2019年,拉脱维亚政局基本稳定。新政府成立并逐步开展工作,新总统产生。欧洲议会选举顺利完成。里加市政府在市政交通贪腐案曝光后,陷入一系列执政危机。2019年,拉脱维亚经济持续增长,但增速放缓,增速低于预期。反洗钱斗争初显成效。2019年,在外交和安全领域,拉脱维亚更加积极参与国际组织事务,在全球范围内寻求扩大双边合作关系,提高国家在国际社会中的形象和地位。社会生活领域,新政府加快推进行政区划改革,引起社会广泛讨论。2019年,中拉两国贸易额持续上升,多个合作项目落地。人文交流形式不断丰富,合作领域不断扩大。
In 2019,the political situation in Latvia was generally stable. Three months after the 13th Saeima election,the new government was finally established and it gradually implemented the Government Declaration. A new president was subsequently elected. The European Parliament election was held. Latvia elected 8 EP members. The Riga municipal government was trapped in a series of crises since the corruption case in Riga Municipal Transportation Company was revealed. In December,Saeima supported the dismissal of the Riga City Council in principle,and a special election would be held in 2020. Latvian economy continued to grow,but the speed was lower than expected. Fights against money laundering led to positive results.In 2019,In foreign policy and security,Latvia participated more actively in the affairs of international organizations,sought to consolidate and expand bilateral relationships,and tried to improve its image in the world. The new government accelerated the reform on administrative demarcations,which aroused heated debates in society. In 2019,The trade volume between China and Latvia continued to rise,and cooperation projects were implemented. People-to-people exchanges diversified and covered more areas.
Keywords: | LatviaAnti-money LaunderingEuropean Parliament ElectionReform of Administrative Demarcation |