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Task of the science is to serve
people.

– Tolstoy –

Science is the captain, and
practice the soldiers.

– Leonardo da Vinci –

Frontiers of science are like the
horizon: the more we approach
it, the more it moves away.

– Boiste –

The fantasy is more important
than knowing.

– Albert Einstein –

Science – it means organized
knowledge.

– Spencer –

Freedom for the science the
same as the air for a living soul.

– Poincaré –

Research area of all sciences is
endless.

– Pascal –

System of science must be
looked at as the system of
nature: all in it is endless and
necessary.

– Cuvier –

Scientific plan without working
hypothesis is a skeleton without
living body.

– Hirschfeld-

The main research subject of
mankind is the human.

– Goethe –

All is important in science.

– Heine –

Books must be results of
sciences, but sciences not results
of books.

– Bacon –

Scientist is not the one, who
gives the right answers, but the
one, who asks the right
questions.

– Claude Lévi-Strauss –

The more we will seek for the
truth outside us, the more we
will move away of it. The more
we will be able to understand
who we are, the more the truth
will assert us in ourselves.

– Antonio Meneghetti –

Before being dictated the nature
needs to be obeyed.

– Bacon –

A true scientist is not one who
has more acquired, but one who
has more understood.

– Leibniz –

Science – to know how the
being acts. To know the action
of the being.

– Antonio Meneghetti –

Science is benefactor of
mankind.

– Berthelot –

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The trends and forecasts for Latvian main social indicators in 2021

January 2021 | Briefings, News, Society

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction During the first half of 2021, the government will continue the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Immunization of the population is the main priority for this period. However, there are several obstacles for the citizens’ vaccination, one of them is the absence of an appropriate, realistic, and efficient plan of vaccination. Demographic situation in Latvia is worsen yearly, the population is decreasing and ageing, the government need to introduce long-term measures. The...
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Kick-off online meeting of our new Erasmus+ KA2 project STREAMpreneur took place

January 2021 | News

Kick-off online meeting of our new Erasmus+ KA2 project STREAMpreneur took place in an online environment on January 27 and 28, 2021.  Institute of Economics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (Latvia) is glad to introduce our partners from across Europe: HeurekaNet (Germany) Eduforma Formazione e Consulenza (Italy), InterCollege APS (Denmark), DOREA Educational Institute (Cyprus).  It’s a pleasure to collaborate on the innovative idea of STREAM entrepreneurship together with such experiences  The project aims to improve youth entrepreneurial skills, promote...
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EQUALS-EU: the first project meeting took place on January 20th

January 2021 | News

On January 20 Institute of Economics participated in the first project meeting for HORIZON-2020 project “EQUALS-EU: Europe’s Regional Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age”. Due to pandemic situation, 1st Consortium meeting took part in online format through ZOOM platform. After quick round of introduction and presentation of the project idea, Consortium members from 19 countries have discussed work packages structure and first steps to be taken in order to achieve project goals. EQUALS-EU aims to promote gender equity...
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Latvia: the main prospects and challenges of 2021

January 2021 | Briefings, Economy, News

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction The last year 2020 the world has faced a severe challenge that hit every country. It was not possible to forecast such a widespread Covid-19 and all the consequences it brought as it is never possible to predict something uncontrollable by its nature. However, Latvia is fighting the virus as the whole world does, and it is needed to make a prognosis regarding the future of the country’s economy in the nearest...
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Latvian politics development outlook for 2021: municipal elections, vaccination plan and territorial reform

January 2021 | Briefings, News, Politics

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction The attention of Latvian society currently is focused on Covid-19 and its consequences. But we should not forget that this year for Latvian politics is the year of municipal elections. It is planned to hold elections on Saturday, 5 June 2021, but the experience of 2020 shows that Covid-19 pandemic can introduce any changes to any plans. However, the municipal elections are not far away anyway and will be a major political event in...
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Latvia external relations briefing: Summary of Latvian foreign policy in 2020

January 2021 | Briefings, External Relations, News

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 | Briefings, News, 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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Latvia economy briefing: Key Economic Indicators Changes in the Covid-19 Crisis Situation

December 2020 | Briefings, 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 | Briefings, News, 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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