From@suvajevsAn extremely important request from the Prosecutor General's Office to the government - to revoke decisions on support for wood processing companies. That is about 50 million that must be returned to LVM. How will Kulbergs' government act? In the interest of the public or narrow interests? https://t.co/74dTN7beDj
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An extremely important request from the Prosecutor General's Office to the government - to revoke decisions on support for wood processing companies. That is about 50 million that must be returned to LVM. How will Kulbergs' government act? In the interest of the public or narrow interests? https://t.co/74dTN7beDj
From@aseradensGood interview by @kriss_kairis with the @IMF news mission head in Latvia. Takeaways: To stabilize the budget situation, the government's first choice should be stimulating economic growth through a significant increase in productivity! Second choice - reducing public expenditures! https://t.co/IlYkIHqSV8
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From@atis_svinkaSome facts that must not be forgotten in this story. After the drone incidents experienced in Latgale in May, Defense Minister @AndrisSpruds himself ordered an internal investigation to assess the NBS response. The investigation found shortcomings, but no basis for imposing sanctions. Yet it was precisely these incidents that Evika Siliņa used to propose Sprūds' suspension, which in turn led to the collapse of the government itself. Later she admitted in an interview that it was just a pretext — the "right time" and a suitable event had been awaited. Andris Sprūds, as Defense Minister, purposefully strengthened Latvia's capabilities, based on the latest technologies and actively involving the local defense industry. The significance of this approach is vividly confirmed by the changes implemented by Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — building a modern technology-based army and reducing dependence on human manpower. Latvia invests 5% of GDP in defense. That is a huge amount of money and an equally huge responsibility for its smart use. Therefore, we must be prepared to review previously made procurement decisions if the war in Ukraine and the rapid development of military technology show that priorities have changed. https://t.co/c0iSpejROt
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From@Janis_VeideStart of @attistibai's Saeima campaign at Aizkraukle city festival. The strength is in tennis balls and an excellent team! https://t.co/U5K3rMi30E
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From@atis_svinkaSome facts that must not be forgotten in this story. After the drone incidents experienced in Latgale in May, Defense Minister @AndrisSpruds himself ordered an internal investigation to assess the NBS response. The investigation found shortcomings, but no basis for imposing sanctions. Yet it was precisely these incidents that Evika Siliņa used to propose Sprūds' suspension, which in turn led to the collapse of the government itself. Later she admitted in an interview that it was just a pretext — the "right time" and a suitable event had been awaited. Andris Sprūds, as Defense Minister, purposefully strengthened Latvia's capabilities, based on the latest technologies and actively involving the local defense industry. The significance of this approach is vividly confirmed by the changes implemented by Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — building a modern technology-based army and reducing dependence on human manpower. Latvia invests 5% of GDP in defense. That is a huge amount of money and an equally huge responsibility for its smart use. Therefore, we must be prepared to review previously made procurement decisions if the war in Ukraine and the rapid development of military technology show that priorities have changed. https://t.co/c0iSpejROt
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From@atis_svinkaSome facts that must not be forgotten in this story. After the drone incidents experienced in Latgale in May, Defense Minister @AndrisSpruds himself ordered an internal investigation to assess the NBS response. The investigation found shortcomings, but no basis for imposing sanctions. Yet it was precisely these incidents that Evika Siliņa used to propose Sprūds' suspension, which in turn led to the collapse of the government itself. Later she admitted in an interview that it was just a pretext — the "right time" and a suitable event had been awaited. Andris Sprūds, as Defense Minister, purposefully strengthened Latvia's capabilities, based on the latest technologies and actively involving the local defense industry. The significance of this approach is vividly confirmed by the changes implemented by Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — building a modern technology-based army and reducing dependence on human manpower. Latvia invests 5% of GDP in defense. That is a huge amount of money and an equally huge responsibility for its smart use. Therefore, we must be prepared to review previously made procurement decisions if the war in Ukraine and the rapid development of military technology show that priorities have changed. https://t.co/c0iSpejROt
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Some facts that must not be forgotten in this story. After the drone incidents experienced in Latgale in May, Defense Minister @AndrisSpruds himself ordered an internal investigation to assess the NBS response. The investigation found shortcomings, but no basis for imposing sanctions. Yet it was precisely these incidents that Evika Siliņa used to propose Sprūds' suspension, which in turn led to the collapse of the government itself. Later she admitted in an interview that it was just a pretext — the "right time" and a suitable event had been awaited. Andris Sprūds, as Defense Minister, purposefully strengthened Latvia's capabilities, based on the latest technologies and actively involving the local defense industry. The significance of this approach is vividly confirmed by the changes implemented by Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — building a modern technology-based army and reducing dependence on human manpower. Latvia invests 5% of GDP in defense. That is a huge amount of money and an equally huge responsibility for its smart use. Therefore, we must be prepared to review previously made procurement decisions if the war in Ukraine and the rapid development of military technology show that priorities have changed. https://t.co/c0iSpejROt
