http://www.mk.gov.lv/en en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:01 +0200 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:01 +0200 http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/rss SiteSupra® v.3.1.103 http://www.sitesupra.com editor@mk.gov.lv webmaster@mk.gov.lv http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/020212pm03/Today, on February 9, the ”Northern Future Forum” was held in Stockholm – the capital city of Sweden, at the conclusion of which, the Heads of State of Great Britain, Nordic and Baltic countries supported the proposal made by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis to organize the forum in Rīga next year.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/020212pm03/#4228Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:01 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/080212-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/080212-pm-01/#4226Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:27:18 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/020212-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/020212-pm-01/#4225Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:33:21 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/310112-pm-02/Today, on January 31, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met the newly elected President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and agreed on close cooperation in developing next financial framework of the European Union for 2014-2020, to develop it based on the principles of balance and fairness.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2012/1/310112-pm-02/#4224Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:02:26 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/310112-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/310112-pm-01/#4222Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:25:08 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/190112-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/190112-pm-01/#4220Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:48:29 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/170112-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/170112-pm-01/#4219Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:49:57 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/130112-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/130112-pm-02/#4218Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:38:49 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/130112-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/130112-pm-01/#4217Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:37:33 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/311211-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/311211-pm-01/#4215Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:01 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/221211-mof-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/221211-mof-01/#4213Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:47:15 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/081211-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/081211-pm-02/#4211Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:22:15 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/081211-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/081211-pm-01/#4210Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:20:03 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/071211-pm-01/On Wednesday, December 7, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis expressed gratitude to Ambassador of Greece to Latvia Chryssanthie Panagiotopoulou for her contribution to promoting bilateral relations, incl., in the area of investment. Ch.Panagiotopoulou praised Latvia’s achievements in overcoming the financial crisis and stressed that Latvia should become a positive example for other countries.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/071211-pm-01/#4208Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:19:12 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/061211-pm-01/On Tuesday, December 6, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with Ambassador of Lithuania to Latvia Ričardas Degutis during his introductory visit. The officials expressed satisfaction over the previous close relations between the two countries and assessed the cooperation in joint projects, particularly in the area of energy and transport.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/061211-pm-01/#4209Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:43:17 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/041211-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/041211-pm-02/#4207Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:36:22 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/041211-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/041211-pm-01/#4206Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:58:49 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/021211-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/12/021211-pm-01/#4205Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:25:03 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/011211-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/011211-pm-01/#4203Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:54:13 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/301111-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/301111-pm-01/#4202Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:13:50 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/251111-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/251111-pm-01/#4201Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:07:15 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/241111-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/241111-pm-01/#4200Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:38:27 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/171111-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/171111-pm-01/#4198Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:19:16 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/171111-com-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/171111-com-02/#4199Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:34:21 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/151111-pm-01-copy/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/151111-pm-01-copy/#4197Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:40:27 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/081111-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/081111-pm-01/#4196Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:04:10 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/041111-pm-01/On Friday, November 4, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with Ambassador of the Czech Republic Tomáš Pštross within the framework of his farewell visit. The officials expressed gratitude for previous successful bilateral relations in different areas and expressed readiness to cooperate in defending interests of both countries in the EU’s multiannual budget for 2014-2020.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/041111-pm-01/#4195Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:21:49 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/021111-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/021111-pm-02/#4194Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:00:05 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/021111-mof-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/021111-mof-01/#4191Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:39:43 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/311011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/311011-mp-01/#4190Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:21:28 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/281011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/281011-mp-01/#4189Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:02:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/261011-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/261011-mp-02/#4188Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:41:54 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/261011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/261011-mp-01/#4187Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:49:01 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/251011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/251011-mp-01/#4186Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:20:22 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/241011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/241011-mp-01/#4176Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:35:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-03/#4175Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:53:54 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-02/#4174Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:16:30 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/211011-mp-01/#4173Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:14:47 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/1121011-mp-01/Today, on October 11, Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis met President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves to discuss the most important developments in cooperation between the two countries, including the situation in the Eurozone, the implementation of cross-border transportation networks as well as agreed on common priorities of Latvia and Estonia in the context of the European Union’s (EU’s) next budget for 2014-2020.