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Corruption Prevention And Combating Bureau
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB; lv, Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs) is a specialised anti-corruption authority of Latvia. Its aim is to fight corruption in Latvia in a coordinated and comprehensive way through prevention, investigation and education. KNAB was established October 2002 and is fully operational since February 2003. KNAB is an independent public administration institution under the supervision of the Cabinet of Ministers. The supervision is executed by the Prime Minister. It is limited to the control of lawfulness of decisions. KNAB is also a pre-trial investigatory body and has traditional police powers. KNAB represents Latvia at the GRECO Greco may refer to: People * Greco (surname), a list of people with this surname * a masculine variant of Greca (given name), an Italian feminine given name * Greco Mafia clan, one of the most influential Mafia clans in Sicily and Calabria Wine .... The current director of KNAB is Jēk ...
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Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and the embezzlement and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts with an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption is most common in Kleptocracy, kleptocracies, oligarchy, oligarchies, narco-states, and mafia states. Corruption and crime are endemic sociological occurrences which appear with regular frequency in virtually all countries on a global scale in varying degrees and proportions. Each individual nation allocates domestic resources for the control and regulation of corruption and the deterrence of crime. Strategies which are undertaken in order to c ...
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Rūdolfs Kalniņš
Rūdolfs is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English given name Rudolph and may refer to: *Rūdolfs Balcers (born 1997), Latvian ice hockey player *Rūdolfs Bārda (1903–1991), Latvian footballer * Rūdolfs Baumanis (1909–1998), Latvian sports shooter *Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863–1908), Latvian writer, journalist and playwright *Rūdolfs Gaitars (1907–1945), Latvian military ''Waffen-Obersturmführer'' in the ''Waffen SS'' during World War II *Rūdolfs Jurciņš (1909–1948), Latvian basketball center and Olympic competitor * Rūdolfs Kociņš (1907-1990), Latvian military leader, one of the principal commanders of Battle of More *Rūdolfs Kundrāts (1904–????), Latvian football defender * Rūdolfs Ronis (1897–1970), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor *Rūdolfs Vītols Rūdolfs Vītols (April 15, 1892 – March 4, 1942) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Oly ...
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Normunds Vilnitis
Normunds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Normunds Lasis (born 1985), Latvian cyclist *Normunds Miezis (born 1971), Latvian chess Grandmaster *Normunds Pūpols (born 1984), Latvian high jumper *Normunds Sējējs (born 1968), Latvian ice hockey player and coach *Normunds Sietiņš Normunds Sietiņš (born 17 July 1967) is a retired Latvian high jumper. He finished eleventh at the 1986 World Junior Championships, reached the final but failed to record a mark at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 1 ... (born 1967), Latvian high jumper References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Ilze Jurča
Ilze is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ilze Bērziņa (born 1984), Latvian chess player and Woman Grandmaster (2009) *Ilze Blicavs, former Australian women's basketball player *Ilze Graubiņa (1941–2001), Latvian pianist *Ilze Gribule (born 1984), Latvia javelin thrower *Ilze Hattingh (born 1996), South African tennis player *Ilze Jākobsone (born 1994), Latvian basketball player *Ilze Jaunalksne (born 1976), Latvian journalist *Ilze Krontāle (born 1986), Latvian ice hockey player *Ilze Lankhaar or Candee Jay (born 1981), Dutch electronica artist *Ilze Rubene (1958–2002), Latvian chess player and Woman International Master *Ilze Viņķele Ilze Viņķele (born Ilze Vidiņa on 27 November 1971 in Rēzekne) is a Latvian politician, and the former Minister for Welfare and Minister for Health of Latvia. Currently, she is a member of the political party Movement For!, a part of the Deve ... (born 1971), Latvian politician, current Minister for Welfare of Lat ...
