Far from Brussels, Latvians are European at heart Along the border with Russia, Latvia's Latgale region was until recently one of the poorest regions in the country and in Europe. But with financial aid from EU, its cities are changing: new roads, schools, canals, cultural centres. Now the residents of the region definitely feel European. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES in the renovated city center of Rezekne, the municipality of Ludza and a cattle farm in the village of Zilupe on the Russian border