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Latvian Museums Received Two Million Visitors in 2012
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:31 am
The public and municipal museums in Latvia have reported two million visitors for 2012, the Latvian Culture Ministry told BNS. Jānis Garjāns, the head of the Museums Section under the Cultural Policy Department of the ministry, said that the attendance figures were not bad, considering the number of Latvia’s population which is 2,07 million. “Considering [...]
Read More >>Latvian Feature Film to Compete for Prizes at LA Film Festival
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:30 am
The feature film „Mother, I Love You” by Latvian film director Jānis Nords has been entered for the Narrative Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2013 in June this year. This year only three out of 12 films in the Narrative Competition have been made outside the US. The Narrative Competition is comprised of [...]
Read More >>Andrejs Pildegovičs to Take Up Post as Foreign Ministry State Secretary
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:29 am
On May 7, at the sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Andrejs Pildegovičs was approved as the new Foreign Ministry State Secretary, in relation to the posting of the current State Secretary Andris Teikmanis as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Mr [...]
Read More >>President Bērziņš and Large Delegation to Pay Official Visit to Turkmenistan
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:28 am
President of Latvia Andris Bērziņš will be paying an official visit to the Republic of Turkmenistan on May 14 and 15. There, he will meet with the President and deputy prime ministers of the country to talk about ways of expanding political and economic co-operation between the two countries. President Bērziņš will also visit the [...]
Read More >>Belgian Foreign Minister: Latvia on the Right Tracks to Become Eurozone Member
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:26 am
On May 10, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs hosted the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs of Belgium, Didier Reynders, for a bilateral visit. During the conversation with Didier Reynders, Latvian Foreign Minister expressed satisfaction about the close political dialogue between both countries and the rapid growth of mutual [...]
Read More >>Latvia’s GDP Grows 3,1% in Q1
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:25 am
Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) value has increased by 3,1% in the first three months of 2013, compared to the first quarter of 2012, according to a flash estimate of seasonally unadjusted data by the Central Statistical Bureau. The GDP was impacted by increases in retail trade – of 6%, in construction – of 9%, [...]
Read More >>IMF Expects 4% Growth for Latvian Economy in 2013
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:24 am
Latvia’s strong economic recovery continues, and the economy is expected to grow in a balanced way at around 4% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its concluding comments of the Staff Visit to Latvia, May 7–13. “Inflation and the current account deficit are low and projected to remain so in the medium [...]
Read More >>Dombrovskis: Baltic Sea Region Countries Should Speak with One Voice
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:23 am
On Tuesday, May 7, during the meeting Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein State Torsten Albig agreed that the Baltic Sea States should develop closer coordination of the issues which are important for the whole region and speak with one voice with their partners in the European Union (EU) and other international [...]
Read More >>Saeima Adopts Provisions on Recognition of Dual Citizenship
By Latvia Today at 14 May, 2013, 10:21 am
On Thursday, May 9, the Saeima in the final reading adopted amendments to the Citizenship Law that recognise dual citizenship, set forth the procedure for granting citizenship to children born in Latvia to non-citizens and to children born abroad to Latvian citizens, as well as introduce changes in the naturalisation procedure. The amendments to the [...]
Read More >>Latvian Composers to Dominate LNO in 2014
By Latvia Today at 8 May, 2013, 3:18 pm
Making a significant contribution to the multitude of events in 2014, when Riga will bear the title of European Capital of Culture, will be the Latvian National Opera (LNO). It has a number of intriguing projects planned highlighting works by Latvian composers. Getting things under way in January 2014 will be a composer associated with [...]
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