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Latvia University of Agriculture renamed to Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
07.03.2018The Latvia University of Agriculture has been renamed to the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LETA was told at the university.
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European Comission: Latvia posted fastest economic growth in 2017 since 2011
07.03.2018Latvia posted its fastest economic growth last year since 2011, according to a report from the European Commission on Latvia. wirtes LETA.
In February, the consumer price index in Estonia was affected the most by food
07.03.2018According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in February 2018 was 0.9% compared to January 2018 and 3.1% compared to February of the previous year.
Port of Kiel tips Record 600,000 Cruise Passengers
07.03.2018Sea cruises are being rated ever higher on the tourism scale in Schleswig-Holstein. This year, more than 2 .1 million sea travellers are expected in Kiel and 600.000 of them – or 17% more than last year - will be cruise ship passengers. More than 1.5 mln ferry ship passengers are also expected, learned BC from port of Kiel press release.
Eurostat: Estonia's gender pay gap widest in EU
07.03.2018The difference between the pay of men and women in Estonia was bigger than in any other member state of the European Union in 2016, while the narrowest gaps were registered in Romania and Italy, it appears from figures published by Eurostat.
China is ahead in the game – where is Europe
In order for Europe to compete economically but also to remain a relevant, viable partner to China, we need to strategically plan our future cooperation models. Europe has the option to keep doing more of the same and see China fly past in terms of development and innovation. But by being smarter and transforming faster, Europe has the potential to develop exportable concepts as a basis for continued cooperation, trade and sustainable global development.
Top 10 Countries for Career Women
More than half the women working abroad (51%) are satisfied with their career opportunities. But at the same time, one-third of them (33%) state that their income abroad is lower than what they would make in a similar job back home, compared to only a quarter of men (25%) stating the same, as InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, reveals.
Corona virus: lessons for the Baltic States
