Latvian government talks start after Russian party wins vote

montrealgazette 18-SEP-11

Latvia holds historic snap election (AP)

news 17-SEP-11

Extreme weather on the rise in Sweden: SMHI

thelocal 16-AUG-11

Latvians back dismissal of parliament in vote

aljazeera 24-JUL-11

Earth Hour 2011 pictures: Iconic landmarks across world are left in darkness

dailymail 27-MAR-11

Latvian government heading for victory

euronews 03-OCT-10

Austerity-hit Latvia holds general election (AFP)

news 02-OCT-10

Legionnaires receive their marching orders

BalticTimes 18-MAR-10

[-said]: all the disadvantages of a fixed exchange rate to the euro without any of the advantages of the euro,

baltic 31-JAN-12

[-said]: relatively confident that they could reach an agreement by the end of this week,

baltic 31-JAN-12

[-told]: I call on everyone to vote against [Nil] Ushakov and [Vladimir] Linderman’s initiative,

rian 20-JAN-12

[ added]: Latvian must remain the only official language in Latvia, and it is also necessary to preserve Latvian environment. All citizens, who value these principles, must participate in the referendum to ensure convincing results, completely dismissing Lindermans and Usakovs' idea,

baltic 27-DEC-11

[ said]: The Baltic states are unable to agree on the most suitable location for the terminal, which would serve as an alternative to Gazprom supplies. Therefore we have urged the European Commission to carry out a regional research and point at the most suitable location,

baltic 27-DEC-11

[ said]: The Latvian people has overcome the biggest financial crisis in the history of restored Latvia, and Latvian society can be proud of its common achievements,

AP 22-DEC-11

[ said]: We expect a new meeting in Latvia in January with Kallas to talk about these details again,

baltic 19-DEC-11

[ said]: Latvia will support Rail Baltica when there is European Union co-financing amounting to 85% and that in addition to the support we already get. This is a very big and expensive project that otherwise is not affordable to us,

baltic 19-DEC-11

[ admitted]: During the crisis, we have managed to change the structure of our economy and reorient it towards rapid development in industry and export sectors,

baltic 09-DEC-11

[-said]: During talks with All for Latvia representatives, I clearly stated that government ministers are not allowed to take part in these [March 16] events, and both ministers promised they will not do it,

rian 16-NOV-11

[-added]: Some 85% of our loans were in euros, so devalution would have created huge problems for the banking sector, and for many people and businesses,

baltic 08-NOV-11

[ said]: It is clear that the investment must be reflected in the state budget. There are two possible solutions – this year's budget amendments or the 2012 budget. Taking into account the investment's impact on budget consolidation for 2012, I believe that it would be safe to include it in the amendments,

baltic 05-OCT-11

[ said]: We had this debate in Latvia, that it's a bad idea to cut expenditure during a crisis, it's a bad idea to raise taxes, so let's wait until the economy stabilizes, let's use the budget deficit as a fiscal stimulus and deal with the debt afterwards,

baltic 30-SEP-11

[-told]: In the case of eurozone countries, this seems to be the only realistic way forward,

baltic 30-SEP-11

[-told]: There are certainly other issues, challenges and new expectations in other regions, in North Africa and the Arab world, but we should also keep our engagement with the Eastern Partnership countries,

eubusiness 29-SEP-11

[-told]: One of the key issues for this parliamentary election is to ensure that those parties that have voted in the oligarchs' interests in the last parliament will not get a majority in this one, and we think it's within reach,

aljazeera 17-SEP-11

[-told]: Certainly myself and Unity, we have worked to get the best possible results, so we are ready to continue (in office),

thestar 17-SEP-11

[ added]: We are working to adopt the budget this year,

baltic 30-AUG-11

[-said]: If Flick and the other minority shareholder – Baltic Aviation Systems , do not agree to the state's conditions, taking into account previous experience with the increase of the company's share capital, the state will not be ready to invest in the airline,

baltic 24-AUG-11

[-said]: With the salary Flick receives, we can expect good candidates. He does not have to come from Latvia, it can also be an international manager,

baltic 24-AUG-11

[ said]: Doing Business

baltic 10-JUN-11

[-said]: Zatlers can count on the full support of the Unity bloc during the presidential elections,

timesofoman 02-JUN-11

[-said]: If the offer is anywhere close to what we saw in 2007, when the then-government missed a good opportunity, we will seriously consider it,

baltic 21-MAR-11

[ said]: We also believe that the events in Japan will stimulate a new discussion concerning nuclear power energy safety, stricter safety standards, however, what concerns Latvia's interest in participation in the project, it remains unchanged,

baltic 21-MAR-11

[ explained]: I did not say anything during the interview about the government's plans to reduce pensions. I characterized the past situation regarding this issue,

baltic 14-MAR-11

[ said]: We are tackling budget deficit problems for the third year already in accordance with the international lenders' requirements,

baltic 14-MAR-11

[said:]: reduce

baltic 14-MAR-11

[ said]: Unity has very many ill-wishers who have said on many occasions that the Unity was about to fall apart. We have proven that this is not so,

baltic 14-MAR-11

[-said]: The regional LNG project is one of the potential projects which could get financing from the EU budget, so it's really important that we act in a coordinated manner to ensure this possible EU financing,

baltic 11-FEB-11

Joseph Daul [ said]: I am sure that Valdis Dombrovskis will greatly benefit from the experience he has gained through his two and a half years as Prime Minister and as Member of the European Parliament a few years ago. His succesful international experience and competence will help him to make new long-term strategic decisions for the economic growth of Latvia,

ppe 25-OCT-11

Joseph Daul [ said]: Valdis Dombrovskis deserves true praise and admiration at European level as he has managed to introduce the necessary reforms and earn Latvian citizens' support all over again. I believe experts should keep analysing the phenomenon of Valdis Dombrovskis and how to gain the trust and support of citizens while making unpopular and complicated decisions

ppe 19-OCT-11