- Nelsons named music director of Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Saeima approves dual citizenship
- Čaklais skaidro jaunumus Pilsonības likumā
- Latviešu valodas aģentūra piedāvā atbalstu ārzemju latviešu skolām
- Cittautieši apgūst latviešu valodu Šveicē
- Latvia faces-off at hockey championships in Helsinki
- Committee OKs citizenship law; Saeima vote expected May 9
- 1.maijā pārdos biļetes uz Noslēguma koncerta papildus ģenerālmēģinājumu
- Maija sākumā notiks otrās Latvijas kultūras dienas Īrijā
- Jauna angļu pamatskola Rīgā maijā noslēgs pirmo darbības gadu
- The Sound Poets release first album in Latvian
- Šovasar Rīgā notiks starptautiska diasporas konference
- Latest WikiLeaks release has few surprises regarding U.S.-Latvia relations
- Album of Ziedonis poetry in song, performed by Latvian actresses, singers
- Dream Team 1935
- Dziesmu un Deju svētku biļetes pārdošanā no 6. aprīļa
- Dream Team 1935 to be screened at Gaŗezers in July
- Garezera konference “Atvērsim durvis uz nākotni!” ASV latviešu skolu skolotājiem
- Pošamies uz 3x3 saietu Melburnas kalnos, Tulengi!
- Album of Stabulnieks’ works released posthumously
- Īrijas un Lielbritānijas diasporas skolotāji pulcējas seminārā Bredfordā
- Finding iPhone, iPad and Android Latvian Apps
- PBLA dāvā mācību grāmatas skolām ārpus Latvijas
- Kas motivē Amerikas latviešus iesaistīties sabiedriskā dzīvē?
- State Choir Latvia performs British composer Jackson’s works
- Foreign ministry outlines plans for cooperation with Latvian diaspora
- Youth choir Kamer… and their ode to the moon
- Latvieši Baškīrijā atkal piedalās dziesmu konkursā
- Astro’n'out: Tuvāk
- Atvērsim durvis uz nākotni!
- Diaspora leaders ask Saeima to ease dual citizenship for Australia, New Zealand, Brazil
- Starp realitāti un realitāti: ‘Dzimtenīte’
- ALA stipendijas latviešu studentiem
- The ‘scandal’ of a Latvian minister in Australia
- Latvia’s concentric circles of foreign policy interests
- Vai dzīve ārpus Latvijas nozīmē aizbraukšanu?
- Vai izglītības sistēma ārpus Latvijas strādā kā latviskuma nodrošinātājs?
- Latvian Radio Choir performs classic Latvian choir songs
- Egils Siliņš performs lieder on latest album
- Melbourne Latvian Folk Art Fund planning exhibition in March
- Attiecību putra new title by Swedish-Latvian group Alis P
- Latvian vocabulary-building made incredibly fun
- Australian Latvian identity forged through culture
- Intervija ar folkgrupu Austrumkalns
- Leģendas released to celebrate Ojārs Grīnbergs’ 70th
- Mediņš’ complete collection of Dainas just released
- Amendments to citizenship law not likely to be approved before Jan. 1
- Lietuvas pieredze sadarbībā ar lietuviešiem ārvalstīs
- New Kamēr… CD with Latvian compositions about the moon
- Indie band Astro’n'out release fourth album
What's new
News
16 May 2013
Nelsons named music director of Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, who has led the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the United Kingdom since 2008, has been appointed the new music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
News
09 May 2013
Saeima approves dual citizenship
After several hours of debate, the Latvian parliament on May 9 approved legislation that will allow dual citizenship for many individuals, including World War II-era exiles and their descendants.
Multimedia
09 May 2013
Čaklais skaidro jaunumus Pilsonības likumā
Saeima 9.maijā pieņēma grozījumus Pilsonības likumā kas atzīst dubultpilsonību, nosaka kā nepilsoņu bērni tiks pie Latvijas pilsonības, un nosaka ari izmaiņas naturalizācijas kārtībā. Saeimas Pilsonības likuma grozījumu apakškomisijas priekšsēdētājs Ingmārs Čaklais skaidro jaunumus. (Video no YouTube)
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Latvia: Dziesma 2013 second semi-final results. ESCDaily.com reports that the stage is set for the national final to choose who will represent Latvia in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Latvia bound for Games. "The hockey party in Sochi will be just a little louder next year, as Latvia have punched their ticket to the 2014 Winter Olympics with a 3-2 overtime loss to France that gave the team the points it needed to qualify," reports the official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Caring for animals his life passion. Dr Artis Medenis has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to veterinary science and the community.
Latvia: Russia’s playground for business, politics – and crime. The Guardian from London reports that "Two decades after Latvia declared independence from the Soviet Union, joining the EU and Nato in 2004, Russian influence is growing again."
Explore Iz kolōnijām, our growing guide to Latvian communities abroad. The project received support from the Latvian government's former Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.
