News Latvia Politics: ECB’s Rimsevics to Face Corruption Trial in Latvia in November
(Bloomberg) -- The criminal case against Latvian central bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics will hold its first hearing in a Riga court in November, about a month before his term of office expires, the Leta news service reported, citing a court calendar.
News Latvia Politics: Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers
It also has the second-highest percentage of low-wage workers among that group, exceeded only by Latvia. All this means the United ... but also for our politics and policymaking and for the many ...
News Latvia Politics: Sanctions on Russia and North Korea Put Tiny Latvia in U.S. Cross Hairs
relatively poor country like Latvia can win a battle that essentially pits it against Russian oligarchs and organized crime figures who have been known to meddle in local politics. The government is ...
News Latvia Politics: Vietnam, Latvia seek ways to enhance ties
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh andLatvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics discussed measures to promote relationsbetween Vietnam and Latvia during their talks in Hanoi on July 17.
News Latvia Politics: Azerbaijani FM meets Latvian envoy upon completion of his diplomatic term
At the meeting the sides expressed satisfaction over the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Latvia in political, economic, trade and other spheres. Ambassador Yuris Maklakovs ...
News Latvia Politics: Address by H.E. President of Latvia Mr Egils Levits Assuming the Office at the Saeima
“People create states themselves, and actual law of the people is based on the states,” passed an idea Mr Jānis Čakste in 1921. However, the power of the law of all people depends on our skills to take care of the common good of society.
News Latvia Politics: Latvia names new MEP as suspect in kick-back probe
Latvia's anti-corruption bureau on Wednesday named the leader of the country's most popular political party as a suspect in an ongoing corruption probe. The probe into the activities of Nils Usakovs, ...
News Latvia Politics: Ex-Soviet dissident favourite for Latvian president
The Latvian parliament will on Wednesday choose the Baltic state's next president, with long-time European Court of Justice judge and former Soviet dissident Egils Levits the frontrunner. Two other candidates are in the running to replace outgoing president Raimonds Vejonis, who is not seeking a
News Latvia Politics: Dancer Travels to Latvia to Connect With Jewish Heritage
Esther Baker-Tarpaga Today, she is an adjunct faculty member at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. She has co-founded with her husband the Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, a dance company based in Burkina Faso and Philadelphia, and is a member of Propelled Animals, a social justice collective.
News Latvia Politics: Latvia Adds Laundering to Charges Against ECB’s Rimsevics
(Bloomberg) -- Latvian prosecutors expanded charges against European Central Bank Governing Council member Ilmars Rimsevics to include laundering the 250,000-euro ($280,000) bribe heâs already accused of soliciting from a commercial bank that was later closed.
News Latvia Politics: Latvia to continue support Ukraine in carrying reforms - Rinkevics
Latvia has also called for the release of the Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia. Latvia consistently stands up for a firm and united policy of the West on the matter of sanctions and ...
News Latvia Politics: Politics Explained: What’s happening this week in Brexit – and when are the EU elections?
Latvia, Malta and Slovakia will elect their MEPs on Saturday ... So, in a last-ditch attempt to get their MEPs elected, expect the political parties to be heading out of Westminster next week to join ...