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/1121011-mp-01/#4171Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:58:49 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/111011fm01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/111011fm01/#4170Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:19:31 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/061011fm02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/061011fm02/#4169Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:08:13 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/051011mk01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/051011mk01/#4167Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:16:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/041011mk02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/041011mk02/#4166Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:45:10 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/280911-mk-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/280911-mk-02/#4159Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:38:02 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/280911-mk-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/280911-mk-01/#4158Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:45:30 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/160911-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/160911-01/#4149Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:01:14 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/220911-mk-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/220911-mk-01/#4157Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:25:12 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-03/#4156Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:01 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-02/#4155Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:33:38 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-mk-01/#4154Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:20:02 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-cm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/210911-cm-01/#4153Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:54:53 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/170911-01/On Friday, September 16, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis hosted the Prime Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen, who has arrived for his first visit to Latvia since assuming the post of the Head of Government. J.Katainen is attending the annual Rīga Conference and together with the Head of the Government of Latvia delivered a lecture in the Riga Technical University on the Finland’s experience in the area of innovations and education reform.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/170911-01/#4152Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:50:48 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/190911-02/On Friday, September 16, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with Prime Minister of Poland - the presiding country of the EU, Donald Tusk who has arrived to Latvia to participate in the Rīga Conference. During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with good bilateral relations within the framework of which also more rapid extension of economic contacts between the two countries could be observed during the last year. The Prime Minister of Latvia called on D.Tusk to defend Latvia’s interests regarding planning of the EU’s next financial perspective in the area of cohesion during the Poland’s presidency and in developing a fairer common agricultural policy.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/190911-02/#4151Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:20 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/190911-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/190911-01/#4150Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:55:13 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/130911-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/130911-02/#4147Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:40:43 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/140911-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/140911-01/#4148Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:48:11 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/130911-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/130911-01/#4146Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:47:27 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/110911-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/110911-01/#4145Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:33:04 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/090911-sc-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/090911-sc-01/#4144Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:20 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/070911-cm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/070911-cm-01/#4142Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:47:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/060911-sc-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/060911-sc-02/#4141Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:41:36 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/050911-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/09/050911-pm-01/#4140Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:08:28 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/310811-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/310811-pm-01/#4139Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/260811-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/260811-pm-01/#4138Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:34:26 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/250811-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/250811-pm-01/#4137Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:57:47 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/240811-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/240811-pm-02/#4136Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:34:36 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/240811-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/240811-pm-01/#4135Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:49:56 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/230811-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/230811-pm-01/#4134Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:18:52 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/180811-pm-01/Today, on August 18, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis solemnly congratulated three young Latvians - Viktorija Deksne, Beāte Ančevska and Undīne Markus in a festive scholarship presentation ceremony for studies in schools of the United World Colleges (UWC) in Norway, Italy and Hong Kong.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/180811-pm-01/#4133Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:00:42 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/140711-pm-02/On Wednesday, August 17, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Ambassador of Canada Scott Heatherington shared the same opinion that Latvia and Canada have established close and good relations in many significant areas. However, there is still much unused potential for cooperation between the two countries, particularly in trade and investment attraction. Today the Ambassador paid his farewell visit.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/140711-pm-02/#4132Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:28:57 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/140711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/140711-pm-01/#4131Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:03:23 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/130711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/08/130711-pm-01/#4128Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:15:17 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/260711-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/260711-pm-02/#4127Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:01:31 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/260711-mfa-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/260711-mfa-01/#4126Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:51:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/250711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/250711-pm-01/#4125Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:31:56 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/220711-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/220711-pm-02/#4124Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:52:39 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/220711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/220711-pm-01/#4123Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:42:07 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/210711-pm-01/Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in his interview to the American business news site Bloomberg explained that for the 2012 budget drafting process Latvia needs to implement the final fiscal adjustment totalling about 0.8% of its GDP or about 100-110 million LVL.