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Practice makes for better Midsummer celebrations
June 20, 2009
Several years ago Ilga Reizniece of the folk-rock group Iļģi began a campaign to popularize traditional Latvian methods of celebrating the summer solstice. The campaign, called “Piedzīvosim Jāņus”, consisted of various folklore groups and folklore-minded individuals leading short seminars that were open to the public.
These took place throughout the month of June at various locations throughout Latvia. Each seminar was a bit different, since each group or individual focused on those songs and traditions and aspects of the celebration that were important to them.
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White House nominates next ambassador to Latvia
June 25, 2009
A resident of Virginia who is a career diplomat has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next U.S. ambassador to Latvia.
Judith Gail Garber, a deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, was nominated June 25, a White House spokesperson announced. She has been in her current post since October 2007, overseeing bilateral relations with Baltic, Nordic and Central European countries, according to her State Department biography.
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24 Jun 2009
Traffic deaths show sharp decline
The number of people killed in Latvian road traffic accidents dramatically decreased last year, but the country still has one of the highest death rates in Europe, according to a report from the Brussels-based European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).
23 Jun 2009
Latvia reports first case of H1N1
A woman who traveled to the United States and Canada is the first verified case of the H1N1 flu in Latvia, the Public Health Agency in Rīga has announced.
18 Jun 2009
Prime minister apologizes for Latvia’s hard times
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has apologized to the Latvian people for the serious tests they will have to endure as the country struggles to emerge from its economic crisis and avoid bankruptcy.
17 Jun 2009
Health minister steps down as Latvia faces budget reforms
Latvia’s Health Minister Ivars Eglītis has resigned, saying he will not be responsible for what cuts in the government budget will mean to medical care in the country.
15 Jun 2009
Institute: Latvia drops in global peace ranking
Political instability and internal conflict have contributed to Latvia dropping to 54th place in the Global Peace Index compiled by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace.
13 Jun 2009
Washington events to commemorate deportations
The first Baltic Remembrance Day is scheduled June 14 in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the Latvians, Estonians and Lithuanians who were deported by Soviet authorities in 1941.
13 Jun 2009
Latvian government agrees on more deep budget cuts
The Latvian government has reached agreement on a further LVL 500 million in budget cuts, a move observers say should save it from bankruptcy and clear the way for an international loan to be released to the country.
11 Jun 2009
New 1-lat coin features Namejs ring
A new 1-lat coin depicting the traditional Namejs ring (Nameja gredzens), often viewed as a symbol of one’s ethnicty, has been put into circulation by the Bank of Latvia.
09 Jun 2009
Data on Europarliament vote abroad mingled with prisoners’ ballots
How Latvian citizens abroad voted for the country’s European Parliament representatives may never be known, because their ballots were mixed in with those of prisoners who also voted by mail, according to the Central Election Commission in Rīga.
07 Jun 2009
Civil Union, Harmony Centre lead in Europarliament vote
Sandra Kalniete, a former foreign minister and now a member of the Latvian parliament, appears to be heading to the European Parliament as one of the country’s newest representatives, according to provisional voting results announced June 7 by the Central Election Commission in Rīga.
07 Jun 2009
Rīga goes to Harmony Centre, but Civil Union fares surprisingly well
The socialdemocratic Harmony Centre (Saskaņas centrs, or SC) appears to have fared even better in the Rīga City Council election than exit polls suggested during the June 6 election, in which Latvians across the country voted for their local government and European Parliament representatives.
06 Jun 2009
Exit poll: Harmony Centre takes Rīga, while Civil Union does well
Relatively high turnout June 6 across Latvia and especially in Rīga has apparently given the socialdemocratic Harmony Centre (Saskaņas centrs) a boost, while the still young reformist party Civil Union (Pilsoniskā savienība) has surprised observers with victory in the European Parliament election.
05 Jun 2009
U.S., Australia lead in European Parliament absentee ballot requests
More than 1,500 absentee ballots have been requested by Latvian citizens living abroad who want to vote in the European Parliament election scheduled June 6, according to the Central Election Commission in Rīga.
04 Jun 2009
Thousands casting early ballots in local, Europarliament elections
More than 51,000 people in Latvia have already cast ballots in the first two days of early voting in local government and European Parliament elections, according to the Central Election Commission in Rīga.
03 Jun 2009
Deaths, migration cause continued population decline
It would be like taking a city such as Ludza and erasing it from the map: The population of Latvia slipped by 9,600 inhabitants last year, according to demographic data collected by the Central Statistical Bureau in Rīga.
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