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The results of the survey on the domestic trips of Latvian residents conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau show that there were 13.4 million recreational trips made in 2011, they grew by 1.4% if compared to the previous year.

According to Statistics Estonia, the museum attendance in Estonia grew 24% in 2011 compared to the previous year and even 30% compared to the average of the five previous years.

Former Pasazieru vilciens CEO Nils Freivalds was unable to properly manage the procurement of new trains and take it to a successful conclusion, Nozare.lv was informed by Swiss train manufacturer Stadler.

Statistics Lithuania said that according to the Labour Force Survey data, the unemployment rate in the country in the first quarter of 2012 stood at 14.5%, which is by 0.6% more than in last quarter 2011.

The distribution of wealth in Latvia is among the least equal across the European Union, and all the measures promoting economic growth and stabilization should strive to bring benefit to the poorest and least protected social groups, visiting UN Independent Expert Cephas Lumina told reporters today.

One litas coin dedicated to basketball won the award of the most beautiful circulation coin in the Mint Directors Conference, which takes place every two years, the Bank of Lithuania said.