Politics notices and news from Latvia.
On Tuesday, 27 October, the government decided to extend the ban on occasional passenger bus services to Russia and Belarus by one year. The government had already banned such services for one year last year.
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An Indian scientist who finds herself at the centre of an accelerating scandal in Latvia over her application for Latvian citizenship has turned to the police alleging that she is the victim of harassment and misinformation, with racist overtones.
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The website of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, (saeima.lv) has adopted a new design, the goal of which is to make information about the work of the parliament easier to find and more accessible, as well as to provide a more convenient opportunity to follow and participate in the work of the Sa
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In one month, on November 26th, the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) will hold a plenary meeting, at which it is planned to discuss the possible resignation of the academy's president Ivars Kalviņš in connection with his recommendation to grant Latvian citizenship to Indian citizen Divya Kanna
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The division in Latvian society along ethnic lines is greater in our perceptions than in reality, according to the association "Russian Voice for Latvia", after surveying almost 600 Latvian residents on the streets and online this year.
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According to Eurostat figures published on October 23rd, last year Latviua had the European Union's second-highest level of income inequality: an important measure of wealth distribution within a society.
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Just one week after it voted to award Latvian citizenship to Indian scientist Divya Kannan Vishwanath, Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, performed a massive U-turn and voted to revoke her citizenship on October 22nd.
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The coming years in Latvia will be years of austerity, control and reform, with no additional spending and wage freezes likely in the public sector, according to Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis (United List) speaking in an interview on the Latvian Radio programme "Krustpunktā" ("At the Crossroads")
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In order to ensure communications for residents in crisis situations, the Saeima on Thursday, October 22nd, in its final reading supported amendments to the Electronic Communications Law that were deemed urgent.
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On Thursday, October 22, the Saeima adopted in its final reading the amendments to the Law on Public Electronic Mass Media and Their Management, which were deemed urgent .
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