@p_polikarpovs Are these the same? https://t.co/HXya4VhDxH
From@p_polikarpovsEvil Unity apparently has a shortage of cadres, if they need to put two out of three people on posters who aren't even candidates. https://t.co/OvRkKee9l6
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From@Astridamains@atis_svinka Your party planned a 49% inheritance tax, so that I could not afford to inherit the property of my ancestors and later pass it on to my children. Thank you, this year notary fees have already skyrocketed. Natural resource tax increase? Briškens's pole and salary at RB? Take away and redistribute?!
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From@biedrsnorajonaGood day, LR Cabinet of Ministers, State Security Service (@valsts_drosiba), Ministry of the Interior (@IeM_gov_lv), Constitution Protection Bureau (@SAB_lv), State Police (@Valsts_policija), Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (@IeM_PML), Andirs Kulbergs (@AndrisKulbergs), Jānis Dombrava (@janisdombrava)!
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From@LLatviesiemHow did the arch-progressive Andris Šuvajevs' policy affect Latvia's border? #LatvijaLatviešiem #AustrisStankevics https://t.co/XzwlV4pA2U
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A 30-year-old injustice must be addressed! On August 19, the Saeima committee will consider a question that would resolve the fact that thousands of women currently receive smaller pensions because they raised children at home in the 90s and this time was not counted in their insurance period. https://t.co/zDZ7PoMqYg https://t.co/SifsnACboD
How did the arch-progressive Andris Šuvajevs' policy affect Latvia's border? #LatvijaLatviešiem #AustrisStankevics https://t.co/XzwlV4pA2U
Kulbergs wants 7 billion euros from Brussels for Latvia to resist Russian threats https://t.co/S8E5lTuvnu
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From@LapinsGirtsThe Progressives are airBaltic's gravediggers... They're happy about the 2024 bond issue... Bonds for which airBaltic will have to pay 1.1 million a week (!!!)... That's just for interest. What airBaltic couldn't handle, so it borrowed more. They should have stopped already in 2024. Briškens' 'death bonds'. https://t.co/azkLKkTpW2
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@aiga_balode @robertszile No need to lie.
From@aiga_balodeOh, @poznaks woke up! In politics you also need a bit of experience, first he was ready to go with Vienotība together to the EU parliament, Ašeradens being the good one, I barely arranged that nevertheless with @robertszile Then he supported everything that AS was doing, a direction to nowhere and falling lower and lower, but now he realized that - oops - others have become stronger. Meanwhile they internally fought against their own more sensible people long before I started writing on X - classic. By destroying their own, they only became weaker. How did that happen, Reinis, huh? How did you again accidentally manage this? How did you become so weak that there is no one left to work in the government when you finally got the power? Mm? Maybe @Edgars_T knows, right? The others there know nothing, that's clear... https://t.co/AJFbMQ1EJC
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Court does not change detention imposed on Rosļikovs who fled to Belarus (4)
From@RaivisZeltitsThe Constitution of the Republic of Latvia: “The Latvian people did not recognize the occupation regimes, resisted them and regained their freedom. (..) It honours its freedom fighters, remembers the victims of foreign powers, condemns the communist and Nazi totalitarian regimes and their crimes.” On a car, the same thing is said in other words, but some explanations have to be provided. Incompetent arbitrariness and a kind of admission, if such a text can offend...
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From@Heinrih5With the sharply raised 8k, can you linger for a year while ZZS wants to squander half a billion in a totally left-wing scheme with TET/LMT? https://t.co/uQPbVIUF3g
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The Speaker of the Saeima @DaigaMierina discussed cooperation in the field of security with the Spanish ambassador and thanked for personal contribution to strengthening bilateral relations.
