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• Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks: Latvia will not create any obstacles in free movement of people from Rumania and Bulgaria
• Most popular parties in November: Peoples Party, Union of Greens and Farmers and The Concord Centre

On 8 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks at the conference on migration issues stated that Latvia has always been against any restrictions regarding labour force migration within the EU. The Minister said that Latvia will not introduce any barriers regarding free movement of people from Rumania and Bulgaria after both countries join the EU on 1 January 2007.  Artis Pabriks voiced his support for the establishment of inter-institutional working group, which would elaborate a framework document concerning employment policies in the context of migration.

On 8 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks at the conference on migration issues stated that Latvia has always been against any restrictions regarding labour force migration within the EU. The Minister said that Latvia will not introduce any barriers regarding free movement of people from Rumania and Bulgaria after both countries join the EU on 1 January 2007. Artis Pabriks voiced his support for the establishment of inter-institutional working group, which would elaborate a framework document concerning employment policies in the context of migration. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

According to the latest public opinion survey conducted by the company "Latvijas fakti" in November, the People’s Party is the most popular political party – 16.6 % citizens of Latvia would vote for it if the Saeima elections were held in November. The Union of Greens and Farmers is supported by 13.5% of citizens; the Concord Centre by 10.4%; the New Era by 9.6%; and the Latvia’s First Party/ Latvia’s Way by 6%. Other parties are supported by less than 5% of the respondents.

According to the latest public opinion survey conducted by the company "Latvijas fakti" in November, the Peoples Party is the most popular political party – 16.6 % citizens of Latvia would vote for it if the Saeima elections were held in November. The Union of Greens and Farmers is supported by 13.5% of citizens; the Concord Centre by 10.4%; the New Era by 9.6%; and the Latvias First Party/ Latvias Way by 6%. Other parties are supported by less than 5% of the respondents. Diena