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Agesins does not rule out possibility that Harmony Center MPs could support referendum on euro

The deputy head of Harmony Center's group at Saeima Valerijs Agesins does not rule out the possibility that many of his party MPs could sign put their signatures on a petition to to propose a referendum on the euro adoption bill.
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Grigule says she has support from 34 MPs to propose referendum on euro

Saeima Member Iveta Grigule (Union of Greens and Farmers) told LETA yesterday that she will be able to collect signatures from 34 MPs in order to propose a referendum on the euro adoption bill.
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EU Committee of Regions supports Baltic position on cohesion policy

The European Union's Committee of the Regions today convincingly approved the Baltic countries' position regarding the EU cohesion policy during the next planning period, as Latvian Association of Local and Regional Government's (LALRG) representative Ilze Mutjanko told LETA.
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Vilks says there are no indications that lat/euro exchange rate will have to be changed

There are no indications that the lat/euro exchange rate could be changed when Latvia joins the eurozone, Finance Minister Andris Vilks (Unity) told reporters today.
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New transport minister's priorities will be absorption of EU funds and bringing order to road maintenance

The group of independent MPs is currently considering the priorities for the next transport minister, some of these priorities include acceleration of the absorption of European Union structural funds and finding funds for road construction and maintenance, as nonpartisan Saeima member Klavs Olsteins told LETA today.
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Council of Europe criticizes Ireland for lack of cooperation with Latvia on solving sham marriage problem

The Council of Europe has criticized Ireland for lack of cooperation with Latvia on solving the sham marriage problem in the country, the Irish newspaper ''Irish Examiner'' reports.
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Rinkevics calls for EU and U.S. to coordinate positions on eastern neighborhood and Central Asia

On Thursday in Brussels, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics took part in a European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting, where he called for coordinated positions by the European Union and the United States in Europe's Eastern Neighborhood and Central Asia, LETA was informed by the Foreign Ministry.
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Latvia's presidency of European Council to cost about LVL 50 million

Latvia wants its presidency of the European Council to be efficient and strong, and the total cost of Latvia's presidency at the European Council is currently estimated at about LVL 50 million, as Inga Skujina, head of the secretariat of Latvia's presidency of the European Council, told LETA.
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Majority of residents support proposal that president be elected by popular vote

Three-fourths of Latvia's residents support the idea of the president being elected by popular vote, according to a public opinion survey carried out by the "TNS Latvia" agency.
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Pabriks to attend annual Munich Security Conference

From today until Sunday, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks will participate in the 49th annual Munich Security Conference.
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Entertaiment & Arts

Producer: many young people come to work in the film industry

Latvia’s film industry has been steadily growing these past several years, and it is especially gratifying that many young people are coming to work in the industry, says director and producer, representative of Film Angels Productions Jānis Kalējs.