Doing things the old way won't get anywhere. Latvia needs to grow faster. 🇱🇻 Latvia needs a government that works with a clear growth plan, rather than continuing to make decisions outside the budget and hoping that everything will somehow sort itself out. https://t.co/Jeb4SRrkrX
From@GunaGavrilkoSome crazy disinformation is circulating here about staff turnover in the Ministry of Defense. Over the last 6 years nothing special has changed and it is roughly similar https://t.co/OQQLiUiDPw
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From@PLinLatviaMinister, it was both honour and pleasure to cooperate with you on furter strengthening 🇵🇱🇱🇻 alliance and friendship. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours! 🤝 https://t.co/sGfwH3RW3y
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The Progressives' amnesia in all its glory. Funding for the Riga bypass was already planned for this EU funding period, but you yourselves reallocated it to other activities. If that hadn't been done, the project would already be in the construction stage now🤷 https://t.co/BtouAQx2DQ
From@atis_svinkaThe entire Riga bypass must become a safe and fast motorway. For the first section from Baltezers to Salaspils (A4), design work is planned to be procured soon to obtain a high-readiness project. In the next EU funding period, funding must be allocated for this. https://t.co/Bw8jL6Qvgq
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From@Jauna_Vienotiba🛡️ “Jaunā Vienotība” expresses full support for Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and the decision to nominate Colonel Raivis Melnis for the position of Minister of Defense. 🇱🇻 In the current geopolitical circumstances, Latvia’s security is the highest priority. The defense sector needs professional, decisive and results-oriented leadership. ⚠️ The drone incidents of recent days have clearly shown that the public expects concrete action and real solutions for the security of the country’s skies. 💬 Edmunds Jurēvics: “The challenges of this moment require bold action. We fully support the Prime Minister’s decision to entrust the sector to a professional who can strengthen Latvia’s defense capabilities and adopt the best Ukrainian experience.” 🤝 Colonel Raivis Melnis is an experienced National Armed Forces officer with international experience and work in Ukraine, who will be able to provide the necessary competence and stabil…
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The Progressives are behaving very unseriously. @Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība is ready to work. Meanwhile, it is unclear what the Progressives think and what is actually more important to them: the interests of the state or intrigues. https://t.co/3St6PvLMp0
From@GuidoCrosettoDear Andris, I am very sorry that you made this decision but I am even more sorry to know that you had to make it at the request of your President as a consequence of a drone attack, as if it were your responsibility if systems chosen, certified and accepted by defense technicians and produced by companies outside defense, failed to intercept them. Someone should have explained to her that we are pursuing technologies that now change every week, being born on the battlefield, something that is difficult even for those, like you, who spend 5% on Defense. If you resigned, that attack had a double success and a double damage for Latvia, in my opinion. Thank you for the collaboration of these years and good luck.
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From@letanewslvNew Unity faction leader Edmunds Jurēvics: Right now we must approve a professional person for the position of Defense Minister who is ready to work from the first day https://t.co/WnPFdqtz3n
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From@Jauna_Vienotiba⚠️ What happened on Sunday? Prime Minister Evika Siliņa called an emergency cooperation meeting on Sunday to agree on next steps in the defense sector, because the current security situation in Latvia requires professional and experienced leadership. The reason was an agreement on changes in the Ministry of Defense and the promotion of Colonel Raivis Melnis to the position. At 14:30 the Prime Minister convened a coalition meeting for 18:30, also inviting the Minister of Defense. Around 18:00 the “Progressives” informed that they would not attend the meeting and asked to postpone it to 19:30. Around the same time, an announcement was sent out about the convening of the Minister of Defense's press conference. Afterwards, an agreement was reached that the coalition meeting would take place at 18:45. ZZS representatives participated in the meeting, while from the “Progressives” the Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce joined remotely, who later left the meeting. It is important to emphasize - the decision was not made in one day. There were several serious reasons that had accumulated over a longer period: • high (about 40%) staff turnover in the Ministry of Defense; • the inability of two state secretaries to work with the minister; • loss of public trust after the recent security incidents at a time when defense is receiving the historically largest funding – almost 5% of GDP; Currently, national security is the highest priority. Therefore, a decision was made to invite a professional with practical military and Ukrainian experience to lead the sector. This is a time for responsible action in the interests of national security.
