• 6,000 residents of Latvia legally moved to other countries for permanent residency in 2008
• Saeima proclaimed 23 August as commemoration day of victims of Stalinism and Nazism

NRA reports that 6,000 residents of Latvia legally moved to other countries for permanent residency in 2008. 20% emigrated to Russia, 19,7% to Ireland, 11,1% to the Great Britain, and 10,1% to Germany. 60% of residents who left the country are Latvian citizens.

The Saeima supported proposal to proclaim 23 August (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) as commemoration day of victims of Stalinism and Nazism. Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize, NRA