Latvia: From the Soviet Union to the European Union

BBC News published a feature on current life in Latvia, which joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone in 2014.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: A smooth euro changeover in Latvia http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-a-smooth-euro-changeover-in-latvia/

ESO: Background information: Commemoration - 10 Years after the fith EU enlargement in 2004 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commemoration-10-years-after-the-fith-eu-enlargement-in-2004/

ESO: Background information: Commission staff carry out fifth Post-Programme Surveillance mission to Latvia http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-commission-staff-carry-out-fifth-post-programme-surveillance-mission-to-latvia/

BBC News, 12.06.14: Ukraine crisis: Latvia's Russian speakers find their voice http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27800878

ESO: Background information: The situation in Ukraine highlights the need for Estonia and Latvia to promote greater integration among their ethnic Russian populations http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-situation-in-ukraine-highlights-the-need-for-estonia-and-latvia-to-promote-greater-integration-among-their-ethnic-russian-populations/

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