Today (8 May) the Latvian Parliament, the Saeima, approved amendments to the Latvian Constitution, enabling the Baltic State to hold a referendum on the country's EU membership on 20 September. With this step, Latvia has removed a serious judicial obstacle to joining the EU.
Until now Latvia's Constitution did not allow a referendum to be held on international matters. It also said that only Latvian institutions have the mandate for decision-making. The Constitution was established dur...
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