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/210711-pm-01/#4122Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:48:57 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/200711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/200711-pm-01/#4121Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:07:49 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/180711-pm-01/On Friday, July 15, Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, opened a representation of the Latvian American Business Association of California (LABACA) in the Silicon Valley and met Condoleezza Rice, former State Secretary of the United States of America.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/180711-pm-01/#4120Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:10:47 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/15072011/On Wednesday, July 13, in Washington, Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, during a meeting with Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, discussed the Latvia`s economic stabilisation programme and informed that the international loan programme would end this year. Timothy Geithner said: „Latvia’s approach to overcoming the crisis is a successful strategy for a comeback to the international financial markets and for regaining their confidence.” The sides also discussed the financial and economic situation in Europe. T. Geithner informed about the latest developments in the U.S. economy and about the budget drafting process for 2012.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/15072011/#4119Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:45:34 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/140711-pm-02/On Tuesday, July 12, in Brasília, Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, met Michel Temer, Vice President of Brazil, and proposed him to open Brazil’s embassy in Rīga. The Latvian Prime Minister also expressed readiness to open Latvia’s embassy in Brazil. After the meeting the officials were introduced to a product of the new Brazil-based plant of SAF Tehnika – wireless data transmission radio (CFIP Lumina); its production has been launched in Brazilian city Curitiba.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/140711-pm-02/#4103Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:39:54 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/140711-saeima-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/140711-saeima-01/#4102Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:45:21 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/120711-pm-02/On Monday, July 11, in São Paulo (Brazil), Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, participated in the 2nd Latvian-Brazilian Business Forum, and met the leaders of the Commerce and Industry Federation of São Paulo (FIESP) and Governor of São Paulo. Valdis Dombrovskis emphasised that Latvia offers the best transit and logistics services in the Baltic States which could be used as a platform for exporting Brazilian goods and commodities to the CIS countries and other regional markets.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/120711-pm-02/#4101Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:31:18 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/120711-pm-01/On Sunday, July 10, Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, in Nova Odessa (Brazil) met representatives of the local Latvian community. Nova Odessa is one of the most important centres of the community of Brazilian Latvians.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/120711-pm-01/#4100Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:29:15 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/070711-pm-02/On July 6, during the meeting with European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis acknowledged that Latvia has decided to substantially increase the funding for science and research by 2020 up to 1.5% of GDP. Thereby, in the EU context, it is important to develop sufficiently comfortable approach mechanism for scientists, as well as entrepreneurs.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/070711-pm-02/#4098Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:58:39 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/070711-pm-01/On July 6th, the Prime Minister V. Dombrovskis held a meeting with National Assembly Speaker of the Republic of Korea PARK Hee-tae. V. Dombrovskis confirmed Latvia’s willingness to strengthen bilateral relations with the Republic of Korea, particularly in the area of economics, culture and education. The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation with the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), which has organized the exhibition with participation of Latvia`s entrepreneurs, and called on Korea to open the embassy of South Korea in Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/070711-pm-01/#4097Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:44:42 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/060711-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/060711-pm-02/#4099Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:47:44 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/060711-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/060711-pm-01/#4096Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:52:45 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/010711-pm-02/On June 30 the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia together with its partners – SSE Riga and German-Baltic Chamber – held a seminar in the AmCham Outlook series to discuss the present investment climate in Latvia at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE), Strelnieku 4a today.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/07/010711-pm-02/#4095Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:55:28 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/010711-pm-01/I see both – positive and negative aspects for Latvia in the financial perspective developed by the European Commission after 2013. The positive aspect – progress has been made to equalize the amount of direct payments for farmers. Currently, the Latvian farmers receive much lower subsidies than farmers in other EU Member States and the prepared proposal partially addresses this problem - the amount of direct payments received by Latvian farmers will increase by two thirds from 2014.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/010711-pm-01/#4094Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:52:30 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/290611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/290611-mp-01/#4093Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:16:15 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/280611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/280611-mp-01/#4092Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:35:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/240611-mp-01/On June 23-24, the European Council meeting was held in Brussels, where the Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) countries discussed the economic policy, migration related issues, the situation in Greece, Croatia’s progress in negotiations on the accession to the EU, as well as developments in the southern neighbouring region of the EU.