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In Q1 2015, the total volume of freights carried in main transport sectors increased in Latvia by 2.7% as compared to Q1 2014.
In Q1 2015, 16.4 million tons of the freight was carried by train, which is a decrease of 3.9% compared to Q1 2014.Of which national freights by rail comprised 0.3 million tons – 0.6% less than in the corresponding period of 2014. In international traffic...

Nearly twelve million euros provided by structural funds have ended up in the hands of fraudsters. This amount was allocated for projects for which Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau had launched criminal processes last year, as reported...

In 2013, residents of the European Union spend EUR 22 million on organic food products. This helped increase organic agriculture market’s share by 6%.
According to results of World of Organic Agriculture 2015 survey, the main motivation for purchasing organic food for Europeans is care for the environment. Other reasons include hopes to avoid gene-modified products and products that contain pesticides...

This Tuesday, 26 May, Latvian Cabinet of Ministers reviewed a report regarding Latvia’s membership in NATO and agreed that it is necessary to request constant NATO military presence in Latvia, said Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma.
According to Straujuma, ministers have concluded that all decisions made during the NATO summit in Wales are in the process of completion in Latvia and everything is according to plan. The government agreed that Latvia wishes constant presence of NATO...