📍State budget expenditures must be reduced, but it will not happen at the expense of services provided to the public; 📍Each new expenditure position in the budget will have to be justified; 📍The creation of the Climate and Energy Ministry was at the time a whim of certain politicians. https://t.co/4asGFFMx3T
The first coalition work in the Saeima - submission to the fast loan lobby. The coalition refuses to advance the decision to transfer non-bank supervision functions to the Bank of Latvia. Especially surprising, of course, is New Unity and National Alliance, which until now supported this decision.
From@Rigas_pilsOn June 3, the President of the State @edgarsrinkevics met with the Minister of Culture @NaurisPuntulis at the Jūrmala residence. More information: 📄https://t.co/g3vdN0Xyfx 📷https://t.co/0SSbi0hDRk 📹https://t.co/T9CyBjuJXo https://t.co/3jpL0Dkv65
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Today I met with the President @edgarsrinkevics to discuss @kulturas_ministrija current affairs - minority language use in public EPL, challenges of Latgale #GORS, the course of the #Dziesmuundeju svētki and @Liepāja - European Capital of Culture! https://t.co/D1JIcCWaFR
From@AizsardzibasMinThe #DroneSummit2026 held in Riga brought together nearly 2,000 experts from 20 countries. Conclusion: drone technologies on the battlefield change in weeks, not years. Europe must abandon the slow pace – it must be able to test, produce, and adapt in real time to counter threats. ➡️More insights in the @sargs_lv article: https://t.co/GloQadyoSx
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🇱🇻🇺🇦 We talked with Ukrainian parliamentarians about Ukraine's path to the European Union.🇪🇺 Photo: Laura Zaula, Saeima #Ukraina #EiropasSavienība https://t.co/5hJbjSI0Kz
From@KEM_LatvijaIn view of the upcoming heating season and the current geopolitical situation, Climate and Energy Minister Jānis Vitenbergs will tomorrow go on a working visit to the Inčukalns underground gas storage facility, where he will meet with the management of AS 'Conexus Baltic Grid'. 🔗 More: https://t.co/lKQAU8f3Wr
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Tomorrow in #Krustpunkts we will get to know the new head of the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, Edgars Tavars. https://t.co/IMzdKNJKUb
Today I met with the chairman of Liepāja City Council @GunarsAnsins to discuss the new municipal financial equalization model. This was an important meeting – if we don't know what municipalities think, how people live in different regions, our decisions may not be objective. #Liepāja #sadarbība
From@janisdombravaThis morning in Augšdaugava municipality, a State Police patrol of two officers detained 34❗️ illegal immigrants (citizens of Pakistan and Afghanistan). Well done! Excellent work. The State Police makes a significant contribution to supporting the Border Guard in ensuring border security.
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From@LLatviesiem‼️ In Latvia, many young people still face an indirect requirement to know Russian, even though the state language is Latvian. This is not stated in job advertisements, but in practice it often turns out that without Russian, opportunities are more limited.
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To prevent further wasteful spending, the public procurement system will be reviewed; To reach a positive solution in the 'Rail Baltica' area, the oversight of this project must be changed; 'Air Baltic' finally must have a business plan that corresponds to the market situation https://t.co/jVpSYqA4x4
Sadly, the terror against Ukrainian civilians continues for another night this week. Friends support is most important for Ukraine at times like these. The aggressor must understand that he will be held accountable for these crimes against humanity. https://t.co/Rglq2o24ZJ
From@r_stefanchuk73 missiles and 656 drones were launched by russia against Ukraine this night. Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv region, Kyiv region, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia — peaceful cities, residential buildings, educational institutions, and civilian infrastructure were once again under attack. In Kyiv, 4 people were killed, and more than 60 were injured, including children. The most severe destruction was in the Podilskyi district, where russia struck a nine-storey residential building. People may still be trapped under the rubble. In Dnipro, 7 people were killed. Among them was a rescuer. More than 30 people were injured. There were also casualties in Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. Across Ukraine, more than 100 people were wounded. This is deliberate terror against people who were sleeping in their homes. Against children. Against cities that russia cannot break. My sincere condolences to the families of those killed. Strength to all the wounded and affected. Ukraine needs reliable protection of its skies. More air defence systems. More ballistic missile interceptors. More decisions that will prevent russia from continuing its war against peaceful people.
