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Andris Vilks.

Vilks pointed out that Latvia must worry about its labor force leaving the country and added that the process will continue for some time. The minister believes that those Eastern European countries that successfully recover from the economic crisis will be less affected by this problem. There will not be a mass emigration of Latvian labor force to Germany, said Vilks.

Vilks believes that the issue of immigrants will be on the government's agenda soon, since Latvian residents will not be willing to work low-paid jobs, writes LETA.

The minister was evasive regarding whether the wages in Latvia will ever be the same as in other European countries. The wages differ across Europe. There will be sectors where wages will be close to the European level, but it will not happen anytime soon, predicted Vilks.