Rev. Vilis Varsbergs, 82, founded camp for displaced Latvians Chicago Sun-Times There's no telling how many Latvian Americans owe their existence to Oak Brook's Rev. Vilis Varsbergs. The Latvian camp he helped found in 1965 on 170 acres of land near Kalamazoo reunited a scattered immigrant community ravaged by World War II-era ... |
 ABC7Chicago.com | Latvian president meets with Emanuel, tours city ABC7Chicago.com May 18, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- President Andris Berzins of Latvia, one of NATO's newest members, was the first leader to arrive in Chicago ahead of the summit. The 66-year-old former banker became president of the Baltic state a year ago. |
 UN News Centre | UN expert calls on Latvia to ensure economic measures benefit vulnerable groups UN News Centre UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré Latvian authorities must ensure that vulnerable groups are not disproportionately affected by austerity measures and other economic policies, a United Nations independent expert said today. “Any measures to promote economic ... |
Human Relations Committee Chair Alderman Moore Calls For Meeting With Top ... Sacramento Bee By Thomas Canepa Chicago Alderman Joe Moore (49th Ward), chairman of the Chicago City Council's Committee on Human Relations, today called on Latvian government officials to meet with him during the NATO Summit this week to discuss a high-profile case ... |
Latvian Government Backs Lower Sales Tax to Help Euro Adoption Bloomberg Latvia's government approved a plan to cut the value-added tax by 1 percentage point from July to slow inflation as the nation seeks to qualify for euro adoption. The sales levy will be cut to 21 percent to match the level in neighboring Lithuania and ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | E. Europe euro hopefuls disorientated by crisis Reuters Latvia's Finance Minister Andris Vilks told Reuters on Friday his country had only more than 50 percent chance of joining the euro in 2014 as planned, even though the country was battling to meet the Maastricht rules. "We will be able to meet all the ... Time for Greece's free ride to end 'Sexy' Europe Growth Compact Inevitable; Greece to Stay: Pro Greece and the trillion-dollar question |
Can Latvia be trusted by NATO? MarketWatch (press release) CHICAGO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NATO officials should examine the issues raised in a Latvian journalist's book. On May 20th and 21st of 2012, the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take place in Chicago. |
World's Most Beautiful Countries, Ranked Using Pinterest (PHOTOS) Huffington Post Pinterest seems to think that Latvia is the most beautiful country in the world. First Choice, a vacation planning site in the UK, has created a Pinterest and Twitter competition to solicit users' thoughts on the world's most beautiful countries and ... |
 Baltic News in UK | Latvian Economy Quickens to Maintain Fastest Pace in EU BusinessWeek By Milda Seputyte on May 10, 2012 Latvia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter to maintain the fastest pace in the European Union, suggesting the Baltic nation is weathering the continent's debt crisis. Gross domestic product rose a ... Latvian Inflation Slows To 16-Month Low WWII Victory Day still an issue in Latvia Latvian International Air Transportation Association Accounts for 2% GDP |
 New Europe | Nordic Cost Cuts Create Baltic Jobs, Latvia Lures Samsung BusinessWeek He sees outsourcing to Baltic region, which also includes Latvia and Lithuania, as an emerging trend. Searching for ways to boost profit margins as Europe's debt crisis weighs on sales growth, companies have been lured to the Baltic countries by lower ... NATO to Conduct Mine Clearing Drills off Estonia Coast |
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