From@atis_svinkaAn increasingly bigger problem for the Latvian economy will be not only unemployment, but a shortage of people in the labor market. The latest employment data clearly show this. In the second quarter of 2026, Latvia had 885.5 thousand employed people, or 65.1% of the population aged 15 to 74. The employment rate has even slightly increased over the year, but the number of employed people has decreased by 3.8 thousand. This is even more evident in the 20–64 age group, where 815.8 thousand people are employed, or 78.6%, but the number of workers has decreased by 12.9 thousand over the year. This also changes the discussion about Latvia's economic growth. If there are fewer workers, we cannot base growth on an ever-larger workforce. Each worker must create greater value. This means much more attention to education and science, productivity, automation and artificial intelligence, innovation, and the creation of highly qualified jobs. We also need to talk about a smart skilled migration policy and opportunities for people who wish to stay in the labor market longer. Latvia's goal should not be simply more jobs. We need more well-paid, high-productivity jobs and more export-capable companies. With fewer people, we must be able to create greater value. https://t.co/RCCHcynVsa
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From@atis_svinkaFinally, decisions are being made about airBaltic. But for now they are being made by creditors, not the government. Bondholders have agreed to defer part of interest payments and are waiting for government action. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister already describes the situation as effectively the 'last chance' to save airBaltic. The government is considering additional purchase of airBaltic bonds, capitalization of existing bonds, and extension of the state loan term. But is the whole government ready to stand behind these decisions? Will we again see indecisiveness and hear that everything is now in the hands of the Saeima? In my opinion, the main question is not whether to give airBaltic more money. The question is, what is the state's final goal? What airBaltic do we want to preserve? What connectivity of Latvia do we want after 5, 10, and 20 years? What will today's decisions leave for future generations? Before talking about further funding, the public should know the government's strategy, namely how the state is ready to adapt its requirements in the letter of expectation, what requirements it will set in the shareholder agreement, and where compromises with creditors and potential investors are possible. And only then can the financial questions be answered: how much capital is still needed, by what date, and under what conditions. airBaltic is not just a company for Latvia. It is part of our economic infrastructure and connectivity with Europe and the world. That is why the government now needs not another short-term cash injection, but a clear final goal and the courage to make decisions.
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From@atis_svinkaThe value of state and municipal ICT procurements in 2025 reached 277.65 million euros, 102.46 million euros or 58.5% more than the previous year. Given such an increase in expenditure, it is only logical to critically assess the existing system and conduct a full audit. The problem is not that the state spends a lot on IT. Investment in digitalization is necessary. The question is whether we know what we get for this money and whether every next million is spent wisely? During the moratorium, a working group has been active. Therefore I expect concrete answers: how many systems have been identified as duplicative? What will we centralize? What will ministries and institutions no longer develop separately? How will we increase competition in procurements? And most importantly, how will we measure the return on invested money in the future? Yesterday I received an answer that the moratorium will be extended a bit further and at the end of August VARAM will forward the final version of the ICT governance restart report to the Cabinet of Ministers. Its draft has already been reviewed and supported by the Information Society Council. This is the right direction. However, we will assess the moratorium's success not by how long procurements were suspended, but by whether the state's ICT governance will actually change after the moratorium. A pause only makes sense if we start working differently after it.
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From@atis_svinkaHow are policymakers addressing the cost of living in Latvia? And do all political forces even have an answer to it? For PROGRESSIVES, this is one of the priority policy issues. New CSP data show that in 2025, average household consumer spending in Latvia reached €619 per month per household member. In Riga it was €781, but in the regions €524. We spend the most on food at 24%, housing at 16%, and transport at 12%. Together, these three items make up more than half of household consumer spending. This is exactly where government policy needs to deliver a tangible result. But there is another fundamental question: is Latvia's problem too-high prices or too-low incomes? The answer, of course, is both. We need to find ways to reduce costs and promote competition in food, housing, energy, and transport markets. But price policy alone will not be enough. Fuel, a car, a phone, or a plane ticket in the EU single market cannot cost proportionally to Latvian wages. The prices of many goods are similar across Europe, but our people have to work longer to buy them. Therefore, in the long term, the cost-of-living issue inevitably becomes a purchasing-power issue. This means higher productivity, investment, and higher wages. The goal should be simple: food, housing, and mobility should take up a smaller share of a person's income, and after paying for basic needs, a family should have more left over. https://t.co/SchA3Eb5Lv
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Rosļikovs has named the date when he will return to Latvia – the detention remains in force
Court did not change the detention imposed on Rosļikovs