An assessment of remote work practice in the state administration is necessary, said Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis (AS) in an interview on “Rīta Panorāma”. The minister noted that remote work has brought many pluses, but there are also many questions, and it must be assessed whether remote work brings gains, not losses. 🖥️ https://t.co/4DugzTCxU3
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Biedrības 'Latvijas restarts' biedrs
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There was just a protest that was supported by Palestinian citizens. They're going to take away NGO money😅 Yes, it will be gone through whom to give and not to give. The councils should already slowly group up, reserve, and call Palestinians for a similar event, because this will be reduced pretty soon. No question! https://t.co/zRxOOa5O4M
Amusing how @Progresivie calls out @ZZS_ for placing their people in positions without a competition, but meanwhile they themselves just on 16 FEB in the railway tariff office LatRailNet with 20❗️ employees (where 2x are board members) quietly without a competition (at least I can't find one) extend the positions of 3x council members for 5 years. Why on earth does a small state company with 20 employees need 3x generously paid council members at all? For example 🇪🇪 such a function is under one roof - Competition Board with 59 employees and no council, performing both the Competition Council, and SPRK (regulator), and LatRailNet functions, which in Latvia together employ 243 employees and 3x sets of councils. This will be the first = No1. Liquidate the councils of any subsidiary capital company (totally pointless creation). No2. audit all redundant councils and inflated capital companies, which we @Apvienotais_ will do in government. https://t.co/Efbv0LcKLe
A pearl found by colleague A.Puče about opening an account 😅 The COVID ban on selling tights once really competes with this absurdity! https://t.co/x8oD0xRmzU
You apparently have not read your document? I have read it; it is an exact instruction on how banks are to assess farmers as bank clients and what information farmers are to be asked for, in order to decide whether they are 'sustainable' or not. If not, then the client is unfavourable and not good for the bank's 'green' portfolio. It literally says 'Unfavourable' and 'Favourable' client. The Bank of Latvia is not some news portal; the instructions published there are taken by the banking sector as a basis for assessing clients, because the Bank of Latvia will also assess the banks themselves that way. It directly affects clients. It is total nonsense; it is a harmful document that demands low productivity, pointless investments, and puts greenery above the interests of the state, people and farmers. https://t.co/zaKdf1QDpD
In connection with the prosecutor's protest submitted on June 16 of this year, the government led by A. Kulbergs must return to the consideration of the prosecutor's protest and annul the previously adopted decision insofar as it contradicts the law.
Another dirty legacy we received from the coalition led by the New Unity. The prosecutor's office is investigating this case and I fully support it. The possible culprits must be identified, and I hope that will happen soon. One can understand the desire to cover up one's erroneous, questionable, and careless decisions with political noise, but that is the worst thing one can do to the rule of law and the search for truth. At least do not be hypocrites, PRO and JV, and admit that you yourselves already in April considered the possibility of revoking this very decision and abandoned it for exactly the same reasons that are being voiced today. Namely, it cannot be done legally. The government is not a court, it's that simple. We @Apvienotais_ want to establish the truth, so we are acting. We will turn to the Constitutional Court asking it to assess the possible violation of powers by the Siliņa government in the wood industry case. We ask both PRO, JV, and other deputies to join in signing the application.
@AndrisKulbergs@Progresivie I urge you to show the full document to the public, rather than creating a misleading impression about the government's mandate for the economy minister to agree on a price. Your attached picture does not confirm anything of the sort.
Then, when suddenly @Progresivie develops amnesia. You yourselves have swept it under the rug and now you're playing the fool... I'm tired of watching this, I've already seen it in the RailBaltica investigation commission, where your presence was widely represented. I will not allow that anymore. In general, you in the PRO government exactly on July 15, 2025 gave the Minister of Economics such a mandate... you gave Mr. Valainis such a task. Ask your ministers and don't pretend to be ignorant now. 🤔
Regarding the Telia and Tet/LMT deal, Kulbergs says that 'an agreement on the sale price has been reached with V.Valainis'. What does that even mean? Since when can one negotiate a price with Valainis like that? The Minister of Economics does not have such a mandate. https://t.co/1hJrrO3FK3
@DDaugavietis45@MGruskevics@Inga__Berzina@Jauna_Vienotiba I have only one question - where has the Minister of Justice @EdvardsSmiltens gone? Why does @AndrisKulbergs have to deal with this alone? It's a legal matter after all... if there is such confidence in the decision, then there should be full support from the Ministry of Justice publicly too. Right?
