2016~2017年拉脱维亚发展报告

Abstract:During the year of 2016 to 2017，Latvia stayed in political and social stability. Since February 2016，the current government has carried out a series of measures and reforms to strengthen the national economy，security and identity，as well as to improve the demographic situation. In June 2017，the local elections for the city councils and municipality councils took place and elected 1，614 deputies. In economic aspect，all industries generally achieved steady growth，however，the growth of GDP did not meet the expectation. The project “Rail Baltica” progressed with the agreement defining route，project deadlines and common technical standards among the three Baltic countries. Grounded on EU and NATO，foreign policy has been shaped by principled pragmatism to seek cooperation with others who share the same principles and goals. Within “16+1” Coorperation，China and Latvia have strengthened policies integration，ecomomic cooperation and cultural exchange，but problems still exist. In 2018，Latvia will celebrate Centenary. A wide range of celebratory events and festivities is prepared to strenghten the spirit of nationhood and a sense of belonging amongst the people of Latvia，and to communicate Latvia as an active，responsible player in the field of building international and inter-cultural relationships.

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