EU - Latvia

2024-04-24T14:26:00.000ZUpdated
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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

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2021-08-19T11:00:00.000Z
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06:36

Infoclip: European Union Capitals - Riga, Latvia

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2020-12-11T11:00:00.000Z
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06:11

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the ceremony

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2024-04-24T07:30:00.000Z
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08:04

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the arrivals

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2024-04-24T07:30:00.000Z
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02:46

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

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2024-01-12T09:45:00.000Z
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Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs

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2024-01-12T09:16:00.000Z
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04:02

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

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2024-01-12T08:30:00.000Z
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Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

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2024-01-12T08:27:00.000Z
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01:30

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

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2024-01-12T07:50:00.000Z
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Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Evika SILINA, Latvian Prime Minister

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2024-01-12T07:41:00.000Z
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03:49

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

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2024-01-12T07:00:00.000Z
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Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of Latvia

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2024-01-12T06:55:00.000Z

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Latvia joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 and has been a member of the Schengen area since 21 December 2007. It became a member of the Euro area on 1 January 2014.

Latvia is a parliamentary republic with a head of government - the Prime Minister - who chooses the council of ministers and a head of state - the President - who has a largely ceremonial role and nominates the Prime Minister.

The government is subject to Parliament's approval throughout each term.

The country is subdivided into 110 one-level municipalities and 9 cities. These each have their own city councils and municipal administrations.

There are 8 Members of the European Parliament from Latvia.

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