Latvian Political Monitor

We familiarized ourselves with the objections raised by institutions regarding the immigration report. They give a reason why to do nothing. Kulbergs is starting to become like Siliņa, arrogance and the rich lobby are overriding Latvia's interests. #LatvijaLatviešiem #AustrisStankevics #ElīnaBalode https://t.co/2DvzrMsqNA

No, these are universal principles in educated societies with wise leaders - regardless of the length of the mandate or short-term, business or political environment. What matters is the ability to work together cohesively toward common goals. This is in no way compatible with sandbox-level mutual squabbles. But here one must remember that AS is not that far from JV. There are plenty of currents here, among which symbolic was @AndrisKulbergs' decision to appoint the deputy of Dzintars Zaķis, a semi-criminal, political schemer, partner of the Zilupe mafia boss, as... Minister of Justice. A symbolic testament to @Apvienotais_ and @AndrisKulbergs' attitude toward the Republic of Latvia.

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❗️❗️❗️Labor must be brought in from other countries, says @RostovskisA. There is no other way out, he adds. 🇱🇻🚗 However, unfortunately there are still cases where Latvians willing to work leave our country. 🇳🇴 Two months ago, an older woman from a small town on the Kurzeme coast went to Norway, where she was paid a salary of 800 euros at a local grocery store. I understand that in the age of artificial intelligence, the seller is a disappearing profession and rural shops do not have large turnover. ☝️However, the overall numbers must be taken into account. 👉 SIA “Rimi Latvija” profit in 2025 was 39 million euros. 👉 SIA “Maxima Latvija” - 50 million. 👉 Lidl's profit is negative, but that is because the company is rapidly expanding its operations in Latvia, and its turnover in 2024 was 460 million. Of course, Latvian Elvi and Top and those that the Enterprise Register shows lower incomes must compete with these international concerns. It is understandable if the members of lobbyist Rostovskis's @LTRK_uznemeji association do not care what kind of employees will work for low wages - Latvians or Uzbeks. 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻 But that is important for the Latvian state! We must call Latvians back and business must also get involved in promoting re-emigration. Therefore, one of the goals of the compatriots' return program must be support measures for those entrepreneurs who employ people previously working in England, Ireland and Germany, and sanctions against those traders who pay humiliatingly microscopic wages. 🇵🇱 And we must learn from Poland how to get compatriots back! We can do this especially because the average wage in the country is rising! #ReemigrācijaNevisIslams p.s. The portrait of a Latvian woman in Norway was created by AI

Rinkēvičs: Kulbergs' government still has some urgent matters to complete before the Saeima elections

⚠️ Why did the news services of Latvian Radio and Latvian Television NOT operate in crisis mode during and after the storm? Just now, a SEPLP representative explained to Saeima deputies in a presentation that they had followed THE LETTER OF THE LAW - neither President Rinkēvičs, nor Prime Minister Kulbergs, nor the ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers had declared a state of emergency. Therefore, the radio and television program was not changed and adapted to the real crisis situation. While people were left without electricity, communications, and necessary information, public media continued their usual programming. For the bureaucracy, there was NO CRISIS SITUATION - so everything was fine on air as well! Fantastic state administration logic: we don't declare a state of emergency and then announce that there was no basis to work in crisis mode.

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⚠️ Why did Latvian Radio and Latvian Television news services NOT work in crisis mode during and after the storm? Just now, a SEPLP representative explained to Saeima deputies in a presentation that they followed the letter of the law — neither President Rinkēvičs, nor Prime Minister Kulbergs, nor Cabinet ministers had declared a state of emergency. Therefore, the radio and television program was not changed or adapted to the real crisis situation. While people were left without electricity, communications, and necessary information, public media continued their regular programming. Bureaucracy had NO CRISIS SITUATION — so everything was fine on air! Fantastic state administration logic: we don't declare a state of emergency and then announce that there was no reason to work in crisis mode.

Valainis: Kulberg's government is technical because it has not started work on the state budget.

We are all judged by others according to their own understanding. Kulbergs' situation is nothing special. He is a politician, a prime minister, who for years sharply criticized the previous prime minister and ministers. Then he energetically and convincingly promised to decide, solve, work. Now people are disappointed that they believed, because there is nothing of what was expected and promised. That's normal.

“One of the former directors, who knew old Hermanis and his family well, just told me that the young Hermanis in his life has hardly ever dug a shovel into the ground with his own hands…” How common this creature turns out to be. https://t.co/3jRfLpuO6o

No one is braking the review of the immigration issue in the government, but it is expected that it will be done qualitatively, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) said in an interview on “Rīta Panorāma”. “If we really want to sort out this issue, Friday is the place to do it,” the Prime Minister said.

@yukabrother After Kulbergs' viģika no. 68, I no longer agree with that. If a person openly stands against fighting immigration and bureaucracy, then he is dangerous to the Latvian state and that must be said directly and openly.

PM: Need to find where to earn and save money for the budget