Latvian Political Monitor

After the data leak, Aksenoks announces that he is ready to leave the post of head of CSDD 0 207

Kulbergs to CSDD management: resign or face the consequences 0 243

Prime minister calls on CSDD management and council to resign

@AivarsOzo @AndrisKulbergs Mr. Ozoliņš, this question of yours has already been answered multiple times. In 2022, they also tried to attach 'god's signs' to us. Just now @AndrisKulbergs formed a government without LPV votes, although many - especially JV supporters - were shouting about it. What is your second question?

Germany will extend border controls

Consequences of the CSDD cyberattack. Given the massive leak of private and legal data and the potential scale of harm and consequences for the country's residents and national security, I call on the @CSDD_LV board and council to resign from their positions themselves! I suggest you think now not about yourselves, but about the reputation of the institution and the state. https://t.co/IBUOgPQcBg

Day No. 57 in the prime minister's chair (Thursday) – Sēlija training ground; anti-drone explosives; Recipe+; Olpha pharmaceutical plant. I have fallen behind on daily reports – here will be from Thursday. 🎖️ 🛰️ Sēlija training ground and armed forces procurement. I visited the Sēlija training ground together with Defence Minister R. Melnis. One of the conclusions after talking with the National Armed Forces and the minister – the old-style procurement procedures no longer work for the Armed Forces. We need to understand what military capability the customer wants to achieve – competition for equipment no longer works, but competition for capabilities does. We need to shift from purchasing to “subscription”. Technology is changing faster than ever, and our thinking must change along with it. There is also the question of the State Audit Office. The Armed Forces @Latvijas_armija fear that the State Audit Office could turn against them if the “wrong” drones were purchased. This needs to be resolved so decisions aren't stalled out of fear. ⚙️ The main challenge – how to integrate hundreds of new offensive and defensive technologies into a single command system. This is one of the most complex issues to solve around the world. NATO, together with manufacturers, is working on such a system that would allow greater reliance on equipment and less on personnel. After visiting the Sēlija training ground, I discussed with the National Armed Forces the situation where drones were purchased without warheads. It is absurd to think that the National Armed Forces will themselves fit the drones with explosives. That is not the Armed Forces' task. I changed clothes in the forest on the way :) and went straight from the training ground to the topping-out ceremony for Recipe Plus' new logistics centre. 💊 Recipe Plus logistics centre. I am always ready to be present when Latvian companies develop and invest private capital (+€20m). This is not an ordinary logistics centre. It will be a unique, automated solution. Availability of medicines is critically important even in crisis situations, and such a warehouse is essential for that. It is Latvian companies that will ensure our access to medicines in such situations – production, distribution, storage under any crisis conditions. Such a modern, automated logistics centre has not yet been built in our region. 🧪 Olpha plant. I also visited the Olpha plant. We have enormous potential in producing chemical raw materials for medicines. Currently EU, US and world drug manufacturers have become dependent on India's monopoly on pharmaceutical raw materials, and in many places in Europe this infrastructure has disappeared. In Latvia we have the resources and knowledge to expand both exports and production in this global niche. We need to work on universities training ever more specialists for this sector and strengthening our position in Europe and the world.

Where does this sudden optimism come from?

@CurlandS26731 Briškens Feeling Excited with Evika Siliņa

When will JV's Jurēvics return the 30 million euros that he guaranteed for AirBaltic? https://t.co/yNussta2rt

@Laurisrenpreis1 @spunde @VL_TBLNNK Good luck, Lauris! 💪🎯