Watch the conversation with teacher and Saeima deputy (Latvia First) Ilze Stobova, adolescent psychotherapist, psychology lecturer Nils Saks Konstantinovs, and teacher, historian, politician Edvarts Krusts (MMN) https://t.co/WM2sIldo8K and on our YouTube channel! https://t.co/pE5VJpZQN5
I congratulate @LRApvieniba on the congress! You @Apvienotais_ brought something truly essential - people who know how state decisions look not only in Riga, in ministries, but also in regions, in people's everyday lives. People who know - talking is not enough, one must take responsibility and achieve results https://t.co/DtIMPbUGg4
Goods exports to Russia 🇷🇺 🩸 from EU countries 🇪🇺 up to the 2nd quarter of this year, % of GDP https://t.co/1dh6jBd6Ym
@Aigars1972 @Apvienotais_ @guntarsv @AndrisKulbergs Well. Parex and Citadele - 2. But, of course, the Kulbergs will keep quiet about it until the elections.
From@Aigars1972@Lato_Lapsa @Apvienotais_ @guntarsv @AndrisKulbergs This is interesting, existing lenders are ready to lend more, but at a high rate. It looks like in February all loans will simply be converted into shares.
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Kulbergs: Latvia can no longer live on borrowed money (28)
No progressive had yet addressed such harsh words to Briškens, Švinka, and Sprūds. https://t.co/JnfHIJkGiE
From@daceblukeOne must have a special talent to go from being the leader of the industry to becoming its problem and along the way also lose the industry's trust. https://t.co/LULI4K5NBa
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In LTV's pre-election debates in Latgale, the first number on the 'Latvijas attīstībai' Latgale list, Andris Vaivods, said that the Istanbul Convention should include a point about marriage only between a man and a woman. This statement sparked a storm of questions on social media, and party voters scratched their heads over what was actually meant and what was said. #IzvēliesLatvijasNākotni #Vēlēšanas2026
Of course, I have always urged to do so. It won't save billions, but tens of millions. Maybe 100, but it must be done anyway. The problem is clearly visible on social media, the voice of the people. Whenever something happens, calls arise to regulate, control, punish. Asked and done. Additional controls and accordingly funding. None of this has come about without a voter mandate.
From@GirtsKarnitis@guntarsv Reduce the number of state functions (mainly control over supervision etc.) by 30%. It will be possible to reduce the number of state employees, and business will be grateful (will develop better).
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@Jaunumi_ 6.1 billion. You don't take into account the services provided by municipalities, for example. They are not in the special budget, they come from PIT, mostly go to the social sphere.
From@Jaunumi_Stop rambling about 6 billion! Social budget expenditures this year are 5 billion, but revenues are 5.6 billion. The social budget always, every year, has a surplus! Good question, where does that surplus go? https://t.co/zXZHp1WBJg https://t.co/voL6XUtAor
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Umbrella revolution, but very tiny https://t.co/7C2NXsVxLg
From@Lato_LapsaThe 'Unity' cancer has arrived to disturb the market visitors. But even the stupid Baba's visit to the pope has given nothing - you can't shop at God's place.
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Interview with ZZS prime ministerial candidate Viktors Valainis about oligarchs, ZZS values and the need for state (non)intervention: https://t.co/0u7te3T52b
@Lato_Lapsa You peed, I would have come to talk even with Nellija avi Ozoliņa, or Briškens, or Evika or Patmalnieks.
From@Lato_LapsaThe 'Unity' cancer has arrived to disturb the market visitors. But even the stupid Baba's visit to the pope has given nothing - you can't shop at God's place.
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@SancessRiks They know it well, because they have long been at the sharing of the cash box. They just didn't have the courage to say it, let alone act. The problem is well known, but solutions are considered political suicide.
From@SancessRiks@guntarsv Yes, yes - Siliņa already told this to Liepnieks yesterday.
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Hipsterdom.
From@PrusisNearly 30 years of continuous work with honest tax payment, so I remember well that in 2004 state support for three children was less than 23 lats, and you had to pay for everything. Back then there wasn't even a state-paid dentist for children, and we had to bring toilet paper to school. In Liepāja, a family with three children didn't count, and we also paid for school lunches. Only with our little daughter did we experience what 'mother's salary' means and we got a bit of the Honorary Family benefits, which were quickly taken away when the kids grew up. God forbid we go to the theater with a discount. It's a pity that people were more often mocked than supported for the number of children earlier, though we didn't really expect it, let alone ask for it. But that doesn't cancel happiness. @E_Stendzenieks described it all well; children are a monument to their parents. I understand that my taxes now help those who paid their share and the little citizens who will later support me. That doesn't mean I will put up with the fact that what I pay will continue to be squandered by various civic alliances and Riga's hipsterdom with Palestinian flags.
