Latvian Political Monitor

Smiltēns demands judge Rinc's explanation over possible violence against his wife

Minister of Smart Administration and Regional Development Edgars Tavars (AS) has suspended the State Secretary of VARAM Edvīns Balševics, suspending the payment of his salary. Earlier, Balševics was suspended for the period of an official inspection but continued to receive his salary. Today E. Tavars issued an order providing for the suspension of Balševics, based on Article 39, first paragraph of the State Civil Service Law.

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In January, the National Botanical Garden was added to the Nature Conservation Agency, promising less bureaucracy and more efficient management. Now, citing the same arguments, the new minister responsible for the sector, Edgars Tavars (AS), wants to separate the garden again. https://t.co/L2vrLTOEQR https://t.co/rUfs9BSz7w

Reform after reform: shortly after being merged, the Botanical Garden is already being separated from the Nature Conservation Agency

Kulbergs' parliamentary secretary caught in debt trap - what does his declaration reveal?

Declared debts of 9,402 euros for Kulbergs' parliamentary secretary

Minister of Smart Administration and Regional Development Edgars Tavars (AS) has fully revoked the previous minister's decision on Preiļi municipality territorial planning, and partially on Bauska municipality territorial planning. https://t.co/YP7ayujqsv

AS stands on the path of backwardness. Minister Tavars revokes the decisions of previous minister Čudars, which recognized the restrictions imposed by Bauska and Preiļi on wind energy as unlawful. Municipalities that receive grants from the state (read: Riga and Pierīga) unreasonably restrict business, and the minister supports them. In this way, no businesses will soon be able to obtain operating permits https://t.co/Bu1VEtsgMz

Revokes previous minister's decisions on two municipalities' VES regulation (1)

Regarding the governance of state-owned companies... it must be fundamentally changed in the next government. All state-owned companies must be placed under the Latvian Development Fund, where there would be professional management and the earned money would be reinvested and earn, rather than be consumed in maintaining the state apparatus. Investments would earn with interest. The shares of this LV Development Fund would be listed on the stock exchange and would obtain the necessary capital for energy projects, regional construction, strengthening the border, infrastructure projects such as roads and railways, etc.

Kulberg's eye is twitching. But who chose this government?

Kulbergs: My eyelids are twitching and I want to cry from bureaucracy

Kulberg's "eye corners twitch" and he wants to cry - what causes such a reaction?

In private business, the manager is the decision-maker who allows things to happen but simultaneously takes full responsibility. In government, you depend on 3 coalition partners and their behavior in the Saeima. Therefore, without a dominant mandate from voters, it is impossible to achieve real bureaucracy reduction. After the elections, if society gives such a mandate, AS will certainly accomplish it.

Kulbergs: My eyelids twitch and I want to cry from bureaucracy.

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"These meetings are killing me" Kulbergs criticizes bureaucracy in state administration

@tv24_lv Bureaucracy can be reduced by doing! The commission I lead this year made changes to several laws, actually reducing bureaucracy, especially in construction. This week the commission heard Endziņš. And it turns out that in half a year @AndrisKulbergs has not met with him even once! More work and fewer speeches!