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/240611-mp-01/#4091Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:49:52 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/220611-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/220611-01/#4090Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:42:24 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/210611-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/210611-01/#4089Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:29:50 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/160611-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/160611-01/#4088Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:34:51 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/150611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/150611-mp-01/#4087Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:45:21 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/100611-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/100611-mp-02/#4086Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:07:45 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/100611-mp-01/On Thursday, June 9, Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis in Seoul – the capital city of Korea met the President Lee Myung-bak and the Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik to discuss opportunities for development of closer cooperation between the two countries in areas of economics and politics and emphasized the investment opportunities in Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/100611-mp-01/#4085Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:12:07 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/070611-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/070611-mp-02/#4084Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:56:28 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/070611-fm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/070611-fm-01/#4083Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:52:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/030611-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/030611-mp-02/#4082Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:43:49 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/030611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/030611-mp-01/#4081Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:33:27 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/020611-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/020611-mp-02/#4080Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:37:23 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/020611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/020611-mp-01/#4079Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:17:58 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/010611-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/06/010611-mp-01/#4077Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:46:37 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/310511-mp-01/Today, on May 31, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met the management of the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) and a large senior managers’ delegation representing businesses sector of the Republic of Korea. Both parties agreed to work on expanding economic cooperation between the two countries.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/310511-mp-01/#4076Tue, 31 May 2011 16:19:36 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/300511-mp-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/300511-mp-03/#4075Tue, 31 May 2011 09:11:37 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/300511-mp-01/Today, on May 30, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Minister for Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Kamaladdin Heydarov, who is paying a working visit to Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/300511-mp-01/#4073Mon, 30 May 2011 17:19:39 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-03/Exprets about V. Dombrovski`s and A. Ǻslund`s book “How Latvia came through the financial crisis”.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-03/#4072Fri, 27 May 2011 18:43:28 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-02/#4071Fri, 27 May 2011 18:05:37 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/270511-mp-01/#4070Fri, 27 May 2011 09:01:40 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-05/On Friday, May 20, during the meeting with Development Commissioner of the EU Andris Piebalgs and representatives of African countries Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis emphasized the need to support the cooperation between entrepreneurs of Latvia and African countries more actively because it has direct impact on the improvement of living standards.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-05/#4069Fri, 20 May 2011 19:26:21 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-04/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-04/#4068Fri, 20 May 2011 19:01:54 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-03/Today, on May 20, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Han Qide and representatives of the delegation who, within the framework of the visit to Latvia, are meeting the senior public officials.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mp-03/#4067Fri, 20 May 2011 18:23:36 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mk-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-mk-02/#4066Fri, 20 May 2011 17:48:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-pm-01/Today, on May 20, the annual meeting between the government and the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) was held. During the meeting, the foreign investors recognized the government’s progress in stabilizing the economy and implementing structural reforms, as well as called for sustaining economic growth.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/200511-pm-01/#4065Fri, 20 May 2011 15:23:24 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/190511-pm-01/On Wednesday, May 18, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and representatives of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce discussed the economic cooperation between the two countries and the investment attraction to Latvia. The meeting was held within the framework of the Members’ Annual Meeting organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/190511-pm-01/#4064Thu, 19 May 2011 11:03:15 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-04/On Wednesday, May 18, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) Maroš Šefčovič discussed the issues related to the budget of the European Union, representation of Latvia in the EU institutions, as well as Latvia’s economic situation.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-04/#4063Wed, 18 May 2011 17:31:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-mk-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-mk-03/#4062Wed, 18 May 2011 17:21:34 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-02/On Wednesday, May 18, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Ambassador of Turkey to Latvia Asye Ayhan Asya during her farewell visit.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-02/#4061Wed, 18 May 2011 14:22:48 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/180511-pm-01/#4060Wed, 18 May 2011 14:21:03 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-03/#4059Tue, 17 May 2011 17:23:38 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-02/#4058Mon, 16 May 2011 10:05:57 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/160511-pm-01/#4057Mon, 16 May 2011 10:03:07 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/130511-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/130511-pm-01/#4056Fri, 13 May 2011 09:41:20 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/120511-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/120511-pm-02/#4055Thu, 12 May 2011 17:36:45 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/120511-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/120511-pm-01/#4054Thu, 12 May 2011 10:48:14 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/030511-pm-01/Today, on May 3, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis participated in the ridgepole celebration of the National Library of Latvia (NLL), which is traditionally organized when the building has reached its highest point. The current height of the building - 67.074 meters and a significant progress has been made in the construction process. The ridgepole celebration is a remarkable event because a silhouette of the new building is highlighted in the Riga skyline and the construction process draws to a close.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/05/030511-pm-01/#4052Tue, 03 May 2011 15:53:05 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/290411-pm-02/Today, on April 29, Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip is paying his first foreign visit to Latvia after the elections and approval of the new government. During the visit, the bilateral meeting of the Heads of Government of Latvia and Estonia was held, during which the sides discussed the issues on the EU agenda and current events of the Baltic region, including trends in the area of tourism, the energy and infrastructure projects. Both Prime Ministers expressed their satisfaction about the excellent bilateral relations.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/290411-pm-02/#4051Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:09:32 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/150411-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/150411-pm-01/#4050Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:36:35 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-fm-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-fm-03/#4049Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:35:31 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-pm-02/#4048Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:39:34 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140411-pm-01/#4047Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:20:00 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-03/On Tuesday, April 12, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met more than 100 dairy farmers who had gathered at the building of the Cabinet of Ministers to express their gratitude for the government’s policy regarding the support to the dairy sector.