Valdis Dombrovskis, born on 5 August 1971 in Riga, is a Latvian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009.

Since he is already a member of the Commission, Mr Dombrovskis only has to answer questions on whether he is suitable for the portfolio assigned to him. He has been responsible for trade matters since the resignation of Phil Hogan.

Mr Dombrovskis will be heard by the International Trade Committee. The Committees on Foreign Affairs, on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on Development and on Budgets will be invited to participate and can ask one oral question each.

Hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President-designate, Trade

Valdis Dombrovskis, born on 5 August 1971 in Riga, is a Latvian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009. Dombrovskis is Executive Vice-President-Commissioner designate for&nbsp;An Economy that Works for People

After the hearing by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President-designate

EP President Roberta Metsola is in Riga, where she will meet with Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa, President of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Minister of Foreign Affairs Krišjānis Kariņš. President Metsola will then deliver a speech and participate in a discussion with young Latvians.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia)

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) -  Meeting with Evika SILINA, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia- Youth discussion

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Meeting with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Visit to Rail Baltica Infrastructure Project

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia.- Meeting with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Saeima - Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Participation in the Ceremony of the Unveiling of the Commemorative Plaque

Illustration picture in Riga, Latvia .

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Latvia: .- discussion with Youth representatives.

Railway bridge in sunset

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE) [4001]; USAKOVS, Nils

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Nils USAKOVS - Mayor of Riga

D-US preparatory meeting for participants in the 76th EU-US IPM in Riga with the participation of EU chief negotiator for TTIP

Official visit to Riga (Latvia) - Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit to Riga (Latvia) - Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament)

Reaching gender equality, protecting victims of gender-based violence and fighting for a fairer society… Across the EU, organisations are working to defend and promote women’s rights.
     
Stella at Women on Top, in Athens, proposes workshops for female entrepreneurs to feel empowered at work and in life. She and her team ensure women are properly skilled, independent and confident.
 
Linda at MARTA Centre, in Riga, is working towards the eradication of gender-based violence and human trafficking. They offer psychological and legal consultations for victims.
    
The European Parliament is acting to defend women’s rights, from ending unequal pay to eliminating gender-based discrimination. EU funds, like Erasmus+, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and European Women on Boards support projects that empower women across the EU.

Advancing women’s rights in the EU: meet Stella and Linda (INTER)

Advancing women’s rights in the EU: meet Stella and Linda (VT)

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, delivers a speech and attends a Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. This news item shows extracts from the statement of President Metsola and the exchange of views with students on European Union affairs.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia): extracts from the speech and Town Hall discussion with young Latvians

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister and Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs, during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola, her meeting with Prime Minister Silina and their press point with journalists.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister and Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs: arrival, meeting and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, and extracts from the meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia: arrival and meeting

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Speaker Mierina, extracts from the meeting and extracts from the press point.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament): arrival, meeting and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament)

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the Youth discussion at the Riga Technical University conference centre.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: extracts from the Youth discussion at the Riga Technical University conference centre

&lt;p>After another night of protests anti-government which have started in September after the death of Masha Amini, and the announcement of sancitons by the Iranian governement against a number of European Union officials and organisations, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, during her official visit to Latvia, gives a statement. She condemns the latests sanctions and claimed that women have the right to protest.&lt;/p>

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the sanctions by Iran against EU officials

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President visits the Rail Baltica Project, a high-speed railway under construction between Warsaw, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia, with further connections to Finland via Baltic Sea cruiseferries or the proposed Helsinki–Tallinn Tunnel. Later, she meets with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: visit to the Rail Baltica Project and meeting with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia

During her official visit to Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to a flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920), along with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima. Later, EP President meets with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom and meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives a joint press briefing with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian National Parliament). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Press briefing by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) and participate to the unveiling of the plaque dedicated to the centenary of the Saeima. Later, EP President gives an address in front of MPs, mentionning Latvia's history, Russian agression against Ukraine and Europe's future. Extracts.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: arrival and unveiling of the plaque dedicated to the centenary of the Saeima, meeting with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima and extracts from the address

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives a speech to the Seima (Latvian National Parliament). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Saeima - Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

Kif tista' tispjega lit-tfal iż-żgħar għaliex ma jistgħux iżuru iktar lin-nanniet? Jew inkella għaliex m'hemmx tfal fil-bandli biex jilagħbu magħhom? Federica, mill-Italja, omm ta' tifel ta' tliet snin, ħabbtet wiċċha ma' ħafna sfidi matul il-lockdown iżda rnexxielha tbiddel is-sitwazzjoni f'rigal prezzjuż għal binha. Segwi lil Federica tirrakkonta l-istorja tagħha f'intervista li tat għal 'Mifrudin flimkien' f'Mejju 2021.

Mifrudin flimkien | L-istorja ta' Federica: 'Għaċ-ċkejken tagħna, kienet qisha r-rigal ta' ħajtu'

David SASSOLI, EP President, pays an official visit to Riga, in Latvia, where he meets with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia, Ināra MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), and with youth representatives.

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Latvia: bilateral meeting with Ināra MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia, discussion with youth representatives

This infoclip provides illustrative images of Riga, capital of Latvia, filmed in November 2020. It presents general views of the city, official buildings and sights, general atmosphere in the streets and historic places and buildings in the heart of the city during the coronavirus pandemic.

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