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The latest trade data shows the continuation of a trend that has been evident ever since Russia started its war on Ukraine and the West responded with swingeing trade sanctions – while trade with aggressor countries Russia and Belarus has quickly reduced, trade with countries bordering Russia in central Asia has markedly increased.
The network of public electric vehicle charging stations is growing in the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, and for now at least, this expansion is most rapid in Latvia.
Latvian Radio's investigative broadcast 'Atvērtie Faili' ('Open Files') reported September 7 on why some Latvian companies are choosing to continue their exports to Russia despite that country's brutal attack on Ukraine.
Four Latvian female startup founders and C-level executives share their experiences and viewpoints on what it’s really like to be fundraising as a woman in the local startup ecosystem.
Travel brochures, promotional videos, and photos position Latvia as a place to venture into the wild and connect with nature. With more than 50% of the country covered in forest, it is undeniably green and enriched with lakes, rivers, swamps, and the coastline. But how accessible is this natural wilderness? Can you just hike wherever you like?
Enjoying the power of song, the German Bundestag President Bärbel Bas recently attended the Latvian Song Festival anniversary celebrations. While visiting Riga, she also held political talks with five other speakers of parliaments, congratulated the newly inaugurated Latvian president and found a moment to talk to LSM.
Latvian Radio's podcast "Sudraba zēni" (Silver Boys) has produced an episode in English, interviewing the Italian basketball player Amadeo Della Valle.
For Song and Dance Festival performers the actual 10-day spectacle is the culmination of months or, more likely, years of preparation. It means finding time for several rehearsals a week – a major commitment, which comes in addition to the choir, dance, or folk group's everyday activities, such as weekend performances. How do people juggle such an intense schedule with their other duties in life like being a parent and partner?
The LGBTQ+ community in Latvia is often subject to intolerant comments and sometimes violent attacks. Not only do the comments come from social media but also the parliament. Latvian Radio's investigative broadcast Atvērtie faili analyzed the situation in Latvia's eastern region Latgale, where surveys have shown people to be the least tolerant with regard to LGBT issues.
Along with over 40,000 performers, the organising team and all the paid service providers, another group contributes greatly to the Song and Dance Festival – volunteers. This year, 1,000 people are dedicating their free time to ensure the festival's success. The youngest among them is 16 and the oldest 82. They were chosen from more than 1,500 applicants.
In the scope of the first ever Latvian development cooperation project in Africa under the name ‘She Rebuilds the World’ there are currently 73 young ladies from Zambia and Namibia enrolled in the entrepreneurship program at the Riga Business School, Latvia.
Les articles ont été sélectionnés pour traduction au mois de mars et au début du mois d'avril et portent sur l'actualité politique et culturelle en Lettonie
Easter is approaching. What does that mean? If you're Latvian, it means colored eggs. How do you color eggs? Many different ways!
The decisions of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, on May 31, 2023 will reveal the identity of the country's head of state for the next four years. But what are those decisions, how are they made, and what happens afterward?
Latvian Radio's Ukraine special correspondent has an exclusive interview with a Latvian sniper fighting in Ukraine.
Latvian Radio has published a substantial English-language interview with airBaltic CEO and chairman Martin Gauss.
La nouvelle année 2023 a commencé et "La Lettonie en revue" continue. Les articles ont été sélectionnés à la seconde moitié de décembre 2022 et du janvier 2023. Cette fois, ils portent sur l'actualité politique, l'actualité économique, le soutien de la Lettonie à l'Ukraine, sur la Fête nationale du Chant et de la Danse.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was forced to suspend its operations in Russia – and has relocated to Latvia. The US-broadcaster has big plans with its new office in Rīga that marks the return of a Cold War-era
mass media outlet whose mission is still considered relevant.
mass media outlet whose mission is still considered relevant.
If your tinsel is sagging, your candles are crumbling and the rest of your seasonal decorations look like they need a kick in the baubles, help is at hand! More fun, more beautiful and much more cost-effective is making your own traditional Latvian yuletide decorations.
It can feel like Liepāja is the city every Latvian - or at least every Rigan - would move to if only their jobs allowed it. That was certainly what I heard often enough during the three years I spent based there, until I left in early 2020. And it doesn’t take much head-scratching to see why: Latvia’s third-largest city is in a pretty extraordinary geographic location, held on a fragile span of land between the Baltic Sea and the sprawling Lake Liepāja, muffled on either side by thick forests and fringed by mile after mile of empty, pristine sand.
Les articles ont été sélectionnés pour traduction au mois de novembre et au mois de décembre et portent sur le nouveau gouvernement en Lettonie, sur les actualités dans les domaines social, politique, artistique et dans le monde du journalisme.
The Rīga Investment and Tourism agency, Live Rīga, has produced a nice little guide to some Christmas seasonal hotspots in the Latvian capital. It is reproduced by kind permission below for the benefit of anyone in need of an emergency dose of mulled wine, gingerbread and last-minute gift-buying.
Gay filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has become a renowned director and queer activist in Germany. But he was actually born in Riga's central prison – something he did not know for many, many years.
With the arrival of December, the thoughts of many will turn to matters green and triangular, namely, Christmas trees and where to get hold of one.
A science and tech-themed tour through Latvia gives insight into the past, present and future of the country. Several museums and attractions speak of the history of science, innovation and technological progress in Latvia, while newer additions foster interest in studying science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and developing a career in the field.
Les articles ont été sélectionnés au cours du mois d'octobre et de novembre et portent sur l'actualité politique, culturelle et sportive en Lettonie.
Les articles ont été sélectionnés pour traduction du 1er septembre au 7 octobre 2022, et portent sur l'actualité politique, sociale et sur le marathon des films lettons de cet automne
Due to Latvia’s turbulent history, many fine buildings have had to rise from the ashes of war. But few have had as many ups and downs as the Lutheran church in Sēlpils.
Compared to icon-and-incense rich Orthodox and Catholic churches, Latvia’s Lutheran places of worship are subdued affairs. But you can occasionally stumble across a real eye catcher.
"La Lettonie en revue" revient avec des traductions d'une sélection d'articles sur l'actualité politique, économique, culturelle et sportive en Lettonie. Les articles ont été choisis au courant du mois d'aout 2022.
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