@MGruskevics@Inga__Berzina@Jauna_Vienotiba I have always valued you highly for your intellect, not for your values, which are stretched and weak, but please - stop playing the fanboy and support your current boss. Everyone has had enough of you trying to explain his decisions on portal X when no one asks.
@MGruskevics@Brivibas36@AndrisKulbergs@EvikaSilina@VKontrole One can, of course, discuss constitutional precedents, but the facts are that the previous government supported a 50M gift to some companies, a criminal process has been initiated, the Prosecutor General called on the Cabinet of of Ministers to recognize them as unlawful, and the government decided not to do so.
@suvajevs@Brivibas36@AndrisKulbergs@EvikaSilina@VKontrole Why only about this? Because the consequences of this decision can be constitutional, as it will set precedents - how far the Cabinet of Ministers can decide on matters within the competence of one company's board and what responsibility do Cabinet members have?!
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@UldisVarnevichs@Brivibas36 Previous government ministers had reason to believe that the documents prepared by @Zemkopibas_min contained truthful info. @AndrisKulbergs is aware that the information was distorted. There is a difference. The initiated criminal process will reveal more about the persons involved.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Tieslietu ministrs
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@ineselibina Shall we open the topic about the botch and the ex-Minister's responsibility in these Unity Evika Siliņa government decisions, your opinions and their quality in the context of this scandal? About the received inheritance, its causes and consequences that the new @AndrisKulbergs government now has to deal with? https://t.co/o8i4dR2Kxi
Severe personal disappointment and a legal botch. Very weak, Mr. Prime Minister. I cannot believe that what was said has a non-political approval from @Tieslietas! https://t.co/XujfSAfZBo
No surprises - since the moment Kulbergs entrusted ZZS to lead the Ministry of Agriculture, it was clear that the cover-up of the scandal would continue. As recently as February, the Prime Minister clearly called this scandal corruption. https://t.co/XMEWwNSh6U
❗️ Civil society and non-governmental organizations are one of the cornerstones of democracy. We remind Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs that in point 51 of the government declaration, the government has committed to strengthening support for civil society. Let's follow along to ensure this commitment is also implemented in practice.
Day No.24 in the prime minister's chair. Homework must also be done by the prime minister. You cannot sort out a country if everything at home isn't in technical order. 🙂 Today: ➖️ An early morning interview on @TV3zinas's 900 sekundes. After that @lsmlv ➖️ Classified documents day – reports from state services have piled up over the month. I can say that about half of them actually contain nothing that social network users wouldn't already know. We still classify too much information in the country and unreasonably hide it from the public. ➖️ Met with the UAE ambassador to Latvia 🇦🇪🇱🇻. The conversation quickly became open and constructive, because I myself have a personal connection with the United Arab Emirates – I worked there in 2000 and know the country well. We agreed to push cooperation in investment, defense and economic areas much faster, taking concrete steps to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. ➖️ Met with @elnormous to hear his vision of the resilience of Latvia's state ICT systems against cyberattacks – what needs to be done, what needs to be changed and what needs to be supplemented to make our digital environment safer. ➖️ In parallel with the prime minister's work, work on approving and submitting the @Apvienotais_ municipal election candidate lists must also continue. This week the final program of the United List also has to be approved. ➖️ Special greetings to our 🇨🇦 Canadian friends on Canada Day! Canada is a great example of how allies provide not only political but also real military support, deploying their armed forces where they are most needed – also in Latvia.
✅ VARAM and LDDK: common understanding on business development in Riga and regions. The Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development Minister Edgars Tavars met with the Latvian Employers' Confederation council to discuss the ministry's work priorities for the coming months and current business environment issues. The goal of the meeting was to strengthen cooperation between the state and employers to promote entrepreneurship. During the conversation, both sides affirmed a common vision on the need to reduce bureaucracy, strengthen municipalities' motivation for business development, and create a purposeful Riga development and industrialization policy. Improvements to state ICT governance, sustainable use of natural resources, and priorities for the next EU funds planning period were also discussed. The minister emphasized that Riga must compete with Tallinn, Vilnius, Stockholm, and Helsinki, not with Latvian cities, while stressing that a strong capital city and strong regions are mutually complementary prerequisites for Latvia's growth. At the end of the meeting, VARAM and LDDK confirmed readiness to continue close cooperation to drive changes important for the business environment and strengthen Latvia's competitiveness. #APVIENOTAISSARAKSTS#LDDK#Reģioni#EdgarsTavars