Europe - What's Next? # The Short Dream - A Journey Through Latvia # 01.05.2011

We visited Latvia once before more than a decade ago. Now we’ve returned to the tiny republic in north-eastern Europe, met the people we talked to before and asked them how they’ve been getting along. The country was hit hard by the global financial crisis, but hardly anyone was heard griping about it. The Latvians have been trying to build up their confidence and look ahead. We talk to the manager of a brick factory in Cēsis, a worker on an organic farm in Renda, and a former student who has since found a job in Kuldīga. They are many voices in one small country.