... Soviet integration ties in the East for good and further incorporating their economies into the economic and infrastructural space of the European Union. This is most clearly manifested in the desire to withdraw from the Belarus–Russia–Estonia–Latvia–Lithuania (BRELL) power grid and integrate their power networks into the European Union’s interconnected energy system. Besides, the Baltic states are keen to diversify energy sources to overcome Gazprom’s monopoly on the region’s gas market. LNG terminals have been built in the Baltic Sea region
for this very purpos
...
... Celmina, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission.
During the conversation the parties touched upon the issues related to the preparation and holding of the annual international Riga Conference in October 2019, as well as various aspects of bilateral Russia-Latvia relations, and relations between Russia and the European Union as a whole.
... 2019, Riga Dialogue, an annual international high-level expert conference, was held in Riga.
The 2019 meeting was devoted to “Crisis Management and Strategic Stability in the Euroatlantic Community”. Traditionally, the meeting was organized by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs with the support of international partners, including Russian International Affairs Council.
The meeting was attended by experts, diplomats, parliamentarians, and high-ranking officials from a number of European ...
On November 20, 2018, in the Latvian Embassy in Russia, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with ambassadors of the Northern European States. Heads of diplomatic missions of Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Estonia took part in the meeting....
Ivan Timofeev, Program Director of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), and RIAC Program Coordinator Anna Kuznetsova took part in the meeting of experts “Russia, Latvia, and Europe after the Warsaw NATO Summit” that was held in Riga on October 29, 2016 within the framework of the Riga Conference on international security issues.
The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic ...
On September 14, 2016 the Latvian Institute of International Affairs (Riga) held a public debate “
The West and Russia: Bridges or Walls?
” which was attended by experts, politicians and media representatives.
RIAC Program Manager Ekaterina Chimiris represented at ...
... Union’s gas needs, with Poland, Italy and Germany accounting for 60% of that amount. Germany, the biggest consumer in the European Union, buys 33% of Russian gas going to the EU. However, recent events show that these fears have not yet resulted in ... ... 2 pipeline.
As expected, the East European champions of the “energy independence” strategy, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, are the fiercest opponents of the project. Their
argument
predictably is that preserving the gas transportation ...
... Prospects for EU–Russia Relations under Latvian Presidency
”. The event was organized jointly with the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Moscow.
Opening speeches were made by RIAC President
Igor Ivanov
, the Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Russia
Astra Kurme
and the head of European Union's delegation in Russia
Vygaudas Ušackas
.
“The Ukrainian crisis has brought to light those negative trends in EU–Russia relations that had been building up over the course of years,”
Igor Ivanov
noted in his speech....
... newspaper called for negotiations between the EU and the Eurasian Union
[5]
.
This format of dialogue, based on economic pragmatism, may be the rescue remedy for the deteriorating political relationship between Russia and the EU. Under these circumstances, Latvia, which holds the European Union Presidency in the first half of 2015, has a chance to play an important role in promoting this “megadeal” and, accordingly, the resolution of the crisis of international relations in Europe.
Can Latvia become a mediator between ...
On October 16, 2014, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met Astra Kurme, Latvian Ambassador to Moscow, and Reinis Brusbardis, Third Secretary to discuss issues related to Latvia's EU presidency in the first half of 2015, possible ways to overcome the crisis in relations between Moscow and Brussels, and improving the efficiency ...
