Latvians

Latvians (Latvian: latvieši; Livonian: lețlizt) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, although this term is becoming obsolete. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture and history.

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CEPR: Centre for Economic Policy Research · 17 April 2024 English

In his non- profit activity, Vladyslav served as a member of the National Reform Council (2014-2016), Chair of the Banking Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (2010-2014) …

them – especially for Danes, Estonians, Finns, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles, Romanians and Swedes. Some


CIDP: Centre for International and Defense Policy · 8 February 2024 English

Background: Introducing Gender-Based Disinformation The political and economic costs of traditional military conflict have increased the appeal of foreign disinformation campaigns (Ang, Anwar, and Jayakumar 2021). [...] The Dynamics of …

of homosexuals and shouldn’t be counted on by Latvians” (Brown 2017). This kind of disinformation latches


EU: European Union · 25 January 2024 English

Education, training, youth, and sport have the power to transform lives. In the face of the ongoing war and displacement in Ukraine, the European Commission has set up projects that …

organisations and offers a fresh perspective for Latvians to explore their own culture and nature from


EU: European Union · 25 January 2024 English

The United in Culture project offers Ukrainian refugees language courses, cultural workshops, and outdoor activities, promoting integration and breaking stereotypes. The project has created a bridge between communities, creating understanding …

organisations and offers a fresh perspective for Latvians to explore their own culture and nature from


EU: European Union · 23 January 2024 English

This report emphasises that autonomous platforms and edge computing technologies have potential implications for fundamental rights, both positive and negative. Concerns may arise regarding data privacy and data protection as …

Citizenship Law previously deterred many non-Latvians from pursuing citizenship.39 Negative impacts:


EU: European Union · 17 January 2024 English

Usage of hydrogen energy is low - just over one in ten has used it - but awareness is high at 82%. Approximately one in ten have never heard of …

about water scarcity. For example, only 23% of Latvians are concerned about water scarcity (very and


EU: European Union · 22 December 2023 English

Latvia’s legal system belongs to the continental (Romano-Germanic) law system. Latvia’s law was significantly influenced by German (and subsequently, Roman) law, especially in areas of civil, administrative and constitutional law. …

2022, of a population of 1 875 757, 63 % were Latvians; 24.2 % Russians; 3.1 % Belarusians; 2.2 % Ukrainians; 747 or 87 % of the population; of these, ethnic Latvians constitute 72.4 %, while the remaining citizens According to Eurobarometer 493 (2019)11, 49 % of Latvians (compared with 42 % in 2015) agree that LGB people


American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 15 December 2023 English

An analysis on the changing nuclear order since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the status of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, nuclear risk reduction, and …

Sukin and Alexander Lanoszka polled Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles, and Romanians early on in


IEA: Institute of Economic Affairs · 14 December 2023 English

Estonia is a testament to the productive and ennobling power of freedom. After waves of successive invasions from East and West, the small and fledgling country on the Baltic Sea …

Festival Grounds. Next, two million Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians linked hands and looked into


WIL: World Inequality Lab · 9 October 2023 English

4 Figure 2: The Baltics following the Great Northern War (1700-21) Notes: I focus on the territory of present-day Estonia, which, until 1918, was divided in the province of Estonia …

"As a good and faithful servant": Estonians and latvians in the carolean swedish army in the late 17-th


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