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" : Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka has asked European Parliament President Martin Schulz to explain his recent intervention in Latvian domestic politics. "I would like to pose some questions to the President of our Parliament, who is still a member of his Socialist group, regarding his 3rd of April interview to the biggest Latvian website "Delfi". In that interview Mr Schulz expressed his admiration for the perseverance of Latvians and described our economy as steadily growing. These are not only my questions since a lot of ordinary Latvians after reading the interview were surprised with such a position taken by a former president of the S&D group.

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Mr Schulz, a social democrat, gave an interview published in the Latvian media recently in which he expressed his admiration of the firmness shown by Latvian people in the face of the austerity measures of the Latvian government and described the Latvian economy as growing. read more >> (0) (Have read: 301)

The European Parliament has given its strong backing to the work of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency. MEPs voted by a large majority to support the work programme of the agency for the next five years - known as the 'multi-annual framework'. read more >> (0) (Have read: 2165)

The movement has sent a letter to CoE's Secretary-General, Commissioner for Human Rights and President of the Parliamentary Assembly. It calls on them to send Latvian laws for consideration of the CoE constitutional law commission read more >> (0) (Have read: 2719)

I invite you to support my report concerning a Multiannual Framework for 2013-2017 for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. read more >> (0) (Have read: 2800)

On November, 26, the representatives of the movement have submitted to the Administrative Disctrict Court a request to order to conduct the second stage of gathering signatures for the proposed amendments read more >> (0) (Have read: 2684)

‘For Equal Rights’ is a Latvian social movement, which was created in 2011. It has a very specific goal - to initiate a national referendum to amend the Citizenship Law. Under the proposed legislation, the Latvian citizenship will be automatically granted to those non-citizens, who wish to take up the citizenship in Latvia read more >> (0) (Have read: 5143)

Could the Commission confirm that all Member States have already adopted and notified the specific provisions intended to implement Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 as provided for in Article 21 and, in particular, the provisions concerning the online collection systems? read more >> (0) (Have read: 2839)

The extraordinary elections of 2012 give the chance to elect a parliament that will be really able to justify the confidence of the electorate. We must restore the FHRUL parliamentary group in the new Saeima as a bastion of uncompromising opposition to the regime of nationalists and oligarchs read more >> (0) (Have read: 2648)

Human rights and social security for every resident of Latvia! Fair aid in overcoming the crisis for each EU country! The right to use native language and to receive education in mother tongue for every nation in Europe! read more >> (0) (Have read: 16781)

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