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Ushakov calls CPB interest in Riga's Transportation Department political retaliation by Unity

Riga Mayor Nil Ushakov (Harmony Center) believes that the Corruption Prevention Bureau's (CPB) recent activities at the Riga City Council's Transport Department is political retaliation by Unity.
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Average EU level is no good, Latvia must be better than Germany and Sweden

The price that Latvia has to pay for being a member of the European Union is its backwardness, however, the country has every chance of repeating, for example, Germany's success, Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs (For Latvia and Ventspils) points out in an interview with LETA.
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Northern European Cathedrals Conference begins in Riga today

From today until May 24, Riga Dome Cathedral will host the Northern European Cathedrals Conference, LETA was informed by Riga Dome Cathedral Dean Elijs Godins.
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President Berzins: State does not have to take over "Liepajas metalurgs's" liabilities

"The state does not have to take over the liabilities of the troubled metallurgical company "Liepajas metalurgs"", President Andris Berzins said in an interview on Latvian State Radio today.
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Security Police open criminal process against journalist Hramcov

The Security Police have opened a criminal process against journalist Andrej Hramcov, suspecting him of attempting to carry out a bogus operation during the May 9 Soviet Victory Day events in Riga; Hramcovs categorically denies this.
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Baltic PMs to meet in Riga next week

On May 30, the Baltic Council of Ministers will convene for an informal session in Riga, during which the Baltic prime ministers will hold a meeting, LETA was informed by the State Chancellery's Communications Department.
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OECD has still not decided how far it is ready to expand

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states must first decide how far they organization will expand, and specific candidate countries will be discussed only after that, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Reform Party) points out in an interview with LETA.
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Vatican Cardinal Koch visits Latvia

Today through May 23, Vatican Cardinal Kurt Koch will be in Latvia for meetings with top Latvian officials to primarily discuss Vatican-Latvia cooperation.
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Riga official demanded monthly bribe for each passenger bus

In regard to the latest corruption scandal to hit the Riga City Council, a monthly bribe of LVL 50 was requested from public transportation companies for every passenger mini-bus, the nightly newscast ''Panorama'' reported last night.
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Czech PM says his country has no need to rush into eurozone, as they have a floating currency rate

The Czech Republic has not set a specific time period in which it intends to join the eurozone, as the country has a floating currency rate with the euro, visiting Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas told members of the press today after a meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis.
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Celebrations the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Entertaiment & Arts

20 000 Euro Prize Money Paid out to Artists

On 6 July, awards ceremony and opening of the juried exhibition “Martinsons Award” marked the end of the 2nd Latvia International Ceramics Biennale. The biennale was part of the Latvian centenary programme and was organised with a view to developing contemporary ceramics as a discipline, promoting cooperation among the Baltic states and commemorating the artistic legacy of Pēteris Martinsons, who is widely considered the father of Latvian contemporary ceramics.