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Latvia does not make first image problems Concerns. From the current policy on tourism to the world of work.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks a possible involvement of Latvia's young radical nationalists in the new government worried. In a joint list with the "veteran" Tevzemei un brivibai "(For Fatherland and Freedom - TB), especially some young nationalists of the" Visu Latvijai "(" Everything for Latvia "- VL) in Parliament" has been purged. " Pabriks apparently feared from them, they could still Russians "back home" want to deport or to force the government to once again debates SS-old fighter -. in accordance with the already published comments of the VL for years activists

As well as a founding member of the "Vienotiba" which then "Pilsoniskās savienība ( PS was formed), the "Jaunais Laiks" (JL) and the " sabiedrība citai Politikai (SCP), laid the SCP and Pabriks even vetoed the inclusion of the extreme nationalist-oriented parties. Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, now head of the PS, was himself once an ex-member Tevzemei Verteidigungsminster and is the self-appointed defenders of their country so nearer than his colleague Pabriks.

said Pabriks same time publicly expressed the hope that in Latvia in the future, once a government without the newly rich "oligarchs" could be formed - this was apparently too much for the internal peace in "Vienotiba. instead to reinforce the powers of the former Foreign Minister and former Defense Minister Pabriks Kristovskis, Prime Minister Dombrovskis rehearsing now apparently castling. While Pabriks will the Latvians have to explain what actually Latvian soldiers in international missions such Kristovskis is that sometimes even "military discipline" for the Riga City Council, called for now Außenminster. Whether the loss of image here corrected, or the seeds of new embarrassment was set, it is remains to be seen.

crisis protects against shady business not

Because of this week, newly released " corruption index " of " Transparency International (TI) to provide the Latvian journalist Karlis Streips and is also in the "Topics €" quoted: "This is a bad value and also less than a year ago .... was it bribery scandals with us a lot but what was the reaction of politicians among us..? said no. This is the rating by Transparency International in Latvia a shame and all the more when we consider that Estonia has long passed by us. "More is more than the usual envy of their northern neighbors, that the southern neighbor stands now better . Whether which, however, it is - like " Respublika writes that during the economic crisis less money because i st, and (it translates as" € Topics ")" where there are fewer people and less money there, may be less flow into the wrong pockets, "but there may be a question mark to be set. The opposite conclusion could mean, Lithuanians and Latvians, would come with their own prosperity is not clear ...

Image, nostalgic
worry about a too-Soviet-style image of Latvia makes the portal " Finance.net ", and refers to " Travelart . lv. Why the English language " Best in Travel - Yearbook 2011 " is from the series " Lonely Planet ", in which Latvia Although happen, but recommendations were made to places of interest only in the direction of special Soviet-romance: the ex-Soviet prison in Karosta / Liepaja, or the ex-Soviet bunker in Līgatne.
are not quite sure they Latvian Tourism seller, however, whether it is a sign of quality if the neighbors Estonia and Lithuania appear in the top list at all this time.

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worried about Latvia's image in Europe is becoming the portal " Delfi.lv . Also in Latvia appears at the same bliebend high unemployment now break out the discussion about whether people without jobs are willing to work at all. The "1-euro jobs" hot in Latvia adequately "100-Lat-jobs". Supported by the European Social Fund here -Time Jobs Land offered for unemployed . Shall set the city of Riga such workers preferred to cemeteries and cleaning of city-owned land one - who is surprised that cleaners return of late no more with the best broom, but with fresh but frail-looking colorful plastic broom - and this is probably the EU money . thanks And then starts the discussion of whether the unemployed are really interested: 100 lats (about 150 € a month, which is 50 lats less than the state minimum wage actually) for 40 hours work a month, that's enough, not even in Latvia (over-) life, but for the envy of the neighbors. Since then, the portal provides Delfi movies into the portal, such as "Simtlatnieki" (100-Lat-ler) filmed at work - and are caught early exit from the workplace. What probably does more harm to the reputation of Latvia? The weariness of cheap laborers, or the zeal of envy?

Image re-invented to try to invent

the completely new "Office for the Development of the Riga-tourism" seems (Rīgas birojs Tūrisma attīstības "RTAB) the image of the Latvian capital. Although now tourists in Riga continue to prefer Laima chocolate or black Balzams, "and the tour guide praise the Art Nouveau and the legends of the Middle Ages.
But 2009 was awarded the contract to "re-branding" of Riga to the German advertising agency "Embassy" in Berlin, and in the presentation this new "message" was allowed to Vice-Mayor Šlesers yet at the same time keep his campaign slogans ("a thousand new jobs"). The new slogan in Berlin seems to be: not only build on proven. And so the nerves do not only Riga Campaigner with oversized triangular Christmas trees, but it shines even more often, the corporate colors of the airline "airBaltic" (the part owner of the RTAB) is due. Recently, a line of Riga souvenirs presented at the Baltic similar to the new bike bicycle promotion pretty much greenish comes along. Good that appear after the great crisis of increasing numbers of success almost guaranteed ...

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Once Lette Lette forever?

Citizenship is a hot issue in Latvia - have been ever since independence in 1991. In 1998, the last change, moreover, virtually by referendum with a complicated question of a double negation, that hardly any voter has the time really well understood. Meanwhile, he is member of Latvia are European Union, in which the other Member States, many Latvian citizens "emigrated". This raises the question of dual citizenship is now very different.

