Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal
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Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins announced his resignation on Thursday, engulfed by a scandal on taking private jets to official meetings, according to Politico. His departure effectively eliminates him as a challenger to EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis, a party colleague from Latvia who is angling to return to the Commission after voters elect a […] The post Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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