was the town has always walk on the border of the Estonian and Latvian-populated territory. Only the city belonged to mixed ethnic Livonia, to draw the line was only after the independence of Estonia and Latvia in 1918 is required. At that time remained the greater part of the city for the Estonians. During the Cold War in the Soviet Union marched through the town then there's nothing additional, the irony of history after the end of the Cold War in 1991 was re-drawn. Inner Urban
gave it temporarily two border stations and several blocked roads. This does not mean that no more could go Estonians and Latvians from Latvia to Estonia. Problems were still numerous. First place, was used to cross the border yet, ID cards were not at that time. In this way, the passes were fast but full and the victims were forced to request new documents before the expiry date. Some people lived in one part of the city, but worked in the other. For surviving spouses, even the cemetery visit was so sudden a question of money.
were particularly affected the residents of Russian nationality, immigrants from the Soviet period, because of the legislation in Latvia and Estonia had the status of stateless persons particularly difficult when crossing the border because of the other country also needed a visa.
Worst hit, however, a Number of Estonian citizens, residents of a small street called on the Estonian side Põhja, North Street, and on the Latvian side Savienības, Union Street. The Estonians had built here in the Soviet era homes, some of which was located on the boundaries of 1920 but on the Latvian side. The suggestion of a territory exchange was rejected by the Latvian side.
These problems have been closed with the accession to the Schengen Agreement and the same goes for those Russian citizens who still live in the stateless status. On the other hand, Estonia and Latvia have developed over the past twenty years, very different. The Estonians charged in 2011 with the euro, while the Latvians still manage the consequences of the crisis.
drove the now 15 in the Estonian Valga working Latvian citizens to follow a call to the mayor, and is officially on the Estonian side of the site. The situation goes back to jobs in stable businesses such as furniture factory, a meat-packing plant and the landfill of Estonian Railway. Added benefits of a financial nature as a higher child benefits, lower taxes, a health care close to home - the listing of Latvians to the hospital half of the Estonian town is otherwise possible only with EU certificate of insurance, higher pension entitlements, the second column in the Estonian system is heritable as well as an albeit slightly higher minimum wage. The parties exchange their earnings usually not in the Latvian currency, as Estonia is also cheaper.
Politics in Latvia Valka is outraged. Every month we meet in joint planning, it is stated officially, a city two states, then one must learn from this move from the press. Spicy at the invitation of the Estonian colleagues, however, is that an application is only possible for those who have in the Estonian Valga friends or relatives, because the city has a part, is no living space and would be legally prevented from offering these Latvians. In this respect means Re-registration of 15 persons not necessarily that they live physically on the Estonian side. The mayor of the Estonian Valga is justified, however, pointing out that some of the charges in Valga workers regardless of whether they originate from Latvia or living in Estonia in another municipality, be transferred to the capital and not remain in place. This was his motivation. He promised the same time, to invest the revenue in each case in the improvement of infrastructure. There
a busy traffic and cross-border living is also available in Hesinki and Tallinn, two major cities, after all, separates the sea at a distance of 80km. Nevertheless, says we have long Talsinki. The Foreign Ministry in Riga has already stated that it was free Latvian citizens to take their residence in another country.
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