Czech), Marc Fischbach (Luxemburger), Boštjan Zupančič (Slovenian), Nina Vajić (Croatian), John Hedigan (Irish), Margarita Tsatsa-Nikolovska (FYROMacedonia), Tudor Panţîru (Moldovan), Egils Levits (Latvian

    The Latvian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs I.   Reine. 3.

concept of an “ancient Baltic religious association” was misleading and had no scientific basis, because there had never been a universal and uniform “old Baltic faith” and Prussians, Lithuanians and Latvians

The matter giving rise to this complaint can therefore now be considered to be “resolved” within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (b). 83.

Latvia (no. 70930/01) The applicant, Ināra Blumberga, is a Latvian national who was born in 1939 and lives in Ventspils (Latvia).   She relied on Article   1 of Protocol No.

The Latvian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent at the time, Mrs   I.   Reine. 3.

Failure on a Government’s part to submit such information which is in their hands, without a satisfactory explanation, may not only give rise to the drawing of inferences as to the well-foundedness of

Similarly, amendments to the Latvian Civil Code which came into force in 2013 end the denial of the right to vote for those deprived of legal capacity.

doubtful authenticity of the submitted birth certificates; the argument that such a ground could not be a legal basis for the decision to refuse [the visas] is not such, as the evidence stands, to give rise

Leblond,   Adviser;   - for the Latvian Government (third party)   Ms K. Līce,   Agent, Ms E. L.

Rixe, a lawyer practising in Bielefeld. The German Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs A. Wittling-Vogel, Ministerialdirigentin , of the Federal Ministry of Justice. 3.

Latvian voters who wish to vote by post have to apply to the diplomatic mission or consulate concerned, where they are registered on a special list.