The Baltic states can no longer cast themselves in the role of a bridge between Russia and the West, the Latvian foreign minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has said in an...
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Latvia’s Minister of Finance Dana Reizniece-Ozala, who, following a general election in October, is about to complete her term in office, speaks to Andrew Wrobel...
The former head of the Latvian National Bank (LNB) Ilmārs Rimšēvičs (pictured above) has been accused by the country’s Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) of a...
Political, economic and social problems continue to emerge in the EU’s Eastern European countries. While core Europe has so far escaped the tug of contraction, shares...
An openly pro-Russia party allied to Vladimir Putin’s United Russia has won the most votes in Latvia’s general election, held on October 6. The Harmony...
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism, known as Moneyval, states in a new...
In a new evaluation report the Council of Europe’s Group of States against corruption (GRECO) has called on Latvia to reinvigorate integrity in top executive functions...
Latvia has long served as a bridge for Russian companies looking to do business in western markets, offering banking services to Russia and former Soviet countries...
Latvia has been scrambling to defend the integrity of its banking system in the wake of the arrest of Ilmars Rimsevics, governor of the Latvian National Bank and a board...