The company "Jūlijas Ūdres franču valodas privātprakse" deals with French language teaching, translation and interpretation. From 2010, the company actively cooperates with other companies in the realization of government contracts. Currently, the company's "Jūlijas Ūdres franču valodas privātprakse" specialist teaches French language to Latvian Defense Ministry officials. The company actively offers services in French from 2006. Among the company's clients are the guard of the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia's Interior Ministry officials, the Citizenship and Migration Board employees, the Latvian Parliament, the Representation of European Union officials in Latvia (European Home), etc. The company´s specialist requires continuous updating of information in order to provide professional services and to be competitive in the market of the Republic of Latvia. The specialists have to develop linguistic and professional knowledge of French history, economy and politics. The possibility of training in France will allow the company personnel to upgrade knowledge in all the areas mentioned above, which is very important, given that Latvia is Presidency country of European Union in 2015. Taking into account the memorandum about the perennial French language training programme for public administrations, signed by the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the International Francophone organisation, the Government of the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the French community of Belgium, "Jūlijas Ūdres franču valodas privātprakse" company has a reason to believe that the French language, as one of the leading languages of the European institutions and of world diplomacy, will be highly sought in 2014, in the period of preparation of the Republic of Latvia in EU Presidency and in 2015 – a period of the Presidency of the Republic of Latvia in the Council of the European Union. Only the highest qualified staff will provide quality French language Latvian public officials training with honour and carry the flag of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union.