A couple of extracts from the results of the 14th Saeima elections. They show what kind of composition the 'locomotives' 🚂 pull behind them: * those who cannot even collect a couple of thousand pluses ➕ in the largest districts (they are not recognizable enough) * and even those for whom the number of strikethroughs ➖ is greater than the number of pluses ➕ (they are not sufficiently liked).
Good 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
From@JanisIesalnieks@jemberga @EdvardsRatnieks Sanita, before you apologize to the Ukrainian heroes from Azov for slandering them together with the Great Russian chauvinist Ragozin, you cannot be taken seriously in any matter.
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From@NormundsKuplensWe borrow 2 billion a year at a rate of 3.5% for the Foreign Ministry to squander it in Asia? In total we owe about 20 billion, 3.5% of 20 billion is 700 million a year ❗ https://t.co/0UxLqpChQC
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@suvajevs @JekabsRasnacs If cutting state funds for illegal migrant supporters and their integrators is called an attack on civil society, then it's hard to understand with which body part this opinion is being produced. Soriii..Andri.
From@suvajevsThis week the conservative coalition's political agenda finally became clearer: - attack civil society; - attack scientists and academic freedom. All the big issues - AB, RB, budget - have been set aside to whip up the public with these 'priorities'.
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I was at the EU Justice/Home Affairs Council in Dublin, where they discussed visa restrictions for Russian citizens. I called on EU interior ministers to extend visa restrictions to Russian propagandists. In discussions, most supported visa restrictions for third countries (including Russia). However, there were also those who viewed this initiative without much enthusiasm, emphasizing that it is necessary to provide broad exceptions. Poland, however, pointed out that care must be taken with exception categories, as Poland faces the problem of illegal immigrants abusing them. As a result, in several construction sites in Poland, it was found that over 50% of foreign workers are, according to documents, monks and priests. https://t.co/EUCfMjlWX5
From@EvikaSilinaI stood in a picket in 2019 and in autumn 2025 in front of the Saeima and opposed domestic violence, and @jaunavienotiba still holds on to its European values. A paragraph pulled out of context in the newspaper Diena does not change the fact that it was precisely @jaunavienotiba that submitted to the Constitutional Court and won the question of the Istanbul Convention's compliance with the Constitution. Many parties are now carrying the human rights 'log' that New Unity drew attention to. The introduction of electronic bracelets for abusers, during New Unity's time, is also an irreversible fact.
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I stood in a picket in 2019 and in autumn 2025 in front of the Saeima and opposed domestic violence, and @jaunavienotiba still holds on to its European values. A paragraph pulled out of context in the newspaper Diena does not change the fact that it was precisely @jaunavienotiba that submitted to the Constitutional Court and won the question of the Istanbul Convention's compliance with the Constitution. Many parties are now carrying the human rights 'log' that New Unity drew attention to. The introduction of electronic bracelets for abusers, during New Unity's time, is also an irreversible fact.
From@Braze_Baiba❌ I have decided to include in the list of unwanted persons (persona non grata) of the Republic of Latvia and indefinitely ban entry to Latvia🇱🇻 ⛔️ Vladimir Moisejenko ⛔️ Vladimir Daņiļecs pursuant to Section 61(2) of the Immigration Law.
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From@suvajevsThis week the conservative coalition's political agenda finally became clearer: - attack civil society; - attack scientists and academic freedom. All the big issues - AB, RB, budget - have been set aside to whip up the public with these 'priorities'.
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Dace Bargā (@djbargaa2) on the need to reform orphan courts in Latvia. If you agree, then on October 3 vote for “Latvijas attīstībai”. 🎾 Read more on our website https://t.co/uLN5025sk2 https://t.co/mO9O8JfhFg
Clear understanding of the need to introduce a new municipal funding equalization system. An important meeting with representatives of municipal organizations to discuss changing the funding model, which in the long term would preserve the ability of municipalities to provide all services throughout Latvia https://t.co/RtKhmkdvyy
How does cooperation with businesses work in administering tax and duty collection, and what challenges do customs officers face in today's geopolitical conditions, but most importantly – how could this work be further improved. That is what I discussed today with the management of @vid_gov. https://t.co/bGkYCkkipi
From@suvajevsThis week the conservative coalition's political agenda finally became clearer: - attack civil society; - attack scientists and academic freedom. All the big issues - AB, RB, budget - have been set aside to whip up the public with these 'priorities'.
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In Riga, I met with German Bundestag deputy @TKuban96. We are united by the European People's Party political family and a shared vision for a safe, strong, and competitive Europe. 🇱🇻🇩🇪🇪🇺 @Jauna_Vienotiba @CDU @EPPGroup https://t.co/Zs0wbfLEa4
Less bureaucracy, faster services and a modern state administration – these are the concrete results we are working on together with the State Land Service. Upcoming improvements: ✅ from 1 October, information about shelters will be available on the portal https://t.co/XnsMopgSXs, providing residents with more convenient access to civil protection information; ✅ with the 'Vietvaris' project, the coordination of place names and addresses will be shortened from the current 2–3 months to about 10 days. At the same time, we continue to improve the unified building registration process and strengthen the capacity of @ZemesDienests, developing modern infrastructure in the regions. The State Land Service has proven that with innovation, digitalization and high cybersecurity standards it is possible to create more efficient public services for the benefit of society.
