Latvian Political Monitor

@Vinotava Please don't cast me in the role of some lawyer or lobbying, but I find it very suspicious that the obvious positive growth of two cities (Valmiera, Ogre) is being torn apart by bureaucrats because the bureaucratic letter of the law was not observed. Does no one care about the achieved goals and development anymore?

During its work, the working group led by Jānis Endziņš has reached various interesting and useful conclusions that will help to organize the state administration, making it more efficient, as well as more friendly to citizens and business.

📍It is unclear why there is political opposition to transferring supervision of non-bank lenders to @LatvijasBanka; 📍Without changing the existing municipal financial equalization model, many municipalities will be in an unenviable situation https://t.co/AM0WrgEdMs via @YouTube

⚖️ Rule of law begins with people's trust in the state. And trust begins with quality, accessible and modern legal services. We continue to develop notariat in three significant directions: ✔️ Digital notariat – modernization of notarial services and information systems to make services more convenient and efficient. ✔️ Orphan court reform – we advance the idea to gradually transfer notarial functions to sworn notaries, allowing orphan courts to fully focus on protection of children's rights and interests. ✔️ Modern land registry system – focusing on further development of the land registry system. With the Latvian Council of Sworn Notaries we will continue to work to make Latvia's justice system even more modern, effective and convenient for people!

Over the decades I have had to lead all sorts of group discussions, including those where it is discussed how greedy we are in forestry. Meanwhile, statistics show forest quality and area are growing. Where are such narratives produced? @GirtsRungainis is extremely on point in his opinion 👍 https://t.co/Sa3gf42oWE

@artuss @MStakis @Progresivie @janisdombrava Mičerevskis also paid for the KEF role 😅

@fineside420 @MStakis @Progresivie @janisdombrava Also my grandma has such a pension. Children/grandchildren help as much as we can, etc. But that's not the point. We discuss/argue respectfully and it will be for the first round. Without malice!👍🙏🏼

Our goal is not to demand ever more documents, but to ensure that public services are understandable, accessible and people-oriented. The state should be support, not a bureaucratic obstacle! What do the amendments mean in practice? ✅ If a child was born abroad and adoption or paternity was later established in Latvia, it will no longer be necessary to prove that such changes cannot be made in the child's country of birth. Fewer documents, faster process. ✅ Adopters will be able to submit an application for re-registration of the child's birth fact at any Latvian civil registry office, not only in Riga. ✅ Wider possibilities to change the name or surname of a minor child born abroad, for example by assigning the surname of one of the parents or renouncing a second name not used in everyday life, even if the child's country of birth does not make such changes. ✅ The procedure for concluding a marriage is also being clarified, making the regulation clearer and more uniform.

@fineside420 @MStakis @Progresivie @janisdombrava I respect and know both of them. Don't we discuss in such shallowness categories of Ķīšezers?

I have not really delved into G and U's experience. I didn't even know it existed. I invite you to judge objectively about LV, taking into account the current situation. If a specific NGO is clearly acting against the state (which can be seen), then close it and peace. Job is done!

@MStakis @Progresivie @janisdombrava Steven Seagal was also a beloved martial arts actor who left an indelible positive mark on the film industry. Today he is a cog in the Russian propaganda machine. And what else is a cog in the hybrid war, Mārtiņ? That's just it, parallels… 🤝

Today, national security means much more than just military defense. 🛡️ We must be ready to practically take care of our people if a military incident occurs during peacetime. Therefore, a clear and predictable procedure for how the state compensates for losses caused by such incidents is an essential part of our country's resilience. 🎙️ In a Radio Skonto interview, I explain how the new procedure for compensating military losses in peacetime will work in practice.

@IvarsAuzins @AlvisHermanis1 Exactly, Ivar! In the declaration you can only submit 600 EUR/year per child for justified expenses. This sum should be increased x2 as a minimum. That would be a great relief for parents with children.

@AlvisHermanis1 Among other things, Alvi, your party's guys played good-quality basketball in the “Politicians' Dribble”. I would gladly play against them next year if we are on the political floor.

@AlvisHermanis1 The Istanbul Convention is by nature recommendatory. It is not a law. It was simply used as a political protein before the elections. That is clear to everyone, I assume. In our party, quite a few can show a 3+ family card, including Kulbergs and me.

Yeah, can't show everything. Remember that Latvia is full of orc spies for whom such content is daily bread. If Maija joined ZZS, would go for a week to scenic Silene near Belarus, not see her family, get into fights etc., her rhetoric would be day and night. Hundred points!

@AlvisHermanis1 Alvi, I agree with you that demographics is a catastrophe. Rule change can also be called a change of priorities. Tangible funding goes to NGOs whose goals are to promote birth rates, not to associations that drag in a bunch of illegal immigrants.

@instant_mk Maija, I can't say whether you don't see or don't want to see reality, but you are wrong about this. The ZS guys have to be away from their families on weekends to hunt them in the forests, while that organization GPB helps them get here. Absurd and a crime against Latvia. What funding do they still get from the state?

A week in which society learned about the heavy legacy left by the previous period, the mirror of which is the new @Finmin macroeconomic forecasts. Currently, a lot of work must be invested so that Latvian society does not have huge problems in the future… https://t.co/tXKmu9Rzwp