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2004
Eurozone - joining in January 2014
Schengen
Nato
2.2 million
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9 MEPs (2014: 8)   EPP (4)   S&D (1)   ALDE (1)   G/EFA (1)   ECR (1)   GUE/NGL (1)

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Andris Piebalgs – Commissioner for Development EPP
2010-: Commissioner for Development
2004-2010: Commissioner for Energy

See our assessment of Andris Piebalgs’ commitments and achievementsWebsite

Andris Piebalgs


Valdis Dombrovskis – Minister-President EPP
Unity (V) EPP + Reform Party (ZRP) + National Alliance (NA) AECR + independents
4 votes
Next parliamentary elections scheduled for 2015
Valdis Dombrovskis

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Latest posts on Latvia

Simon Hix: Why 2014 could be the first genuinely European elections

22 August 2013
The European Parliament elections in May 2014 may be the first genuinely ‘European’ elections. This Read more

2014: The year of Europe’s democratic (r)evolution?

5 August 2013
2014 will be a pivotal year in the European Union’s history. The European Parliament elections Read more

 

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Parties in the European Parliament
EPPUnity (V)
S&D'Alternative' Political Party
ALDELatvia's First Party/Latvian Way (LPP/LC)
G/EFAFor Human Rights in United Latvia (PCTVL)
ECRFor Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
EFDnone
GUE/NGLHarmony Centre (SC)
NInone
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