economic situation, as well as current European Union issues. At [...]
Read More >>The Transcript of a Press Statement by President Valdis Zatlers and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
By admin at 14 September, 2010, 5:19 pm
The meeting between the Latvian President and the German Chancellor has been concluded. I give the floor to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers. The President: Members of the media, the visit of Chancellor Merkel to Latvia is a major investment in the development of relations between Latvia and Germany. It is an economic partnership that has [...]
Read More >>Discussion Held in Daugavpils on Promoting Economic Co-operation Between Latvia and Poland and on Facilitating Polish Business Investments in Latgale
By admin at 14 September, 2010, 5:15 pm
The working visit to Latvia by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was concluded today. During the second day of the visit, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers joined President Komorowski on a visit to Daugavpils. The two presidents were ceremonially greeted in Unity Square, and both men addressed the people of Daugavpils. President Zatlers said that “these two [...]
Read More >>Nordea Markets: Latvia is moving towards brighter times
By admin at 7 September, 2010, 1:24 pm
Nordea Markets writes in its new economic outlook that the pick-up in Latvia’s economy has so far been fairly modest, but the cycle seems to have bottomed. Latvia’s economic recovery continued in Q2, with GDP growing quarter-on-quarter for the second consecutive quarter. Exports have so far been the main driver of the recovery, as expected, [...]
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