From@AndrisVelpsThe whining of the 'Progressives' and their satellites about the audit of NGO funds is not a story about civil society. It is a panic fear of losing access to the wallet of taxpayers' money, from which the left-liberal ecosystem has been fed and artificially maintained for years. This system was deliberately constructed as a closed club. Activists close to leftist ideas wrote the regulations themselves and awarded themselves hundreds of thousands of euros. The moment elementary transparency is demanded, hysteria about an 'attack on democracy' begins. Latvia's money must strengthen national values. Instead, huge funds are shoved into organizations that engage in dividing society, importing globalist narratives, and degrading the institution of the family. While the quiet center's 'think tanks' turn over millions, conservative and Latvian NGOs are subjected to systematic financial starvation and bureaucratic pressure. Ideological censorship reigns in fund distribution - if you defend the natural family or traditions, you are inconvenient to the leftist bureaucracy. These wails show that the leftist 'pseudo-NGO' sector cannot survive in a free market of public support. Real organizations rely on volunteers and donations, but these offices would simply cease to exist without state subsidies. The concern is only that radicals are being deprived of a resource to push their ideology. The state should not finance experiments with our values. Support must reach those who actually work for the benefit of the Latvian people and traditional values! https://t.co/AbKlnZmNn9
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State debt increased by more than 1 billion EUR in June and reached 21.9 billion EUR at mid-year (Treasury data)
From@PStrautins@CerinsAivis In 2023 (latest data) GDP per capita in Valmiera was 27,982 euros, while in Ogre it was 10,286 euros. I definitely would not put these cities in one sentence.
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@liana_langa Liāna Langa, please repeat once more what I did?
From@liana_langaĒriks lives in the past and probably hasn't noticed that precisely during the #AtkrieviskoLatviju campaign and Levits' presidency, the Russian language has been removed from both the president's and other state-related chancery pages. The Russian language has also disappeared from the Estonian president's website, but unfortunately it is still visible on the Lithuanian president's page. Otto Ozols, however, achieved nothing, just ranted on Twitter. https://t.co/GZ7Ht3roWr
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From@austsaule🔶️ You will save drones in training - you will lose people in war. Ukraine's experience highlights the weakness of our training system: the inability to accept that drones must be broken to prepare real pilots. 🔸@SandisRiekstins Full interview: https://t.co/pSXYExdK3U https://t.co/ivgVHJ5OQh
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From@austsauleThis weekend “Austošā Saule Latvijai” met with people from the Kurzeme coast to the Latgale border. Today we were in Sigulda, Smiltene, Cēsis, Ķemeri, Balvi, Viļaka and Baltinava. Tomorrow you can meet us in Skrunda, Durbe and Kārsava. ASL – List No. 12. https://t.co/fQjLUbjacZ
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🎾 It was a genuine pleasure to visit the Aizkraukle municipality festival and talk with residents about the development of the municipality and the state. Thank you for interesting conversations. 🗳️ On October 3, vote for list number 11 “Latvijas attīstībai” https://t.co/VoPRtalWhW
Always a pleasure to meet the most influential Latvian in the world! @VDombrovskis 🇱🇻🇪🇺
🎾🤩 Joy to meet residents at Aizkraukle municipality festival! Thank you for conversations, ideas and opinions about the development of Aizkraukle municipality and all of Latvia. Exactly such meetings inspire to work further! 🗳️ On October 3, vote for list 11 'Latvijas attīstībai'! https://t.co/o7T0YIwFuW
From@ZelenskyyUaToday, our long-range sanctions worked across three areas on Russian territory, as well as on our temporarily occupied land and at sea. In particular, in response to Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities, two major logistics facilities were hit – in the Moscow and Tambov regions, more than 500 and nearly 700 kilometers from the front line. The aggressor used them to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment. An oil facility was also struck. In addition, Ukrainian mid-range strikes engaged targets in the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, and in our temporarily occupied Crimea. I thank the warriors of the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine – every unit of Ukraine's Defense Forces – for their precise and coordinated execution of these missions. Glory to Ukraine!
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From@Ivars_AbolinsIt is a strategic mistake to make decisions based on your feelings. The LR4 audience was pitifully small, so it was actually aimless burning of money. The fact that two of your like-minded people listened to something does not mean it was a significant audience. And the funding is not small; for Russian-language content, there have been astronomical sums for years.
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From@JazepsBaskoA story about three Zariņi (two with a soft mandate) in the Saeima, all of whom had more deletions than pluses. In the Irish model, instead of little-known candidates, the ablest and most worthy candidates from other parties or independents would enter the Saeima. https://t.co/tXOJHaEtIX
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