It earlier dropped about whether in exile grew Latvians it should have a right and it looks like the immigrants of the Soviet era in the country, so it is now about which bind to expatriate Latvians at their home in some form.

for dual citizenship are therefore just a few older people, call themselves as an example of returnees, as the representative of the unity Uldis Grava. The competent authority points out that even now, children, the Latvian citizenship regardless of whether they live abroad or have another citizenship granted. The former head of the Naturalisation Board defends itself but on the other hand, to grant foreign-born nationals, who themselves or whose parents do not have that applied immediately after independence, claiming that these individuals did not possess any real connection to Latvia, not speaking the language and sometimes do not even know where to find the land. These people need in their view in fact just another citizen of one EU member country. The bill does not require knowledge of Latvian. It considers it unjust to about 70järhigen people who were born in Latvia, for the naturalization of a language text . Impose

According to the authorities, there are currently 30,000 people with Latvian nationals who live abroad and also hold the citizenship of their country of residence. These are mostly refugees and their children who have left Latvia during the Second World War and applied for up to date 1995, the Latvian citizenship. Who this event has to pass, but can be still Latvian citizen, but only loss of his former nationality. This would remove the amendment.

The Authority is however pointed out that in 1998 the practice of only one nationality worldwide the standard, but was given a higher mobility and numerous mixed marriages more and more states not only the dual nationality but tolerate even multiple citizenship. Of course, this raises many questions. No one can decide whether he wants to be around by letter, or even Canadians. This would be in the case of crime and convicted of interest when it comes to where to connect the sentence is. Of course, that, in certain cases a State may declare its willingness to engage in a prisoner with him. Another issue would be the military service, which has been abolished, but in Latvia almost four years. The question of military conflict is the time being not to Latvian citizens - and that will hopefully remain so in the 21 Century, the authority.

Within the European Union but it must now be possible to adopt the citizenship of the host country, we fulfilled the conditions, without compromising that of the country of origin.

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difficult to form a government

Although the two major parties have won the previous minority coalition of Valdis Dombrovskis in Latvia with 55 of 100 seats in a clear majority, since 2 October in Latvia in order to form a new government haggled.

are in this country Gentlemen Agreement unknown, according to which in the absence of the opposition coalition MPs random minorities prevented. Rather than engage the opposition in the parliamentary work with have been here so far monopolized the post of the coalition factions.

offers to the Russian-dominated Harmony Centre provided for discussion and speculation in the formation of a government which fell mainly on the disunity of the list of coalition unity government. Some stood across to the inclusion of the Russians and the others put their veto on the participation of the nationalists, until the last moment.

The same animosity provided for hard-departmental award. Not only that the Union should take on the Greens and farmers all seem difficult in the social sector ministries such as, but the forces of unity could not agree. This led to some somewhat surprising decisions.

So it finally came to the proposal, the former Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks be entrusted by the relatively small company for a different policy with the Ministry of Defence and to compensate with the title of deputy prime minister, is to be while former Defense Minister Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis foreign minister.

This former Minister of various Governments and EU member was in the past twenty years, a typical example of Fraktionsnomadentum, finally he came out of the now dramatically reduced from nationalist party For Fatherland and Freedom, after he was not there elected chairman. continue

Their work should also Interior Minister Linda Murniece, which was not by the voters with a parliamentary mandate. Murniece is in her office regularly struck with items that tend not to be in line with European values, their draconian response to the occupation of a bridge in Bauska as a protest against the closure of the local hospital.

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Freaky Decade

Szenenfoto from "Freak Orlando" in the book by Ulrike Ottinger (Berlin 1981)

During occurred in the seventies, "Freaks" in this country possibly even in the form of the inevitable dwarf Auguste in large circuses in the show staging area in appearance, seemed they have practiced at this time a special fascination for artists and intellectuals to. Example of this may be the then emerging popularity of the photos by Diane Arbus, or the rediscovery of Tod Browning film "Freaks".

The standard still used today on the subject, "show freaks and monsters" appeared 1974th David Levi Strauss is the author herein before the famous "show freaks" of old and interesting statements leads to the concept and the "psychology" of the "Freaks" and defining the supposedly "normal" from "Ab-normal" on. At the end of the book refers to a page with an empty frame: The reader has to glue the possibility of his own likeness.

The pictures are from the artists and collectors Felix Adanos in the mid-70s with his "Panopticum 1900" an acclaimed exhibition on "Rrrrrraritäten, curios, limbs and Athletes" presented.

Many examples of artistic engagement with the issue always provided André Heller. Especially in the film industry were "freaks" very present, so with Ulrike Ottinger its really bulky film "Freak Orlando" in 1981.

enjoyed great popularity, however, the great films of Federico Fellini and of course the film version of "The Tin Drum" with the "freak" Oscar Matzerath as a main character.

prevailed in the '80s, the "Poltical Correctness," the "Freak" was primarily regarded as a disabled man whose "exceptional" or "specificity" to see as was aware. One example is the criticism of the involvement of "Little Helmut" at Circus Roncalli in 1983, which was not finally continued: "The little man is suffering severely from his expulsion, young Helmut is expelled from the Kingdom of the jester, where he was for many years King . No one from all the fashionable critical (...) intellectual, all questioning scene members asked him whether he has made his work much. " (Bernhard Paul Roncalli and his artists, Cologne 1991, p.135)

present a new desire seems most bizarre, "abnormal" pay, then toured as the group "Tigers Lillies' success with their "freak show" by the country ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeuJoTs6MT8&feature=player_embedded ) and the actress and clown-wife Catherine Witerzens presented in her new solo program "show booth" and others as "dwarf princess Perla" and as "the ugliest woman in the world" ( http://www.theatersolo.de )

- perhaps indicative of the beginning of a new "Freaky Decade "...

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