The Baltic Course

International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analyticsFriday, 03.07.2009, 21:28

Competition for Passanger Train board chairperson announced in Latvia

03.07.2009.

A competition for the vacant Pasazieru vilciens (Passanger Train) board chairperson position has been announced, the government's official newspaper Latvijas Vestnesis reports.

Keyword tags: Latvia, Railways, Transport

03.07.2009.Latvia retained EU's biggest decrease in retail trade turnover in May 2009

03.07.2009.Olerex tripled its profits in 2008

03.07.2009.Andrus Aljas: Estonian Air will not be able to survive with a loss for long

03.07.2009.Registration of vehicles in Estonia fell by 63% in June y-o-y

03.07.2009.Number of prison inmates in Latvia growing; prisons may run out of money by end-year 2009

03.07.2009.Delfi earned a loss of 36 mln kroons in 2008

03.07.2009.Petitions against reduced parental leave allowance submitted at Constitutional Court in Latvia

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03.07.2009Number of indigent residents in Latvia expected to reach 60,000 in 2010
03.07.2009Eesti Energia to pay 324 mln kroons of dividends to the State
03.07.2009Simonyte being appointed finance minister of Lithuania
03.07.2009Revenue Service wants six persons prosecuted for smuggling 400 tons of garlic in Latvia
03.07.2009Kampars: Commission's decision to allocate loan to Latvia is a sign of government's determination to implement reforms
03.07.2009Gerhards: passenger trains must be integrated in Riga public transport system
03.07.2009Maiga Dzervite selected to head Latvian Post
03.07.2009Silvano to sell PTA Grupp

03.07.2009airBaltic launches direct flights between Riga and Tartu
03.07.2009Ainars Slesers becomes Riga Port's chairman of the board
03.07.2009Finnish authority approves Nord Stream
03.07.2009Network of Latvia's economic representation offices to be optimized in the near future
03.07.2009Narva Power Plants plans to establish a new heat and power plant
03.07.2009PM of Luxembourg: Estonia might accede to the euro in 2-3 years
03.07.2009Baltika's sales in June fell by 31% y-o-y
02.07.2009EC recommends Latvia curb budget deficit to 3% of GDP by 2012 and supports allocation of second part of loan

Other events in Baltic States

03.07.2009 Estonia’s forces might be involved in U.S. offensive in Afghanistan

03.07.2009 ''Dinaburg'' defeats ''Kalju'' in first UEFA Europa League qualification match

03.07.2009 Obama congratulates Lithuania on the Millennium

03.07.2009 Holocaust victims to be remembered in Riga

02.07.2009 Lithuanian pentathletes won gold in European championship relay competition

Editor's note

Swedish EU Presidency: the “Baltic course” is gaining strength
Sweden takes over the Presidency of the European Union during the second part of this year since the 1st of July. The Swedish program in the Presidency is oriented mainly towards resolving European economic and financial issues. Though, not only: several other priorities are mentioned in the Country’s “Work Program” for this period. All country’s ministries published their leaflets on the official website reviewing efforts to make the Presidency term a success.

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