10 years ago, he was pushed out of the German-speaking cultural sphere because he openly expressed his opinion on refugee policy. Others who thought similarly were afraid. But over time, it turned out he was right. Current German politicians are now even harsher in their statements on this topic. Interview with Alvis Hermanis in Frankfurter Allgemeine: https://t.co/7faFN5z91l
I guess I missed it - has some official, state-level or EU-level ban been adopted on transporting Russia's bloody grain in transit? Or is someone here simply engaging in idle talk again, having realized that the public is completely satisfied with that? https://t.co/71WmW4IGyK
Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) has ordered an inspection of the origin of transit grain in Latvian ports, the LETA agency was informed by the Prime Minister's adviser on communication issues Elīna Šverna. https://t.co/B6TZkXnGDJ
How can one not promise!!! During Unity's rule, the number of births has fallen from 22 thousand to 12 thousand per year, the child birth benefit has increased from €421 to €600, while the electric car purchase support from €0 to €4000, and the prime minister's salary has almost quadrupled. https://t.co/9awzlk4lkM
Great to return to #NATO Defense College to address senior military leaders from 34 Allied & partner nations.
NATO is the strongest defence Alliance in the world. We must further invest in defence, restrict Russia’s influence, and sustain support for Ukraine. https://t.co/6WI09HzRrC
Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba participated in the informal EU 🇪🇺 foreign ministers' meeting, i.e. Gymnich, where she emphasized that Russia's threat to Europe, including the drone attack attempt at Leipzig airport, is state-sponsored terrorism.
The Minister discussed support for Ukraine 🇺🇦, the situation in the Middle East and strengthening the EU's external action, and also agreed with Canada's 🇨🇦 Foreign Minister Anita Anand on close cooperation and exchange of information in the search for missing nationals of countries in Nepal 🇳🇵
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In Odesa, emergency services continue working at the site of a drone strike on an apartment building. Damage to apartments from the 10th through the 17th floors left 17 people injured, including three children. Efforts are also ongoing to deal with the aftermath of the strikes in Obukhiv and Boryspil districts. The necessary number of State Emergency Service rescuers are fighting fire at a pharmaceutical company’s warehouse. There were also strikes on Nikopol, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi. Overall, 13 regions sustained damage last night alone.
In many cities and communities, air raid alerts practically do not stop because of the threat of Russian jet-powered drone attacks. The enemy has not gone on vacation – the Russians have found a new way to escalate, and they have no intention of slowing down. We need a stronger response, more countermeasures, and faster defense production with Europe – above all, air defense against missiles and drones. Europe can be self-sufficient and strong – much has already been done toward this in recent years – and only by being this way can it protect itself and its way of life. Every day, we work with our partners on new defense packages. Thank you to everyone working for our common defense. Thank you to everyone helping Ukraine.
US company 'Apogee Enterprises' will acquire Latvia's high-tech glass coating manufacturer 'Groglass' for 62.5 million euros, which develops and produces innovative anti-reflective glass coatings. The deal is expected to close by November 2026. https://t.co/VH14iXMiPu
The government's 100 days is a milestone when we look back at what has been done - an important moment for this government, with a very short tenure. The list of accomplishments in the Ministry of Agriculture is long - starting with the reduction of VAT on food and support for farmers, ending with significant relief in communication with the state and municipalities - in simpler terms, significantly reduced bureaucracy also in matters such as cutting dangerous trees on one's own property.
I am skeptical about withdrawing from the 2nd pension level, because then the only old-age 'cushion' would be the 1st level, which will become increasingly thinner due to the demographic situation. To make people trust 2PL more, we could consider improving its returns, matching risks to age groups, reducing management fees, or similar. In some cases, early withdrawal from 2PL could be economically justified (for example, for medical treatment to restore work capacity, repaying high-interest loans, reasonable investments, or similar), but it is impossible to say how large the respective population groups are.
Latvia’s 🇱🇻 Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba participated in the informal meeting of EU 🇪🇺 foreign ministers, known as #Gymnich, where she emphasised that the threat posed by Russia to Europe, including the attempted drone attack on Leipzig Airport, constitutes state-sponsored terrorism.
At the meeting, the Minister discussed support for Ukraine 🇺🇦, the situation in the Middle East and the strengthening of the EU's external action, and agreed with Canada's 🇨🇦 Foreign Minister @AnitaAnandMP to cooperate closely and share information in the search for missing nationals in Nepal 🇳🇵
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