I have such an awkward question for all our electricity supply giants. Why do we still have so many power lines that can be torn down by trees felled in a storm, and why haven't these dangerous trees been cut down long ago?
Fulfilling the duties of the Prime Minister, on 24 August at 10:00 I have convened a meeting of the Cabinet Crisis Council to discuss the situation regarding the damage caused by the storm.
Siliņa is doing everything so that JV would not overcome 5% in the Saeima elections👍 https://t.co/iNIRP3jIoU
From@AndrisKulbergs“In 2024, Evika Siliņa called this a ‘very successful deal’. It seems to me that after two years we finally have the opportunity to assess how successful it was.” “340 million euros at 14.5 percent. Then another 40 million. Total 380 million. At the time, even financial market experts publicly said — this was the most expensive bond rate in Europe that year‼️But the government told us about a success.” “If the market asks a company for 14.5 percent, that is not a compliment to the company. It is a very loud warning signal.” “And that is precisely where my main complaint against the previous government lies. If you borrow money at 14.5 percent, a fundamental corporate transformation plan must be on the table that same day — what the fleet will be, how costs will be reduced, how the capital structure will be arranged, and when a strategic investor will come in.” “Instead, we continued the growth story. Now, two years later, we have Seabury, creditor negotiations, preparation of a new plan, and discussion about who will give the next money.” “That is why I sometimes look with a certain envy at the previous government’s optimism. Borrowing at 14.5 percent and calling it a very successful deal — you really need to know how to be that optimistic.” “Our government will not repeat this mistake. First restructuring. First creditor participation. First a viable airBaltic. And only then a conversation about whether the state still has to finance anything more.”
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What a disgrace! The @ViviVilciens call operator claims the train will come, there's no info online, but in reality – today you can get from Rēzekne to Rīga by train only in your dreams. You can find out that the train from Rēzekne to Rīga won't run... only by going to the station! https://t.co/ys0iVMtxLM
@janisdombrava @liana_langa 👍👏🏻🤝🙏 https://t.co/3wlNxjea6x
From@janisdombravaI am in contact with the services and have been helping to eliminate storm damage in Saulkrasti municipality for many hours. Endurance to firefighters! They have a lot of work today. The services are working, but they need help because the damage is extensive. Unfortunately, there are also injured firefighters. https://t.co/x1b7CNgDix
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Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder. 37 years ago, approximately two million people joined hands, forming a living chain through Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The Baltic Way became a testament to our unity and determination to regain our independence. 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹
From@ltvzinas“Currently it looks like 3,900 households in Riga are without electricity, and tomorrow we call on Riga residents, if possible, to nonetheless choose to work remotely, so that the consequences related to the functioning of the city can be eliminated faster,” the Riga vice-mayor @EdvardsRatnieks (NA) said in a special news broadcast.
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From@elnormousWe always see the beam in others' eyes, but we didn't notice that our party's founder did not recognize the occupation of Latvia?
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37 years ago, two million people in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia joined hands to show the world their will to be free. 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹 Today our nations are free, we are in the European Union and NATO. We decide our own future and together with our allies protect our freedom. https://t.co/kvyET5Zbno
From@Latvian_MFA#BalticWay 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹 – a human chain of 2 million people stretching from Tallinn, through Riga, to Vilnius. This non-violent protest on 23 August 1989 captured the world's attention as the three Baltic nations clearly expressed their will for freedom and independence, and declared that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed exactly 50 years earlier, was a crime committed by totalitarian regimes. Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, we remain united to this day through our actions, our thoughts, and our unwavering support for Ukraine. 📷 Photo: Collection of the Latvian National Museum of History / Popular Front Museum Department. The Baltic Way campaign in Riga on 23 August 1989. Participants on the Vidzeme Highway near Langstiņi. Holding the first flag from the right is Rūdolfs Brizga. A group of Baltic Germans is taking part. Photographer not specified.
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Kulbergs and leaders of five other countries have arrived in Kyiv (2)
From@AtlasDynam1csStealing is an integral part of the the Russian mentality. It starts with small things until it grows into refined crimes and manipulations. Scams, schemes, parasitism - and all done with great impudence. Beata 'Somiņa' is in her true environment - with New Unity. Corresponding values and needs. A foot soldier who will carry out all orders. Be sure...where JV's useful idiots sit, there are envelope wages, pumping money through NGOs and stealing.
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Tavars: Municipalities should be given 10 days to apply for storm-caused losses instead of the current three.
Briefly and precisely about the Progressives! https://t.co/eWxsomIrEV
From@OttoOzolsHomo sovieticus about Stalin & Gorby https://t.co/Tv9uUCP5PU
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💯 @partijaMMN https://t.co/2lxSCsieIh
From@partijaMMNSolvita Gulbe on party financing. MMN envisages abolishing state funding for parties. State funding is an instrument by which the current government limits the creation and development of new political forces. Taxpayers are themselves able to decide what to support with the fruits of their labor. https://t.co/Lz61FhJB5D
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Just without panic, friends🙏 The power grids are not ready, never have been, you have to count on it and prepare. Tonight is like another case. I live in Pierīga, Ādaži municipality. Densely populated area, no joke. Enough for the wind to blow, or wet snow, or rain, and the electricity goes out. About once a month. That's how it's always been, as long as I've been here - almost 30 years. This time it blows a bit stronger, it's called a storm, so 1/3 of Latvia's power supply is disrupted. But otherwise, everything as usual. Over these years I've paid many thousands for the 'connection' guarantee, neighbours too. Hundreds of thousands together. But nothing changes. When I once asked the ST leader where the money goes, he answered something from TV rhetoric. But in fact a transformer near the church goes bang and everything stops. In Jelgava a transformer burned tonight, here so far only fiery bangs. And so for almost 30 years. It's not a personal disaster though. When you've studied physics, you know how to wire your home grid to switch to a generator, run a 3-phase grid in single-phase mode, then you just have to roll the generator out onto the street. Study physics! But meanwhile the meetings continue. With stone-polished faces, again all sorts of TV clichés. Reminds me of London - when a bit of snow falls, they call it a transport collapse. For us it's autumn winds. Have a positive day everyone✊🙂
@BSmildzina Mrs. Smildziņa, if that is indeed your true identity 🙃 Your mentioned sequence of consequence arguments has long lost its relevance, because wages between Latvia and the EU have on average leveled out and Latvia still receives more money from the EU than it gives back. What exactly is the concern?
From@BSmildzinaIf all these companies go bankrupt, then thousands of people will be left without work, which means a large part will leave Latvia, including entrepreneurs. Do you want that? Europe needs us only as consumers. It is high time to understand that if we still want to preserve our country.
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Minister calls to extend the deadline for applying for storm damage compensation