Latvia

6 September 2010
Hostile Takeover Premium
Latvia’s crusading newspaper is sold for the second time in a year, this time into possibly unfriendly hands.
By Aleks Tapinsh
 
27 July 2010
The Other Side of the Latvian Coin Premium

Latvian politicians who misinterpret the Soviet past risk falling into the same trap as Ukraine’s Yushchenko, a Russian-Latvian commentary argues.

By BBC Monitoring
 
3 May 2010
Minority Versus Minority Premium

Before EU entry, Latvia’s Russian speakers were growing increasingly restive. Many remain unhappy today.

By Andrew Cave
 
21 April 2010
An Angry, Whimpering Tiger Premium
After years of roaring growth, Latvians look to fix blame for the pain of austerity.
By Justin Vela
 
Martin Ehl
20 January 2010
Endless Crisis Premium

Latvians are mad as hell over shrinking benefits, and the courts are listening.

By Martin Ehl
 
23 September 2009
Wild and Crazy Guys Premium
In boom times, bankers are as excitable as the rest of us. But some politicians still don’t want to listen to the killjoy regulators.
By BBC Monitoring
 
10 September 2009
Cliffhanger Nation Premium
Riga makes a narrow escape from financial free-fall, but the drama's not over yet.
By Pauls Raudseps
 
2 September 2009
You Call This Optimism? Premium
It's looking like a meager autumn harvest on the Baltic, but it could have been worse.
By Martin Ehl
 
6 July 2009
Where There’s a Wall, There’s a Way Premium
Twenty years ago, the Baltic Way came like a giant arrow that struck the Berlin Wall from within.
By Ojars Kalnins
 
10 June 2009
Shrinking Economic Options Premium
Riga was pretty in pink for a day, but Latvians are glum as their country sinks deeper into the red.
By Martin Ehl
 

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