News Latvia Latgale: Latvia: Unemployment level at 6% in July
In late July Latvia’s registered unemployment rate was 6 of the economically active population, the same as at the end of June, LETA was told at the State Employment Agency. The number of people registered with the government agency as unemployed dropped by 377 over the past month to 55,373 at the end of July.The
News Latvia Latgale: UGUNS pavilion in latvia by DJA refers to the dynamics of fire
UGUNS has been created as a result of cooperation between latvian municipalities of rugaji, balvi, vilaka, baltinava, and karsava as part of the project ‘good nature in northern latgale, discover ...
News Latvia Latgale: Shadow economy proportion in Latvia at 24.2% last year
During a conference today dedicated to the shadow economy situation in the country, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga) Professor Arnis Sauka said that the proportion of shadow economy in Latvia rose by 2.2
News Latvia Latgale: Employment rate has grown by 0.9 percentage points in Latvia
Nevertheless since the 4th quarter of 2012 Latvian employment rate exceeds the European Union ... Moreover, the highest share of people receiving lowest wages was recorded in Latgale where 26.1 % of ...
News Latvia Latgale: Latvia, a disappearing nation
“It’s five minutes to midnight for us,” he said. The impact of Latvia’s population crisis is severest, and most evident, in its poorest region, Latgale, in the country’s southeast corner bordering ...
News Latvia Latgale: Economic euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe
To this one should add the persistent impact of depopulation and poverty (especially in the southeast region of Latgale) which cuts across the Latvian/ethnic Russian divide. One of the latest ...
News Latvia Latgale: New mayor elected in Jekabpils, prompting resignation of vice-mayor
Jekabpils vice mayor Aivars Kraps (Honor to Serve Our Latvia, GKML) was today elected the eastern Latvian city’s new mayor, prompting a resignation of former mayor Raivis Ragainis’ (Green Party of Latvia) deputy Liga Klavina (Green Party of Latvia), the local authority informed LETA.
News Latvia Latgale: Latvian Wines and Spirits
Some of the greatest victories over Latvia's cold climate have come from the southern Latgale province, where vigneron Evalds Pupols has experimented with several wine grape varieties. It was in the ...
News Latvia Latgale: As long as it lasts: Latvia’s new coalition government
So too do the continuous accusations over Russia’s alleged endeavor to jeopardize Latvia’s security via information warfare, disinformation campaigns in the social media and even the sponsorship of ...
News Latvia Latgale: France and Latvia
A political declaration on the Franco-Latvian Strategic Partnership ... The Burgundy Regional Council and the Jelgava region, the Moselle Department and the Latgale region, and the cities of Nantes ...
News Latvia Latgale: Women around the world: Latvia
This one was taken in Latvia by Zelma Brezinska. DW: Where did you take the picture? Zelma Brezinska: This photograph was taken in Latgale, in southeast Latvia on the border with the Russian ...
News Latvia Latgale: Latvian confectionery manufacturer ADUGS invests 1.3 million euros in the development of the company
Lending to small and medium-sized Latvian enterprises is one of the priorities of BlueOrange ... “ADUGS” is currently one of the few food companies in Latgale and one of the largest employers in the ...