Anti-gay Latvian MP given key job
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Latvia's parliament elects anti-gay activist Janis Smits as the head of its human rights committee.
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Astana. October 26. KAZINFORM. The new head of the European Commission has robustly defended his team in the European Parliament, where many MEPs remain dissatisfied with his choice, Kazinform refers to BBC News.
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A political compromise to save the job of the new European Commissioner who thinks homosexuality is a sin was put to Euro MPs in Brussels today.
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Latvia's parliament is set to vote the  previous four-party, centre-right coalition back into power on  Thursday after a key opposition party declined to join,  officials said.
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Crisis is looming over the EU's new executive after a key European Parliament committee rejected Italian Rocco Buttiglione as justice and security chief because of his traditional views on homosexuality and ...
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Meeting with visiting Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostiantyn Hryschenko, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia said that Ukraine may count on Latvia's support and experience in the former's bid for ...
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has been nominated by the leaders of the three Baltic states to run for the post of United Nations secretary general, the president's spokeswoman has said.
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Latvia's prime minister pledged to continue stimulating economic growth if his centre-right government was re-elected in Saturday's general election.
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Latvia's Parliament elected a surgeon with no political background as the Baltic country's next president Thursday.
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Lithuanian language experts are sparring over spelling as the country hosts the new president of neighbouring Latvia.
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Poland's only openly gay politician, 28-year-old Robert Biedron, should be in a celebratory mood as senators discuss a bill to legalize same-sex partnerships in this devoutly Roman Catholic country.
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Today, European Parliament (EP) political groups will decide on all the new European commissioner candidates, including Latvia's designate for energy, Andris Piebalgs.
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The Latvian parliament elects a leading medical doctor, Valdis Zatlers, as the Baltic state's next president.
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Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis declared victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday after a second exit poll gave his center-right coalition a commanding lead in the vote.
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New Era, Latvia's most popular political party, lost two deputies on Oct. 1 when former Interior Minister Maris Gulbis (photo above) and Inara Ostrovska left the center-right party over dissatisfaction with its ...
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Latvia's president is to name outgoing interior minister Ivars Godmanis as new prime minister, news agency LETA said on Friday.
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SLOVENIA'S parliament elected centrist leader Janez Jansa as new prime minister today, giving him a clear mandate to form a ruling coalition after elections last month.