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European Commission sets out criteria for clean marine environment
Europe is surrounded by seas; it makes the task of clean marine environment a Union’s priority. The European Commission after long discussions outlined the criteria necessary to achieve good environmental status for Europe's seas. This will help Member States to develop coordinated marine strategies within each regional sea, ensuring consistency and allowing progress to be compared between regions.
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Industrial production output in Latvia increased by 18% in July y-o-y
In July 2010 industrial production output1 (at current prices) comprised LVL 339.2 mln, according to the data of Central Statistical Bureau. Compared to June 2010 industrial production volume in July 2010 grew by 2.3%, but compared to July of previous year it has increased by 18%.
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Finance Ministry: Latvian economy back on track
Guided by prudent forecasts and detailed analysis in its budget preparation for 2010, the Latvian Finance Ministry believes now that the economic downturn has been stopped, returning Latvia to a path of growth, informed BC the Latvian Institute.
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Net sales of Estonian enterprises increased by 5% in Q2
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2010, the net sales, costs and total profit of the business sector increased compared to the previous quarter as well as to the same quarter of the previous year. The increase of net sales of business sector continued for the second quarter in succession. According to the seasonally adjusted data, the net sales of enterprises increased by 5% in the 2nd quarter of 2010 compared to the 1st quarter.
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Monthly passenger volume at Airport Riga in August exceeds 500,000 for second time
In August 2010, Airport Riga, for the second time in its history, exceeded a monthly passenger volume of 500,000, as the airport serviced 518,709 passengers last month. The airport informed the business information portal Nozare.lv, that this August's passenger volume exceeded the passenger volume of August 2009 by 21.1%.
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European People's Party group leader praises Dombrovskis for leading Latvia out of crisis
Joseph Daul, Chairman of the European People's Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament (EP), has a high opinion of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (New Era) and the entire Latvia because, thanks to the ongoing reforms, Latvia is now on the right track, and a step ahead of other European Union member states, Daul said.
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