From Reykjavík to Riga – Greetings and congratulations on the occasion of Latvia´s independence celebration.
Let us ask ourselves a simple question: Have the expectations of the pioneers of the independence movement been realized? Observed from afar, the answer to these questions seems in the main to be a positive one.
You have certainly consolidated your democratic institutions.
You have integrated your economy with the internal market of the EU- the largest free trade area in the world – and with the international commercial system. And, last but not least, you have taken out an insurance policy against potential future agression by joining both NATO and The European Union. Those are no mean achievements.
Continue reading