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Latvia (/ˈlɑːtviə/ or /ˈlætviə/; Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Last year was marked with rising global economic growth, improving confidence and expectations, booming stock markets, and low volatility. That seems to be over – economic growth has eased, especially in the euro area, and the dominating story is rapidly escalating trade tensions.
NATO's chief says that the Alliance will improve its ability to facilitate the movement of forces in Europe, but does not plan to deploy additional units to the Baltic countries and Poland.
The culture ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Sunday signed in Riga an agreement on the establishment of a Baltic cultural foundation.
With the Lithuanian government due to decide on the future of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, businesses call on the authorities to look for ways to lower the terminal's costs for gas consumers and energy experts say that these costs will go down and that the floating storage and ...
Lithuania President Grybauskaitė, leaving for Tartu on Friday, plans to congratulate Estonia on its centenary in Estonian.
The Dutch government has decided to extend the presence of the country's troops in Lithuania until the end of 2020.
A compromise has not been reached yet on the technical execution of the synchronization of the Baltic states' power networks with Western Europe amid the Baltic states' plans to sign a political agreement on the project later in June. Representatives of the Lithuanian government hope a compromise wi...
The Baltic countries must secure the continuation of the security initiatives that have been launched in the region, Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday after meeting his Latvian and Estonian counterparts in Klaipėda.
Lithuania has scored better in a survey on LGBT rights this year but still lags behind many European Union countries.
Belarus' reports about plans to build another two reactors at the Astravyets nuclear power plant are an attempt to direct attention from the problems the NPP builders are facing, Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas says.
Вечером в среду 9 мая в Москве было совершено нападение на Посольство Латвии в России, сообщил в Twitter министр иностранных дел Латвии Эдгар Ринкевич.
Lithuania ranks second among post-Soviet countries in US strategic center StrategEast's Westernization Index 2018.
Several military exercises will take place in the Baltic Sea region in June, with tens of thousand troops set to take part in them, defense officials said on Friday, adding that the exercises won’t be related.
Lithuanian border guards detained a group of illegal migrants from Russia and their driver, a Latvian citizen, late on Thursday at Kalvarija border checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Polish border.
Lithuania on Friday criticized the Russian army's plans to conduct tests of missiles above the Latvian exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
US President Donald Trump will show the Baltic nations as a model for other European countries in defense spending as he will host the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the White House next Tuesday, diplomats said.
The reaction of the Baltic states on re-election of Vladimir Putin as Russia's president has split – Estonia's president sent a congratulatory message to Moscow, while Lithuania's leader decided to refrain.
The Nord Stream gas pipeline projected on the bottom of the Baltic Sea is an instrument of Russia's state policies, which will make Europe more dependent on Russia, say parliamentary speakers of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