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Normunds Vilnītis
Normunds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Normunds Lasis (born 1985), Latvian cyclist *Normunds Miezis (born 1971), Latvian chess Grandmaster *Normunds Pūpols (born 1984), Latvian high jumper *Normunds Sējējs (born 1968), Latvian ice hockey player and coach *Normunds Sietiņš Normunds Sietiņš (born 17 July 1967) is a retired Latvian high jumper. He finished eleventh at the 1986 World Junior Championships, reached the final but failed to record a mark at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 1 ... (born 1967), Latvian high jumper References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Aleksejs Loskutovs
Aleksejs is a Latvian-language masculine given name. People named Aleksejs include: * Aleksejs Auziņš, Latvian footballer * Aleksejs Jurjevs, Latvian cyclist * Aleksejs Rumjancevs, Latvian canoer * Aleksejs Šarando, Latvian footballer * Aleksejs Saramotins, Latvian cyclist *Aleksejs Semjonovs Aleksejs Semjonovs (born 2 April 1973) is a retired Latvian international football midfielder, who also holds the Russian nationality. He obtained a total number of nine caps for the Latvia national football team, scoring two goals. His last ..., Latvian footballer * Aleksejs Širokovs, ice hockey player * Aleksejs Vidavskis, Latvian politician * Aleksejs Višņakovs, footballer {{Given name Latvian masculine given names Given names ...
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Alvis Vilks
Alvis may refer to: * Alvis Car and Engineering Company, British luxury car and military vehicle manufacturer which later became Alvis plc *Alvis plc (formerly United Scientific Holdings plc), a defence contractor which acquired Alvis Cars and became the UK's largest armoured vehicle manufacturer *Hayes Alvis (1907–1972), American jazz bassist and tubist *Max Alvis (born 1938), Major League Baseball player *Arvis, a major antagonist in the game '' Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'' *Alvis Darby (born 1954), American football player *Alvis E. Hamilton, a character in the anime ''Last Exile'' *Alvis, a major character in the video game ''Xenoblade Chronicles is a series of action role-playing games developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. It is a part of the '' Xeno'' metaseries created by Tetsuya Takahashi, but was formed after Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft in 2007. The se ...'' See also * Alvíss, a dwarf in Norse mythology {{disambiguati ...
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Guntis Rutkis
Guntis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Guntis Belēvičs (born 1958), Latvian politician *Guntis Džeriņš (born 1985), Latvian ice-hockey player *Guntis Endzels (born 1967), Latvian basketball coach *Guntis Galviņš (born 1986) Latvian ice-hockey player * Guntis Osis (born 1962), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic medalist *Guntis Peders (born 1973), Latvian track and field athlete, hurdler and Olympic competitor *Guntis Rēķis (born 1974), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor *Guntis Sics (born ????), Australian sound engineer * Guntis Ulmanis (born 1939), Latvian politician, fifth President of Latvia *Guntis Valneris Guntis Valneris (born in Riga) is a Latvian draughts player. He was the 1994 World champion in international draughts, a two-time European champion (1992, 2008), two-time World champion in fast draughts (1999, 2007), three-time Junior World cha ... (born 1967), Latvian draughts player {{given name Latvian masculine given names ...
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Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ...
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Jānis Roze
Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to: *Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician *Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician * Jānis Andersons (born 1986), Latvian ice hockey defenceman * Jānis Balodis (1881–1965), Latvian army general and politician * Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (1834–1891), Latvian architect * Jānis Bebris (1917–1969), Latvian footballer *Jānis Beinarovičs (1907–1967), Latvian wrestler * Jānis Bērziņš (1889–1938), Latvian and Soviet communist military official and politician * Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), Latvian basketball player *Jānis Birks (born 1956), Latvian politician *Jānis Blūms (born 1982), Latvian professional basketball player *Jānis Bojārs (born 1956), Latvian shot putter * Jānis Brikmanis (1940–2019), Latvian zoologist, environmental conservationist, radio and television presenter, and writer * Jā ...
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