In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants.
The Baltic festival was launched in 2009 by Solvita Krese, Director at the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) as a response to budget cuts in culture, thanks to the economic crisis affecting Latvia at the time.
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Diplomats and aid officials say crises elsewhere in the world, along with donor frustration over the Taliban's policies toward women, including curbs on those who are aid workers, have spurred the cuts in funding.
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