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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8766

11 August 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/barroso commission/latvia
Call for Ingrida Udre's nomination to be withdrawn

Brussels, 10/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Transparency International-Latvia and the European Movement organised an impromptu demonstration in Riga to call for the withdrawal of the nomination of Saeima (Latvian parliament speaker) Ingrida Udre as European Commissioner in the Barroso Commission, replacing Sandra Kalniete, European Commissioner since 1 May 2004 (see Europe of 5 August, p.2). The demonstrators headed first to the seat of parliament and then the European Commission offices in Riga,...