Latvian Political Monitor

From@Jauna_Vienotiba

🇱🇻 Strong Latvia in a safe Europe.​ Today we officially submitted the New Unity candidate lists to the Central Election Commission, taking the next step towards the 15th Saeima elections.​ All necessary preparations have been completed – we are ready for the election start with a strong team, experience and a clear vision for Latvia's future.​ Now only forward! 💚

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From@atis_svinka

After a successful test run of Vivi and the Estonian passenger train operator 'Elron', a late-evening service Riga-Daugavpils and an early-morning service back to Riga will soon be launched. Trains operating on the Tartu-Riga route will continue to Daugavpils in the evenings and early mornings. This year, talks have also been initiated at ministerial level about leasing another STADLER FLIRT diesel train, which could supplement traffic on the Riga-Liepaja route after the electrification of the Tallinn-Tartu line, improving mobility also during the European Capital of Culture year. Talks with Estonia must continue in order to conclude an agreement in the autumn. At the same time, a train route Daugavpils-Vilnius is being developed, extending the existing Vilnius-Turmantas line to Daugavpils.

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From@janisdombrava

The internal services conducted raids in both asylum seeker centers - Mucenieki and Liepna. They checked 499 persons. 31 knives were seized from the persons. Possible narcotic substances were found on one person. An administrative process has been initiated. Even before the raid, the work of the institution in Mucenieki had been improved. Currently, stricter movement conditions have been set at the center during the night and measures have been introduced to ensure that the center's residents comply with internal rules. Thank you to the services for their work!

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From@MStakis

Delight in receiving the #MEPAwards 2026 award in the security and defence category! Latvia is a leader of opinion on defence matters, and this award confirms it. I accept the recognition on behalf of my team, which has invested enormous work in European defence policy issues. Europe will be prosperous and secure only if it becomes stronger!

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From@janisdombrava

State Police from 1 July begins checking all visitors to the Russian embassy.

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From@Ivars_Abolins

Latvia does not have to integrate Ukrainians on the basis of the Russian language and serve Russian-speaking tourists from Germany or Sweden in Russian. Everyone must understand this - also the director of the Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre, Dana Bjorka. After reading Bjorka's public letter in defence of the Russian language, many questions arise - first of all, about the understanding of the role of the Constitution and the Latvian language in Latvia. The use of the Russian language in public communication is only a choice of the theatre, and it is the director's responsibility to find ways to address her audience. It is precisely the consistent addressing of minorities in Russian that creates the self-sufficiency of the Russian language in Latvia, and that should not be so. Latvian theatre, even if its content is in another language, must be able to address its audience in Latvian. That simple. If the theatre cannot do that, one must consider whether such a theatre is needed in the future.

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From@AndrisKulbergs

Day No.24 in the prime minister's chair. Homework must also be done by the prime minister. You cannot sort out a country if everything at home isn't in technical order. 🙂 Today: ➖️ An early morning interview on @TV3zinas's 900 sekundes. After that @lsmlv ➖️ Classified documents day – reports from state services have piled up over the month. I can say that about half of them actually contain nothing that social network users wouldn't already know. We still classify too much information in the country and unreasonably hide it from the public. ➖️ Met with the UAE ambassador to Latvia 🇦🇪🇱🇻. The conversation quickly became open and constructive, because I myself have a personal connection with the United Arab Emirates – I worked there in 2000 and know the country well. We agreed to push cooperation in investment, defense and economic areas much faster, taking concrete steps to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. ➖️ Met with @elnormous to hear his vision of the resilience of Latvia's state ICT systems against cyberattacks – what needs to be done, what needs to be changed and what needs to be supplemented to make our digital environment safer. ➖️ In parallel with the prime minister's work, work on approving and submitting the @Apvienotais_ municipal election candidate lists must also continue. This week the final program of the United List also has to be approved. ➖️ Special greetings to our 🇨🇦 Canadian friends on Canada Day! Canada is a great example of how allies provide not only political but also real military support, deploying their armed forces where they are most needed – also in Latvia.

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