#Latvia demands €7 billion in compensation from the #EU over #sanctions against #Russia, Prime Minister Kulbergs Latvia should receive an additional €7 billion from the EU’s next seven-year budget under the proposed Competitiveness Fund to cover both the economic consequences of severing ties with Russia and increased defence spending. Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said. Latvia’s economy is suffering from the consequences of the energy #crisis following the abandonment of #Russian oil and