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From@Jauna_Vienotiba⚠️ What happened on Sunday? Prime Minister Evika Siliņa called an extraordinary cooperation meeting on Sunday to agree on next steps in the field of defence, because the current security situation in Latvia requires professional and experienced leadership. The reason was an agreement on changes in the Ministry of Defence and the promotion of Colonel Raivis Melnis to the post.
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From@Jauna_Vienotiba⚠️ What happened on Sunday? Prime Minister Evika Siliņa convened an extraordinary cooperation meeting on Sunday to agree on next steps in the defense sector, because the current security situation in Latvia requires professional and experienced leadership. The reason was an agreement on changes in the Ministry of Defense and the promotion of Colonel Raivis Meļņis to the position. At 14:30 the Prime Minister summoned a coalition meeting for 18:30, also inviting the Defense Minister. Around 18:00, “Progresīvie” informed that they would not attend and asked to move the meeting to 19:30. Around the same time, an announcement was sent about the convening of a press conference by the Defense Minister. Afterwards, an agreement was reached that the coalition meeting would take place at 18:45. ZZS representatives attended the meeting, while Culture Minister Agnese Lāce joined remotely from the “Progresīvie” and later left the meeting. It is important to emphasize - the decision was not made in one day. There were several serious reasons that accumulated over a longer period: • high (about 40%) staff turnover in the Ministry of Defense; • the inability of two state secretaries to work with the minister; • loss of public trust after the latest security incidents at a time when defense is receiving historically the largest funding – almost 5% of GDP. At present, national security is the highest priority. Therefore, a decision was made to invite a professional with practical military experience and Ukrainian experience to lead the sector. This is a time for responsible action in the interest of national security.
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🇱🇻 Development, responsibility and transparency are and will be my basic principles. Thank you @AizsardzibasMin, @Latvijas_armija, the industry, my team and all Latvian patriots. Together we have done a lot. Latvia and our national security - our common responsibility. I continue my work in the Saeima. Honor to serve Latvia! 🇱🇻 📷 Armīns Janiks
From@letanewslvUnion of Greens and Farmers chairman Armands Krauze: 'Progressives' are probably trying to cover up their failures https://t.co/7T3HkIKDIu
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From@JaunsLV“Scourge of the occupiers” Budanov would gladly see Raivis Melnis as defense minister
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In circumstances where energy resource prices tend to rise rapidly, the work of the Public Utilities Commission becomes more complicated - each change, representing the interests of society, must be assessed particularly carefully, evaluating it from the point of view of both the letter and the spirit of the law. SPRK 25 years. https://t.co/fFLiDzYfwZ
From@Kyrylo_BudanovI express my sincere gratitude to Latvia’s Minister of Defense, Andris Sprūds, for the productive cooperation and support for Ukraine. Latvia has been, and remains, our reliable ally. I am grateful to our Latvian partners for their clear understanding of what is at stake here in our part of Europe and in this war. I welcome the decision to nominate Colonel Raivis Melnis as the new head of Latvia’s Ministry of Defense. We know the Colonel well from his work in Ukraine – he has seen the war firsthand in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. We hope for further expansion of strategic cooperation between our countries, particularly in the exchange of military experience in the defense industry, the development of drones, and electronic warfare systems.
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In a very warm phone call today, I thanked the Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia, Ms. Ana Brnabić @SerbianPM, for appointing the first resident ambassador to Latvia, Ms. Milena Mitič. This is a significant breakthrough for strengthening our bilateral relations and also in Serbia's integration into the EU in the long term. 🇱🇻🤝🇷🇸
⚡️ If you want to learn more about the current main energy policy directions and priorities in Latvia, watch the video! 🎥
From@VL_TBLNNKNA chair @IIndriksone emphasizes that NA will not support the current government, which has long since exhausted itself and is incapable of acting. It not only hinders the country's development, but also creates serious risks for Latvia's security and future. Likewise, NA believes that JV has exhausted its opportunities to lead the government. https://t.co/lX3mR3iBC2
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From@VL_TBLNNKNA is ready to take on the formation of a national security government. NA is ready to form and lead a national security government to work until the upcoming Saeima elections and will invite AS, ZZS and JV for talks to decide on options for forming a capable government.
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