Jaunumi – Ekonomikas Institūts

Latvia external relations briefing: Summary of Latvian foreign policy in 2020

January 2021 | Brīfingi, External Relations, Jaunumi

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Latvia’s foreign policy priorities in 2020 were mainly aimed at overcoming the COVID-19 crisis. Challenges faced by Latvia in its external relations have been reinforced by the coronavirus outbreak in the world. It means Latvian foreign policymakers worked especially hard to set and reach foreign policy goals for 2020. Pandemic brought a special focus on external cooperation and the importance of multilateralism and the importance of transatlantic partnership for Latvia and Baltic...
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Latvian major political events in 2020: Covid-19, extraordinary elections and regional reform

January 2021 | Brīfingi, Jaunumi, Politics

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. The main focus of Latvian internal politics in 2020 was put on the mitigation of the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis. Emergency measures were amended, strengthened or supplemented all the time, which required constant work of Parliament and Government. The “Law on the Management of the Spread of Covid-19 Infection” has been adopted by Latvian Cabinet of Ministers during 2020 to establish a general legal order after the end of the emergency...
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Pēteris Apinis, Ņina Linde – Sociālā determinance veselībā un Covid-19

December 2021 | Jaunumi

Pēteris Apinis, Ņina Linde. (2020 Decembris). Sociālā determinance veselībā un Covid-19. Latvijas Ārsts, Nacionālais Medicinas Žurnāls. Pieejams šeit.

Latvia economy briefing: Key Economic Indicators Changes in the Covid-19 Crisis Situation

December 2020 | Brīfingi, Economy

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website Introduction Latvian economy in 2020 has faced significant difficulties due to Covid-19 crisis. However, due to governmental support measures and conscious behaviour of society the consequences are less than they could be. In this briefing the main outcomes of this year are analysed and compared to the previous year and situation in Europe in general. Key indicators of economic development, which are considered and analysed are the following: Gross domestic product rate...
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Latvia social briefing: Main achievements and challenges in Latvian society in 2020

December 2020 | Brīfingi, Jaunumi, Society

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website Introduction Covid-19 has influenced every sphere of life not only in Latvia but all over the world.Social life of Latvian inhabitants this year faced plethora of changes due to emergency situation.Additionally, Latvia still has a problem of aging population and population decrease in general.This year educational system of Latvia was forced to quickly adapt significant changes andsuccessfully implemented remote learning for the whole population. At the same time, it wasvery important to...
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Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu!

December 2020 | Jaunumi

Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas Ekonomikas Institūts ir uzsācis vērienīgu HORIZON-2020 projektu dzimumu līdztiesības jomā

December 2020 | Jaunumi

Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas Ekonomikas Institūts ir uzsācis vērienīgu HORIZON-2020 projektu dzimumu līdztiesības jomā “EQUALS-EU: Europe’s Regional Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age” (Eiropas Reģionālā Partnerība Dzimumu Līdztiesībai Digitālajā Laikmetā). Projektā piedalās 19 partneri no šādām valstīm: Norvēģija, Zviedrija, Francija, Lielbritānija, Beļģija, Ukraina, Šveice, Latvija, Spānija, Vācija, Austrija, Turcija, Izraēla, Grieķija, Serbija, Ķīna un Korejas Republika. Projekta mērķis ir veicināt dzimumu līdztiesību sociālās inovācijās un palīdzēt novērst dzimumu aizspriedumus, palielinot sieviešu un meiteņu kā sociālās inovācijas un uzņēmējdarbības līderu reputāciju...
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2. decembrī notika Ķīnas-CEE institūta Starptautiskās akadēmiskās komitejas ikgadējā sanāksme, kurā piedalījās LZA Ekonomikas institūts

December 2020 | Jaunumi

Attālinātajā sanāksmē piedalījās dažādu valstu pārstāvji, tostarp: Ķīna, Latvija, Polija, Ungārija, Slovēnija, Čehijas Republika, Rumānija un Serbija. Gada sanāksmē tika apskatītas daudzas svarīgas tēmas, kas saistītas ar starptautisko attiecību attīstību starp ES valstīm un Ķīnu. Sanāksmes laikā notika diskusijas par Eiropas un Ķīnas ekonomisko attīstību pēc pandēmijas, kā arī tika apspriests Ķīnas 14. Nacionālās ekonomiskās un sociālās attīstības piecu gadu plānu (2021.–2025.) un par valsts ekonomisko un sociālo attīstību un ilgtermiņa mērķiem līdz 2035. gadam. Lai Eiropas partneriem labāk izprastu...
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Latvian responses to the speech of the President of Uzbekistan at the SCO summit

December 2020 | Jaunumi

Director of the Institute of Economics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences N. Linde stated that the scope of the initiatives of the President of Uzbekistan indicated at the SCO summit is not limited to the geographical framework of this organization. The proposals of the Head of Uzbekistan are of global importance and are comprehensive in nature. In particular, the initiative of the leader of Uzbekistan on the demand for the use of non-standard approaches to the development of mutual...
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Latvia social briefing: State of Emergency and its Impact on Social Life in Latvia

November 2020 | Jaunumi | By Nina Linde

Original publication is available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the increasing risk of overloading the healthcare system in Latvia, on the 10th of November the Parliament approved the Decision on declaring a state of emergency.[1] According to the Decision, the state of emergency in Latvia will be in force until 6 December. The population will have access to those face-to-face services that are especially important for a healthy and safe life and are...
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