2015 in Latvia

none 2015 Events in the year 2015 in Latvia. State officials Position Person Remarks President of Latvia Andris Bērziņš (till July 7) Raimonds Vējonis (from July 8) Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma Second Straujuma cabinet Speaker of the Saeima Ināra Mūrniece Events January January 1: Latvia joined the European Union presidency, replacing Italy; electricity market opening. January 16 — Latvia to the European Commission was transfer 1.2 billion euros from the 2009 loan. May May 24 — Aminata Savadogo represents Latvia in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, finishing 6th.Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final http://www.eurovision.tv/page/results?event=2083&voter=LV Eurovision.tv 24 May 2015 24 May 2015 June June 3 — 2015 Latvian presidential election: Raimonds Vējonis of the Green Party is elected President.http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/?doc=106319 Presidential elections in Latvia to take place on June 3 July July 1 — Luxembourg joined the European Union presidency, replacing Latvia; July 8 — Raimonds Vējonis replaced Andris Bērziņš in post of President of Latvia. September In the autumn of 2015 was the largest grain harvest in Latvian history.http://www.la.lv/visu-laiku-lielaka-raza-glabatavas/ Šoruden nokulta visu laiku lielākā graudu raža; Latvijā nepietiek glabātavu La.lv 2015-11-10 2015-11-14 lv October October 26 — In Garkalne Municipality on A2 road truck knocked down a children training team of Riga Cycling school, suffered an accident 13 people.DELFI http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/criminal/kravas-auto-garkalne-notriec-bernu-ritenbrauceju-grupu.d?id=46634141 Kravas auto Garkalnē notriec bērnu riteņbraucēju grupu Delfi.lv 26 October 2015 2015-10-27 lv December December 1 — service was transferred to the restored building of the Latvian National Museum of Art.Restaurētā LNMM ēka šodien oficiāli nodota ekspluatācijā https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064438/http://www.tvnet.lv/zinas/latvija/586336-restaureta_lnmm_eka_sodien_oficiali_nodota_ekspluatacija 2015-12-08 , tvnet.lv, 2015-12-1 lv December 7 — Prime minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation. Deaths February 7 — Baiba Caune, cyclist (b. 1945)http://www.evelo.lv/lv/zinas/aizsaule-aizgajusi-legendara-latvijas-ritenbrauceja-morzika-caune Aizsaulē aizgājusi Latvijas riteņbraukšanas leģenda Baiba Evīna Caune-Morzika Evelo.lv 2015-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074913/http://www.evelo.lv/lv/zinas/aizsaule-aizgajusi-legendara-latvijas-ritenbrauceja-morzika-caune 2015-12-08 dead lv April 5 — Pāvels Kovaļovs, triple jumper (b. 1990) September 17 - Ingrīda Andriņa, stage and film actress (b. 1944)Mūžībā aizgājusi Latvijas Nacionālā teātra aktrise Ingrīda Andriņa lv September 23 — Kārlis Zariņš, opera singer (b. 1930)http://www.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/muzika/kultura/muziba-aizgajis-izcilais-tenors-karlis-zarins.a146980/ Mūžībā aizgājis izcilais tenors Kārlis Zariņš Lsm.lv 2015-10-27 lv References 2015 Category:2010s in Latvia Category:Years of the 21st century in Latvia Latvia Latvia