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INTERVIEW: Latvia a model of economic reform for Greece, premier says

Brussels - Greece should bite the bullet and no longer put off painful economic reforms, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said Monday, citing his Baltic country's successful comeback from near-default conditions as a model.

Latvian premier: EU attitudes to Italy 'more positive' with Monti

Brussels - European Union partners are looking more favourably at Italy since former EU commissioner Mario Monti took office in Rome, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said Monday.

INTERVIEW: EU must stand firm on Greek bailout, Latvian premier says

Brussels - Europe has to stick by its pledge to turn off the bailout tap if Greek lawmakers fail to approve budget cuts - even if bankruptcy follows - Latvia's premier said Thursday, after launching in Brussels a book on his country's own austerity-spurred recovery.

UN: Three Latvians released from captivity in Darfur

New York - Three Latvian aircrew members working for the World Food Programme in Sudan have been freed after more than a month of captivity, it was announced on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS: Ireland can look to Latvia for a vision of the future

Riga - When Latvian Foreign Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis met Irish ambassador Aidan Kirwan in Riga this week, the two diplomats discussed a subject that would have seemed absurd till just recently: Latvia could help Ireland through an economic crisis.

EU hands over 280 million euros in budget aid to Latvia

Brussels - The European Union on Thursday handed out 200 million euros (277 million dollars) in budget aid to Latvia as part of an international push to keep the state from bankruptcy.