Meanwhile ranking Latvian officials are for the Latvian language being the only official language in the country RIGA, November 22 (Itar-Tass) — As many as 78,279 Latvian citizens took part in the ...

The head of state said he does not class people as “them and us” RIGA, December 5 (Itar-Tass) —— Latvian President Andris Berzins is against the Russian language as the second official language. As ...

A cacophony of languages fills Riga's historic center, as foreign tourists pack the cobblestone streets of the Latvian capital. But eavesdrop on residents and you're just as likely to hear Russian as ...

The EU’s top court upheld a law mandating that institutions of higher education teach only in the Latvian language, with a few exceptions for exchange programs and foreign language courses. LUXEMBOURG ...

RIGA, Latvia (AP) – Like a detective at a crime scene, chief language inspector Antons Kursitis scans the lobby of a hotel in downtown Riga. He spots a brochure that lists hotel services in Russian ...

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