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-03/#4046Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:10:14 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-02/Today, on April 12, Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with the representatives of the Fourth Review Mission of the International Loan Program’s Partners (the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission (EC), the World Bank etc.).]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-02/#4045Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:17:51 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/120411-pm-01/#4044Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:38:22 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/010411-pm-01/Today, on April 1, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with Head of the Latvian Delegation to the Baltic Assembly Jānis Reirs and representatives of the delegation. During the discussion, the sides mentioned the successful cooperation between the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) and discussed priority projects.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/010411-pm-01/#4043Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:59:59 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/300311-pm-01/On Wednesday, March 30, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with the management of GEFCO, the international logistics group to discuss the development of GEFCO in the Baltic region and plans of the newly established joint-venture Eurasian MultiModal Alliance (EMMA) regarding the offer of multimodal transport solutions from Europe to Central Asia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/300311-pm-01/#4042Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:32:46 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/290311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/290311-pm-01/#4041Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:02:33 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/280311-pm-01/On Monday, March 28, in Rīga, during the meeting Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and EU Commissioner for Climate Connie Hedegaard discussed the issues relating to reduction of carbon emissions by 2050, the opportunities for attaining the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, next multiannual financial framework of the European Union, as well as funding of the climate policy.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/280311-pm-01/#4040Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:51:38 +0300News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/250311-pm-02/On March 24-25, the European Council meeting was held. During the meeting the Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) countries discussed the economic situation in the EU and agreed on the measures to retain financial stability and promote economic growth, as well as discussed the situation in Japan and in the southern neighbouring region of the European Union, particularly in Libya.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/250311-pm-02/#4039Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:36:24 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/250311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/250311-pm-01/#4038Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:10:31 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/240311-pm-01/On March 23, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with President of the European Confederation of Police Hans Kiefer and representatives of the delegation. During the meeting, the sides discussed the situation in the interior system in Latvia and Latvia’s capability to ensure security at national and the European Union level.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/240311-pm-01/#4037Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:23:28 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/230311-pm-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/230311-pm-02/#4036Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:11:31 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/230311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/230311-pm-01/#4035Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:58:05 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/210311-pm-01/On Friday, March 18, Prime Minister Dombrovskis paid a visit to the capital city of Lithuania – Vilnius, met Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius and participated in the conference organized by the Baltic Corporate Governance Institute.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/210311-pm-01/#4034Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:22:34 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/180311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/180311-pm-01/#4033Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:11 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/170311-pm-01/On March 17, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis visited the embassy of Japan in Rīga and signed the book of condolences on the occasion of the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan on March 11.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/170311-pm-01/#4032Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:02:51 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/160311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/160311-pm-01/#4031Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:50:30 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140311-pm-01/On March 11, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) Member States met for the extraordinary European Council meeting to discuss the situation in Southern neighboring countries of the EU and Libya in particular and to agree on the EU’s position.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/140311-pm-01/#4030Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:02:49 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-02/Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia: Two years ago, when I assumed the duties of the Prime Minister, I knew that the Government’s agenda will include tough and unpopular decisions. They were inevitable and necessary to prevent national bankruptcy.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-02/#4027Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:14:00 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-04/On March 10, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Director of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, Minister Wang Jiarui within the framework of his visit to Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-04/#4029Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:51:56 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-03/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-03/#4028Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:40:37 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/110311-pm-01/#4026Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:19:16 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/100311-pm-02/Today, on March 10, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at a joint breakfast within the framework of his official visit to Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/100311-pm-02/#4025Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:18:33 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/100311-pm-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/100311-pm-01/#4024Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:15:51 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-pm-03/Today, on March 9, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Deputy Prime Minister for European Union Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Vasko Naumovski.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-pm-03/#4023Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:10:46 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-pm-02/On March 8, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Cho Hee-Yong during his farewell visit.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-pm-02/#4022Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:40:15 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-vas-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/090311-vas-01/#4021Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:28 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/080311-mp-01/On March 7, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg within the framework of his official visit to Latvia. The parties mainly discussed the bilateral cooperation in the area of politics and economics, as well as exchanged their opinions on current issues on the European Union (EU) agenda.