Latvian Political Monitor

From@Arlietas

Thinking and interested young people are one of Latvia's 🇱🇻 strongest values 💪 It was a genuine pleasure to host the students of Limbaži State Gymnasium at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the visit, the young people got acquainted with the Ministry's work, the history of Latvian diplomacy, and the people whose work at various times has helped strengthen our country internationally. The meeting with Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba and Parliamentary Secretary @dacemelbarde turned into an active discussion about international developments and Latvia's place in the world. The students were intrigued by the security situation in Europe, developments in the Middle East, Latvia's relations with partners, and questions of societal development. Thank you to the young people of Limbaži for their curiosity and thoughtful questions 💡

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From@ijabs

The European Commission President's annual State of the Union speech is somewhat of a ritual – one must address everyone and everything. Also this year: climate, migration, competitiveness, technology. I positively assess what was said about competitiveness and technological development. In artificial intelligence, Europe must focus more on industrial and manufacturing solutions, rather than trying to replicate the path of US and China's large language models. It is also good that the consensus on supporting Ukraine in institutions remains. However, overall I assess the speech quite critically. We heard little about the protection of the eastern border and investments. Initiatives to strengthen the border, including defense against drones, have already been voiced, but this time they were not among the main highlights of the speech. Also, the issue of Russia's frozen assets was not touched upon. For us in the Baltics, these are not secondary topics. They will need to be discussed.

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From@attistibai

🎾 The "Latvijas attīstībai" candidate for the Prime Minister's office and Member of the European Parliament Ivars @Ijabs believes that Latvia's biggest problem is not a lack of ideas, but the inability to make difficult decisions in time. In the interview, he reveals why Europe is an opportunity, not an obstacle, why Ukraine is also a Latvian security issue, and why without a strong economy it will not be possible to solve any other state problem. 👉 Read the full interview with Ivars Ijabs on our website: https://t.co/kV7hLHQIlx

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From@JolantaKublins1

@kr_klavins this is already an old practice - Novodvorska's interview also disappeared, when she visited the Saeima, before the language referendum, where she says what she thinks about Ušakovs

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From@tv24_lv

"Latvia has no viable path through neutrality," noted @pucej, @attistibai during TV24's program "Pre-election debates. Battle for Latvia". 📍Fragment from the pre-election debate series "Pre-election debates. Battle for Latvia". Watch the full debate recording: https://t.co/TvnMoJVuGF 📍All candidate lists registered for the 15th Saeima elections participate in TV24's pre-election debates. 📍The project "Pre-election debates. Battle for Latvia" is financed by the Media Support Fund from the Latvian state budget. AS "TV Latvija" is responsible for the content of the program "Pre-election debates. Battle for Latvia". #SIF_MAF2026

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From@EglitisGatis

DO POLITICIANS KEEP PROMISES? On April 1 of this year, a pre-election discussion organized by the financial technology sectors took place, in which several coalition politicians called the increase of the capital gains tax rate to 25.5% an urgent error to fix, which strongly hampers investments and 🇱🇻 capital market growth. @Apvienotais_ (@AivaViksna), @VL_TBLNNK (G.Eglītis), @Jauna_Vienotiba (J.Patmalnieks), @LatvijaPirmaja (K.Krištopans) promised to reduce this rate to 15% or “abolish it altogether” (see from 57 minutes 41 seconds). Politicians can fulfill their promises in 2 ways: 1) There are at least two openings of the Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the Saeima, and an amendment before the second reading is very easy to make. 2) Put a reduction of the capital gains tax to 15% (or lower) into the 2027 budget package and vote on it by the end of the year. Interestingly, even the “co-author” of this tax increase, @aseradens, has admitted in several public discussions (e.g., the September 2025 “Virziens” and the recent pre-election debate at Start-up House) that increasing the rate to 25.5% was a mistake that should be corrected. https://t.co/XLg4YOBaPw

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From@Jauna_Vienotiba

⛽ The rise in fuel prices is already affecting both people's wallets and companies' costs – so an action plan must be ready before the situation becomes even more severe. In August, the price of diesel increased by 11.5% in a month, and by 24.5% in a year. The increase in fuel prices raises transport and logistics costs and may further be reflected in the prices of goods and services. New Unity calls on the government to prepare concrete scenarios now, so that in the event of further rapid price increases, it would be possible to act quickly and in a targeted manner. 💬 @aseradens: "We must not wait until the rise in fuel prices is fully reflected in the price level across the entire economy." In our view, the solution must be targeted, fiscally proportionate, and quickly implementable – to mitigate the price shock for both families and Latvian companies.

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From@liana_langa

There are rumors about some 'Ukrainian editorial' - no, I think Latvia doesn't need one. Ukraine has strong media available online, and any publication can be translated into Latvian in seconds. The Human Rights Commission has completed work on law amendments to strengthen the Latvian language in public media - LV portal https://t.co/gpTLi3e8Rn

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From@austsaule

https://t.co/lb11WWlPLR

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