Society
Latvian Unemployment Drops to 11.9 % in Mid-August
By admin at 24 August, 2011, 9:51 am
The registered unemployment rate in Latvia was 11.9 percent of the economically active population in mid-August, down 0.2 percentage points from late July, announced the National Employment Agency (NVA), the Baltic News Service reported. According to figures quoted by BNS, the number of the jobless registered with the NVA at the beginning of this week [...]
Read More >>Latvian Unemployment Drops to 12.3% in Second Half of July
By admin at 26 July, 2011, 3:04 pm
The registered unemployment rate in Latvia in the second half of July this year was 12.3 percent of the economically active population, declining 0.1 percentage points from the week before, BNS reported, quoting information from the National Employment Agency (NVA). According to BNS, the number of the jobless registered with the NVA on July 24 [...]
Read More >>Public Awareness of Competence of Anti-Corruption Office Improves in Latvia
By admin at 5 July, 2011, 3:26 pm
Public awareness about the scope of competence of the Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has increased over the last three years, and most of the applications submitted to the anti-corruption office deal with possible corruption crimes in municipal authorities and business companies, KNAB reported to BNS. The percentage of applications about matters falling [...]
Read More >>Valdis Zatlers: „It Is Necessary to Seperate Politics from Business and to Reduce the Gap between Society and State Authority”
By admin at 21 June, 2011, 4:18 pm
On June 16, in his last address to Saeima president Valdis Zatlers stressed that separating politics from business is the most urgent task. He also pointed to a gap between society and state authority. Zatlers went on to say that unlike other pre-election periods when politicians are reluctant to take unpopular measures that might put [...]
Read More >>PARTICIPATE! Volunteer! Dare to change! EUROPEAN UNION GARDEN FESTIVAL
By admin at 10 May, 2011, 12:46 pm
In Latvia, a tradition, which was successfully established in 2009, to mark the Europe Day with the European Union Garden Festival in the Vērmanes Garden is continued. This year, the event is dedicated to the European Year of Volunteering 2011 to promote voluntary work as a form of active citizenship in Latvia and throughout the [...]
Read More >>Prime Minister Does Not Support Either of Two Initiatives about Languages
By admin at 27 April, 2011, 9:57 am
On April 21, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis does not support either of the two initiatives regarding the use of languages in Latvia, according to his interview on the Baltkom Radio. The pro-Latvian nationalist party All For Latvia, the most radical of the two parties forming the opposition nationalist conservative National Alliance, has collected 10,000 signatures [...]
Read More >>Rafting in Latvia’s springtime rivers
By admin at 22 March, 2011, 6:53 pm
Latvian rivers during springtime, when water levels substantially increase by melting ice and snow, are perfect for going rafting. The most popular rivers to go rafting in the springtime are the Amata and Ogre rivers in Vidzeme Province (northeastern Latvia). These rivers attract brave and adventurous enthusiasts, who wish to test their abilities in the [...]
Read More >>Population and Housing Census 2011 starts on March 1
By admin at 1 March, 2011, 6:13 pm
Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), which in accordance with the Law on Population and Housing Census is responsible for the development and progress of the Census, in cooperation with the partners has done significant development works in order to be able to start largest and most significant statistical work of the decade – running Population and [...]
Read More >>People are choosing SPA procedures for their relaxation
By admin at 15 February, 2011, 2:38 pm
As different poll’s state, people are choosing different SPA procedures for their stress relieving and true relaxation, these procedures not only calm you down, they also loosen you up. This is one of the ways how to take care for your comfort and health. Founders of “GMT BEAUTY,” the professional cosmetics brand of Latvia are [...]
Read More >>Milfoil, Ant Alcohol, Mustard Plaster, and Turpentine: On the Intricacies of Latvian Folk Medicine
By admin at 15 February, 2011, 2:33 pm
When a typical Western European or American gets a cold, he opens the medicine cabinet to select the appropriate brand of tablet, cream, syrup, or spray for what ails him. When a Latvian gets a cold, he peeks inside his kitchen cabinets to see what homegrown or hand-picked plant and vegetable products he can find [...]
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