Latvia on Tuesday (8 August) introduced new stricter laws for granting citizenship, refusing to grant it to those failing a Latvian language test three times.
Latvia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. During the Russian occupation, Latvians were deported from the country and Russians shipped in by Moscow in an attempt to "Russify" the Baltic state.
Some 450,000 ethnic Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians currently live in Latvia. Many of them were born in the...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.