Section: Latvia
EU Commissioner Dombrovskis satisfied with Ukrainian government’s achievements in economic reforms
Regardless of the extremely complicated situation in Ukraine, European Commissioner for Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) is satisfied with the Ukrainian government’s progress with economic reforms, reports LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
President Ilves: Europe must have a Plan B
“The crisis in Ukraine is not about a single country; it is about the security of all of Europe. Therefore, Europe must adopt a clear position and demonstrate its decisiveness, determination and strength. Under the current conditions, military support for Ukraine or imposing more severe sanctions on Russia should be discussed. If we decide...
Strategy makers reflect on allied Russia stance
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told Latvian Radio Monday that the idea of a separate EU army was “laughable” while NATO infrastructure so urgently needed boosting. On his part, NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence Jānis Kārkliņš said that the EU’s response had more impact against Russia than NATO’s instruments of...
Lithuanian tourism companies looking for partners in Ukraine
Lithuanian State Department of Tourism (VTD) and the Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine are organizing a special presentation of Lithuania’s tourism sector to Ukrainian travel operators, agencies and media representatives, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Grybauskaite discussed with Ukrainian leaders the economic situation and progress in reforms
During bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, President Dalia Grybauskaite discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine, the country’s economic situation and progress in implementing major reforms, reports BC Lithuanian president’s press service. …read more...
Possibly USD 80 mln of Ukrainian state money laundered through Latvia during Yanukovych’s presidency
The State Police’s Economic Crimes Department is investigating information that approximately USD 80 million of Ukrainian state money (EUR 74.92 million) was laundered through Latvia during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Seimas speaker talks assistance to Ukraine with secretary general of Council of Europe
During her visit in Kiev on 17 March, the Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Grauziniene, together with other speakers of Nordic and Baltic parliaments, met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, the press service of the Seimas reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ukraine: Row on status of rebel-occupied territories endangers truce
The Ukrainian Supreme Rada on Tuesday, March 17, adopted amendments in the law “On a temporary order of local government in individual areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions» that, according to pro-Kremlin separatists and Russia endanger the fragile Minsk ceasefire agreement of February 12. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Nordic and Baltic countries discussed the possible support programmes for the Ukrainian Parliament
Loreta Grauziniene, speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, met with Volodymyr Groysman, chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in Kiev, the press service of the Seimas reports BC . Together with other speakers of parliaments of the Nordic and Baltic countries, they discussed possible programmes of the Nordic and Baltic countries and the Council...
Latvian MFA announces a grant project competition for cooperation projects in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
On 16 March 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a grant project competition, “Support for development cooperation in certain recipient countries selected by Latvia”, reports BC the Latvian MFA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
