Latvia's population problems: How Riga dominates the country

Описание: 🔵 Latvia is one of the Baltic States. Riga was one of the biggest cities in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Empire. After the fall of the USSR, Riga as the capital of Latvia began to change.

🔵 Is Latvia different to the other Baltic States which emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union? Why does it dominate over the regions?

🔵 What infrastructure problems does Latvia have? Can the Latvian government solve them?

🔵 Russian propaganda calls Latvia a failed state. Is that true? Can Ukrainian war refugees help with Latvia's demographic problems?

🔵 Does Latvia have good connections with the European Union, including the other Baltic states Estonia and Lithuania? Do some Latvian regions or Latvian cities have links with Russia and Belarus?

🔵 Perhaps remote working can help with the issue, if internet speeds in the countryside are fast enough.

🔵 Latvia's neighbourhood is difficult. Can it defend its depopulating territory in the age of Russian aggression?

🔵 Bartosz Chmielewski provides expertise on this Baltic Sea republic.

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