20.720 (2022)
1.8
51.645 (2021)
1.3
325.13 (2021)
15%
While specific details on Policy Objectives 4 and 5 might be challenging to pinpoint, we can examine how Latvia has leveraged Structural Funds to address the broader themes typically associated with these objectives.
Despite progress, Latvia faces challenges in maximizing the impact of Structural Funds. These include:
For the 2021-2027 programming period, Latvia is involved in the following Interreg programs: Cross-Border Cooperation.
Interregional Cooperation
While Latvia is actively engaged in cross-border cooperation through programs like Interreg Estonia-Latvia and Interreg Latvia-Lithuania, it also participates in the broader Interreg Europe program. Interreg Europe is a pan-European program that supports regional development through exchange of experiences and knowledge. It allows regions to collaborate on addressing common challenges. Unlike the cross-border programs, Interreg Europe doesn’t have a predefined list of participating regions. Instead, regions form partnerships based on shared interests and priorities.
Investment will be made in development cloud service competence centers and service provisions, enabling future interoperability with a European federated cloud. Investments are intended for: the Latvian State Radio and Television Center (SM), and Latvian National libraries (KM). “Computer library” education will be developed in cooperation with the involved parties management model in institutions, defining both the priority groups of learners as well as technical support, maintenance and maintenance of “computer libraries”. It is planned to develop recommendations for municipalities and educational institutions “computer for the creation of libraries” in educational institutions, ensuring the availability of ICT units for the learners who need it most, for the learning process to would increase the effectiveness of education and reduce inequality. Country Regional and local road renewal is very important for municipalities and the state could ensure the availability of services even in those areas where there are none relevant infrastructures (mobile social service, mobile libraries, car shops, ambulance, civil defense measures, etc.), as well as to the municipality could organize garbage collection, communal services provision, promote business in the entire administrative territory of the municipality, including the inhabitants of villages and homesteads typical of Latvia.
From 20 to 30 August 2023, the National Library of Latvia organized the summer school “Library as a Cultural Space for Community” within the framework of the European Commission’s “EU4Dialogue” project “EU4Dialogue: Improving exchanges across the divide through education and culture”. This time its participants are representatives of academic, public and national libraries, as well as representatives of museums and cultural sector non-governmental organizations from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova, including the Transnistrian region.
The goal of the summer school is to promote mutual communication, joint learning and unity by sharing the best practices of Latvian libraries and other cultural institutions in order to develop professional skills and competences in four thematic blocks: 1) library information resources and their management; 2) digitization and preservation of cultural heritage; 3) planning and development of services of libraries and cultural institutions; 4) cooperation with various organizations and local communities in the field of culture.
It is achieved through cooperation between Ludza, Rokiškis and Jēkabpils libraries. Libraries offering comfortable and pleasant conditions for families will be a place for socialisation and communication and where people can feel equal. Project activities: entertaining and educational activities “Family Time”; opportunity for parents and grandparents to participate in GAME hours in library premises; two joint festivals in Ludza and Rokiški with the participation of the most active families with children; joint seminars of the librarians involved in the project in Jēkabpils, Ludza and Rokiški, as well as a study trip to the libraries of Helsinki (Finland); purchase of interactive equipment, books, games in libraries for organizing project activities; creation of game platform “HOME” with information about partner municipalities, their institutions, natural and tourist objects – freely available in partner libraries. Project duration: 01.07.2020 – 31.10.2022 The project is financed by Interreg Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020I