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/080311-mp-01/#4020Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:50:20 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/050311-mp-01/On Friday, March 4, in Helsinki, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met the Heads of State and Government of the European Union countries representing the European People`s Party. The main issues discussed during the meeting were competitiveness of the eurozone and the European Union, as well as current developments in the Northern African countries.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/050311-mp-01/#4019Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:16:53 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/040311-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/040311-mp-01/#4018Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:35:37 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/030311-mp-02/Today, on March 3, a meeting of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Latvia Paulino González Fernández-Corugedo was held. The Ambassador of Spain arrived on his farewell visit at the conclusion of his work-term in Latvia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/030311-mp-02/#4017Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:03:12 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/030311-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/03/030311-mp-01/#4016Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:45:47 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/280211-mp-02/On Friday, February 25, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Governor of the Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation Sergey Vakhrukov and representatives of the delegation within the framework of their working visit to Latvia. During the meeting the sides discussed the promotion of economic relations, as well as issues pertaining to economic cooperation between Latvia and Russia.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/280211-mp-02/#4014Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:29:12 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/280211-mp-01/On Friday, February 25, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met President of the Caspian European Integration Business Club Telman Aliyev and entrepreneurs from Azerbaijan. During the meeting T.Aliyev informed about intentions of the Caspian European Integration Business Club and companies of Azerbaijan to extend their activities in Latvia and in the Baltic Sea region as a whole.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/280211-mp-01/#4013Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:21:15 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/250211-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/250211-mp-02/#4012Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:59:36 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/250211-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/250211-mp-01/#4011Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:47:47 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/180211-mp-01/On Friday, February 18, in Rīga, Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis during the meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt discussed the development of economic cooperation between both countries in new quality. The officials also discussed the issues on strengthening the bilateral political dialogue and the dialogue in the region, as well as agreed on similar understanding of the current EU issues.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/180211-mp-01/#4010Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:15:07 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/170211-mp-01/During the meeting the officials discussed the results of the February European Council in the area of energy. Both parties positively assessed the conclusions by the European Council on the prevention of energy isolation of the Baltic region and the set objective that all EU Member States should be fully integrated in the EU gas and electricity market by 2015.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/170211-mp-01/#4009Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:54:14 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/150211-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/150211-mp-01/#4007Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:14:35 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/140211-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/140211-mp-02/#4006Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:35:35 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/140211-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/140211-mp-01/#4005Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:25:19 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/110211-mp-01/On Friday, February 11, in Vihula, Estonia, within the framework of the informal meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers, Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis emphasized that the promotion of innovations, knowledge based economy and a single digital market is a practical opportunity for closer cooperation between the Baltic countries.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/110211-mp-01/#4004Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:52:22 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/100211-mp-01/On Thursday, February 10, when informing about the accomplishments during the first 100 days of the Government of V.Dombrovskis, the Prime Minister emphasized that even though the reforms are not popular, they should be continued, because by postponing the reforms the financial and economic viability of the state, as well as public trust in Government are subjected to serious risk. The Prime Minister pointed to the fact that the politicians should be able to work in favor of the development of Latvia not in favor of temporary political popularity rating.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/100211-mp-01/#4003Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:31:41 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/080211-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/080211-mp-01/#4002Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:58:56 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/070211-mp-01/On Friday, February 4, in Brussels, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis participated in the European Council. The focus of the agenda was on the energy issues, current economic policy issues and situation in Belarus and Egypt.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/070211-mp-01/#4001Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:53:10 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/040211-mp-01/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/2/040211-mp-01/#3999Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:00:55 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/210111-mp-01/On Thursday, January 20, in London, after the UK Northern – Baltic Summit devoted to economic challenges facing the modern Northern economies, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis acknowledged that the informal format of this Summit is innovative, has not been used so far and gives ample opportunities to freely exchange views on overcoming the economic crisis and the importance of innovations and green economy in restoration of the economy.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/210111-mp-01/#3983Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:29:01 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/190111-mp-01/On Wednesday, January 19, in London, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Thomas Mirow and Chief Economist Erik Berglof to discuss Latvia’s economic development and growth potential. The meeting was held within the framework of the Prime Minister’s working visit to London where the Prime Minister and the delegation will participate in the UK Nordic-Baltic Summit on economic challenges facing the modern Northern economies.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/190111-mp-01/#3982Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:50:57 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/180111-mp-02/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/180111-mp-02/#3981Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:18:42 +0200News http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/180111-mp-01/On Monday, January 17, in Rīga, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during his official visit discussed strengthening of economic cooperation between the two countries. Minister for Economics Artis Kampars also participated in the discussion.]]>http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/aktuali/zinas/2011/01/180111-mp-01/#3980Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:01:54 +0200News