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Vaira Vike-Freiberga

Former Psychology Professor at the Montreal University, from a family that left Latvia after the Reich’s collapse, Vaira Vike-Freiberga is President of Latvia.

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“We’ll Find A Way Out - Europeans Always Have”

by Vaira Vike-Freiberga

29 June 2005

The evolution of European construction follows its course as it always has, overcoming crisis. The cliché that crisis are an opportunity seems to be true for the EU. The European Constitution Treaty (ECT) was an extremely ambitious project as it had to be approved by all European nations, which (…)

"What Russia Can Learn From Germany"

by Vaira Vike-Freiberga

11 May 2005

In my country, Latvia, the German Nazis and their local collaborators committed the most appalling crimes ever known to humankind in that territory. It takes modesty and courage to regret the past. Openly acknowledging the controversial aspects is crucial to wipe out the ghosts of the past and (…)