From@Krusts3AGAIN ABOUT NGOs. Apparently the best-funded NGOs are those representing the climate sector. Look into 'Green Freedom'. It is sponsored not only by the SIF (Society Integration Fund) but also by the Ministry of Culture from budget funds. There are projects worth several million euros, though more than half of the funding comes from EU funds or the German international cooperation agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), funded by the German government. This NGO's external strategy documents do not hide the fact that it influences politics with state money. Its target audience includes political institutions at the municipal and Saeima levels, educational institutions, the Bank of Latvia, the European Commission, and MEPs. Its large funding creates a deceptive impression of public representation of climate neutrality ideas. Therefore, 'Green Freedom' advises political parties on incorporating climate issues into their programs. It has hindered the construction of the Skulte liquefied natural gas terminal, lobbied for restrictions on Latvia's natural resources (wood, peat) use in heat and electricity generation, supports the development of solar and wind energy in Latvia, as well as the emissions trading system, hence taxing fuel with a CO2 tax, subsidies for electric car purchases, and simply more expensive electricity. All of this in the name of a climate-neutral society! For objective representation of opinions, any co-financing for such NGOs, especially when they lobby for policy that is not legitimized by elections, should be stopped. The feeding grounds must be eliminated. P.S. Only cemeteries are climate-neutral. There are no producers or consumers there. Attached are some excerpts from 'Green Freedom's' strategy that literally promise us a more expensive life.
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AGAIN ABOUT NGOs. Apparently the best-funded NGOs are those representing the climate sector. Look into 'Green Freedom'. It is sponsored not only by the SIF (Society Integration Fund) but also by the Ministry of Culture from budget funds. There are projects worth several million euros, though more than half of the funding comes from EU funds or the German international cooperation agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), funded by the German government. This NGO's external strategy documents do not hide the fact that it influences politics with state money. Its target audience includes political institutions at the municipal and Saeima levels, educational institutions, the Bank of Latvia, the European Commission, and MEPs. Its large funding creates a deceptive impression of public representation of climate neutrality ideas. Therefore, 'Green Freedom' advises political parties on incorporating climate issues into their programs. It has hindered the construction of the Skulte liquefied natural gas terminal, lobbied for restrictions on Latvia's natural resources (wood, peat) use in heat and electricity generation, supports the development of solar and wind energy in Latvia, as well as the emissions trading system, hence taxing fuel with a CO2 tax, subsidies for electric car purchases, and simply more expensive electricity. All of this in the name of a climate-neutral society! For objective representation of opinions, any co-financing for such NGOs, especially when they lobby for policy that is not legitimized by elections, should be stopped. The feeding grounds must be eliminated. P.S. Only cemeteries are climate-neutral. There are no producers or consumers there. Attached are some excerpts from 'Green Freedom's' strategy that literally promise us a more expensive life.
From@Krusts3NGOs and State Money - Did you know that you have paid for the creation of an inclusive language guide for communicating with non-binary persons? Did you know that you continue to pay for integration courses for third-country nationals in Latvia? And podcasts on LGBTQ+ issues? Yes, these projects have been paid for by every taxpayer, whose money went to NGOs maintained from the state budget. There is an institution – the Society Integration Fund – which every year redistributes tens of millions of euros to various NGOs, which as interest-group-formed institutions represent public interests. I partly understand the purpose of NGO representatives’ activities, as these institutions fill a gap between public needs and state-provided services. However, their operations do not fit the norms of a democratic, free-market-driven, capitalist society. First, any organization maintained by taxpayer money is not and cannot be non-governmental. It is impossible to appeal to public interests based on one's own membership in them, to implement the desires of a narrow group with my and your money. This becomes a state-paid private hobby without a citizens' mandate. Second, the projects implemented by NGOs in most cases are policy-making with state money, distorting the proportion of representation of specific opinions in society. SIF supports diversity, inclusion, sexual diversity, etc., oriented projects that have nothing to do with the opinion of the majority of society. Quite the opposite. If specific societal groups want to see their interests realized, then that must be achieved through parties, to bring the idea to a politically elected institution. Third, in a capitalist society, the test of necessity for ideas represented by non-governmental organizations is donations and internal membership fees. That is, society knows how to self-organize, and the 'vote with the wallet' is the surest proof of the necessity of a specific function, service, or activity. Otherwise, any individual can appeal to the non-representation of their desires in political programs, declare themselves an NGO, and ask for money for reading newspapers, because that too is activism representing public interests. I, and I suspect you too, have not allowed your money to be spent on ideas that you may not even support. In my opinion, such breeding grounds must be eliminated!
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From@MartaKotelloNew pedestrian crossings will be built in July! 🟰 Valmieras x Ģertrūdes 🟰 Cēsu x Tallinas 🟰 Tallinas x Tērbatas 🟰 Šarlotes x Palīdzības Give way to change! https://t.co/yy0huCoTRF
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From@suvajevsThis week the conservative coalition's political agenda finally became clearer: - attack civil society; - attack scientists and academic freedom. All the big issues - AB, RB, budget - have been set aside to whip up the public with these 'priorities'.
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