Brussels, 24/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a joint declaration made on Saturday 22 November, the French presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission explained the European Union's commitment to grant financial assistance to Latvia to calm tension that had recently appeared on the country's markets. The draft explained that, “We are in close consultations with the Latvian authorities and the International Monetary Fund to develop a joint response to the growing tensions in...