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From@nralvWhat does nationalism mean, in what contexts is this concept used, can a person today live in the “box” of a single ideology – political scientist Filips Rajevskis in conversation with long-time National Alliance leader Raivis Dzintars: https://t.co/qMTr90JkIM https://t.co/if1M3m7KN6
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Together with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko, we discussed practical solutions to help Ukraine ensure energy supply for the next heating season. With @KEM_Latvija we will coordinate the further process of this donation - dismantling and transport. #SlavaUkraïni! 🇱🇻🇺🇦 https://t.co/ORqKaY3EcQ
💬Traffic organization in Grīziņkalns must be safe and serve the daily rhythm of residents! Solutions must be found to balance this daily step so that all interested parties are satisfied! 📍And what are your thoughts on this situation? Write in the comments! ⤵️ https://t.co/AJr4GzEqL3
Then why not follow the law and naturalize through an exam? I am not against granting citizenship, but here obviously the conditions needed for the Saeima to decide on it are not met. This is a decision that needs careful consideration. Otherwise, my status as a citizen is degraded.
From@losttoast69@Krusts3 God, what difference does it make. Felipe has been here all these years, he has learned Latvian, pays taxes from work, and, say, doesn't stand out with big stupidities, just leave the guy alone 😂 you would be lynching if he hadn't deserved it and didn't even speak Latvian.
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In the Saeima we met with the Ukrainian delegation led by Ivanna Klimpush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament. Leading the European Affairs Committee, a close cooperation and friendship developed with the Ukrainian colleague. Ukraine is Europe. We support Ukraine's integration into the European Union. We will continue to support Ukraine militarily as well. 🇱🇻🇺🇦🇪🇺 Photo: Saeima
🤝Today, Climate and Energy Minister @JanisVitenbergs met with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko at TEC-2 to discuss energy cooperation. Latvenergo will make a significant equipment donation to Ukraine, where equipment is urgently needed for restoring energy supply. https://t.co/5XKOr1kwHt
Two weeks ago, the Saeima supported a proposal drafted by the Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Commission to gift citizenship to Brazilian citizen Felipe Xavier. Exactly that—gifted—because he violated the rules for using a temporary residence permit on the path to naturalization, namely, he left Latvia for a period longer than three months. Observing this law, he could only apply for citizenship in 2035. Such a decision undermines trust in the idea of equality of all people before the law. There is no longer one law for everyone and one justice for everyone. If there were, Felipe could pass the Latvian language exam, confirm that he knows the Constitution and knows when the Republic of Latvia was founded. Of course, there are exceptions when citizenship is granted to politically repressed citizens of other countries, thus ensuring legal protection, or to athletes who, playing hockey in the Latvian national team jersey, fight for our international recognition. But none of these scenarios fits this case. Felipe himself wrote to the commission: 'that he has long participated in sports and public life activities, public projects, charity initiatives, and with his activity and public visibility has promoted Latvia's image internationally.' However, the news headlines say: - Local hit: Brazilian Felipe lists five Latvian oddities - Latvia's beloved has left Felipe, who has now gone to Dubai - Video: Rapper Felipe Gabriel on Latvians' peculiarities of lying - Felipe Gabriel shines with a quirky song about a glamorous life - Felipe celebrates his 30th birthday with poker at footballer Neymar's home - Felipe reveals a bad experience with celebrities - Felipe reveals a side of Porziņģis that others usually don't see There was also something about making love to a popular model, but I see no contribution to building Latvia's positive image or improving public activities. Rather, it degrades, advertising Turkish beauty clinics and alcohol on social media. I do not support, and consider it degrading to the institution of citizenship, to grant it by a Saeima vote, bypassing the basic procedure established by law. Citizenship is not just a legal contract between an individual and the state guaranteeing everyday conveniences (Felipe was too lazy to renew his residence permit). The state is the highest form of national self-organization serving national interests, but the nation is an extended family, where all members are united by kinship, language, culture, history, and the awareness that Latvia belongs only to us—the Latvian family—or the so-called prepolitical 'WE'. From this follows that citizenship is the legal framework of this family, helping to maintain structured relations with the state while representing our interests. Thinking in family analogies, can you imagine granting the privileges of co-owner of your surname and household to some passerby who entered your household just because he wants it, because he has lived with you for a week, a month, or two? Probably not. But the Saeima doesn't think so. I believe that such Brazilians do not belong to our state's prepolitical WE; with this vote the Saeima has degraded the philosophical meaning of citizenship. The decision must be reviewed, as well as the procedure for granting citizenship, by eliminating the delegation of such functions to the Saeima.