The president of Latvia, mrs.Vaira Vike-Freiberga, gave a speech on the importance of history education in Latvia and Europe. A short summary of that speech can be found here.

The President of Latvia, mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, gave a speech on the importance of history education in Latvia and Europe. A short summary of that speech can be found here.

At the opening of the Conference the director of The Latvian Institute gave an interesting speech on the History of Latvia.

In the programme you can find an overview of all the lectures, active workshops and cultural visits which were organised during the conference.

The background contains information about the Conference Theme, location, practical information and more...