As discussed at the council meeting, Valka mayor Vents Armands Krauklis (Vidzeme Party) said the Finance Ministry's (FM) arguments are not fully justified because they are based on facts that no longer correspond to reality. He believes the FM also had newer data showing that the municipality's amount of liabilities has decreased, as well as information about other measures taken by the municipality to stabilize the financial situation https://t.co/gQnvOm7tb7
Main benefits for Latvia from faster transport electrification.
-Quieter and cleaner cities.
-Lower energy consumption in transport; depending on vehicle type, season, driving location, etc., it is 2-5 times lower, and for passenger cars most often about 3.5 times.
-Using electricity price fluctuations can also achieve a lower price per energy unit.
-The energy source for transport will be not almost 100% imported fuel, but about 80% locally produced electricity, of which about 80% comes from local resources.
-Lower vehicle maintenance costs.
-Faster progress towards meeting international commitments, reducing the risk of sanctions.
It is clear that replacing the vehicle fleet will be a long process. But first the problem should stop being made even bigger. Instead, politics is doing a race to the bottom ahead of 3 October, pandering to prejudices and maintaining the illusion that buying a fuel-powered car is economically safe for oneself and society as a whole, which is impossible. With great fanfare, money is being moved from one pocket of voters to another. Continuing to indirectly send money to Vovochka, after years of pathetically beating the drums of sanctions and moral condemnation. Fuel price fluctuations can be unpleasant, but they are a wake-up call from reality.
Politician Jūlija Stepaņenko's (SV/J) father Sergejs Fedotovs and his company “Forma ŽBI” have for several years provided material support to the Russian military in Ukraine. Already in 2022, the company produced anti-tank obstacles and stoves, and later Fedotov donated transport to a fund involved in supplying the troops, the LETA agency found.
Stepaņenko refused to reveal details about her father's company to Latvian Television, citing a desire to protect her family. In interviews with other media, the politician has stressed that she will not renounce her father and will not turn away from him.
Guntar! Are you an amateur at the FM, or are you paid a salary? If you are paid, then for what? This information was known even before the Kulbergs government. https://t.co/Dwj1NrDudH
@Lato_Lapsa Who even remembers anymore how, during some hockey game, the Russian president, passing by, quite by chance shook the hand of the Latvian PM sitting in the stands. In front of TV cameras, of course...
@PuuchuksJ What is Šlesers' definition of marriage? Is it the one that two-thirds of parliamentary deputies lawfully voted for and placed in Article 110 of the Constitution? That definition has been in force for several thousand years. A child can have only one mother.
Let's skip the fact that you're happy about Šlesers' definition of marriage.
Which lawyer inserted the reference to Article 146 of the Civil Law as an axiom? Scroll a bit further, from Article 162 it's about adoption — a child can also have another mother https://t.co/fN8sCgdT06
The father of Latvia's prime ministerial candidate Yulia Stepanenko is a Russian businessman. His company produced 'dragon's teeth' for the Russian army https://t.co/0efeO5Rz6e
The Saeima has adopted in the final reading a reform to change the operating model of clinical university hospitals. The changes envisage changing the legal status and financing model of the three largest clinical university hospitals – PSKUS, RAKUS and BKUS – strengthening the role of these institutions in the healthcare system and promoting its resilience. https://t.co/4aGifClBQw
If something looks like a Russian spy, behaves like a Russian spy, is financed like a Russian spy and talks like a Russian spy, there is a high probability that he is a Russian spy.
📚What do the PISA 2025 results say about Latvian education - and what should the next steps be?
🗣️Agita Zariņa-Stūre emphasizes that education needs a clear long-term direction - strengthening students' basic skills, reducing absenteeism, involving parents, and providing practical support to teachers.
➡️Read more: https://t.co/70DeAvlrIG
Edmunds Jansons @E_Jans: If huge project expenditures were managed economically, funding would suffice for both well-maintained rural roads and education in the regions.
Watch the full video version on the YouTube channel "Austošā Saule Latvijai":
https://t.co/15ASTcXxdShttps://t.co/TZhbtlSf7s
@LacisErnests@DavisVilums It is very rational to not allow registration of meaningless relationships. It is precisely emotional and irrational to register LGBT relationships.
@DavisVilums If JV and NA formed a coalition where NA would postpone its irrational vendetta against 🏳️🌈, and JV would be (very) more against immigration from third countries. I would have no objections.
@E_Stendzenieks But that won't stop her from voting for a party whose name clearly and plainly states that it applies only to men. Progresīvie. And not Progresīvās and Progresīvie. There, discrimination against women is visible even in the name. But she will vote 🤡🤡🤡
Saeima today finally supported the initiative put forward by @Jauna_Vienotiba, which will provide for criminal liability for individuals for participation in cartels. Cartels are not business, they are theft from society that for years has also drained state and municipal budgets. https://t.co/94fBi4UEhO
📚What do the PISA 2025 results say about Latvian education - and what should the next steps be?
🗣️Agita Zariņa-Stūre emphasizes that education needs a clear long-term direction - strengthening students' basic skills, reducing absenteeism, involving parents, and providing practical support to teachers.
➡️Read more: https://t.co/70DeAvlrIG