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From@Krisjanis_KThank God that @Arlietas found some selfless employee who persuaded @Braze_Baiba not to appear before the Pope in her beloved pre-election ZS camouflage costume!!🙏🏻 https://t.co/is8jTtZthl
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From@liana_langa“Project Syndicate” articles are often republished by TVNET and Delfi, looks like they don't pay much. The articles always feature “far-right” unmaskings and never see or notice “far-left” parties. That would be like asking a fish how water tastes. I looked into what this “Project Syndicate” is – a far-left project to influence and mislead society under the guise of journalism. Project Syndicate is an international nonprofit organization (headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic) that since the early/mid-90s publishes and distributes opinion pieces, analyses, and comments from politicians, economists, scientists, and other “experts”. Articles are translated into many languages and offered to hundreds of media worldwide — richer publications pay, poorer or developing-country media often get them free or at a discount. The article by Jan-Werner Müller published on Delfi is exactly such a syndicated piece https://t.co/zm8OfmyonH Soros himself has also written columns on this platform. Some critics consider it an ideologically driven distributor of “global elite” opinions; the organizers themselves position it as a “world opinion page” giving access to “the greatest minds” regardless of ability to pay. In short: it is a syndication service that lives off media payments and grants from large philanthropic foundations, with historical and ongoing ties to the Open Society network. The Delfi article is a standard piece of this kind https://t.co/3YucaN4iBh In its “About” page, Project Syndicate openly lists supporters, including: Open Society Foundations (George Soros's foundation) — the organization was built in connection with this network, and the foundation has been a regular supporter; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (several million dollars over the years); MasterCard Foundation; European Climate Foundation; Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (German Green and Social Democratic foundations); Google Digital News Initiative; World Bank Group and https://t.co/2zIQKhTIbm https://t.co/UjdOWdc28N
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That's true, yes. From my taxes I have received practically only education services in my life. For myself and children. Not free, but still significant. I haven't seen free healthcare (but ears in the mirror though). In my time there was a plus - I also got very good education, now they only print diplomas🤡
From@PrusisNearly 30 years of continuous work with honest tax payment, so I remember well that in 2004 the state support for three children was less than 23 lats and everything had to be paid for. At that time there wasn't even a state-funded dentist for children, and they made you bring toilet paper to school. In Liepāja, a large family with three children didn't count, and they also had to pay for school lunches. Only with my little daughter did we experience what 'mother's salary' means and we got a bit of the Honorable Family benefits, which were quickly taken away when the older ones grew up. God forbid we go to the theater with a discount. It's a pity that earlier the number of children was more often ridiculed than supported, although we didn't particularly expect or ask for it. But that doesn't cancel happiness. @E_Stendzenieks described it well; children are a monument to their parents. I understand that my taxes now help those who paid theirs and the little citizens who will later support me. That doesn't mean, however, that I will continue to accept that what I pay will be spent by various civic alliances and Riga hipsters with Palestinian flags.
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That's how all democracies work, it's a peculiarity, a side effect of an otherwise excellent system. Everyone votes in elections only for their own pocket, and those who promise the most win. But on average it does nothing bad. First they divide up everything existing, then they borrow until they stop giving credit, then everything collapses, goes bust, the Great Mess sets in, and then it starts anew. Happy from illusions to bankruptcy and back to illusions. Smaller crises are where the state is relatively small compared to the private economy. In EU countries, the state's share is roughly half of the economy, so crises cannot be 'small'.
From@IvoSavics@guntarsv You only forgot to say that the states themselves created this problem. Everyone who, without anyone's control, starts managing someone else's (state) budget creates such pseudo-problems and then whines that they can't solve them. Ask Milei
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From@edwardlucasThis was my speech at the conference in the @Jekaba11 building today. Memories of 1990 and 1991, some thoughts on British policy then, and Latvia's security now.
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Jānis Domburs recommends Viktors Valainis to read 'Rīdzenes sarunas' https://t.co/Joye0ZMpRq