Latvian Political Monitor

I am honoured to meet with Speaker of the UK Parliament @CommonsSpeaker Lindsay Hoyle. This meeting confirms the close friendship and parliamentary cooperation between Latvia and the United Kingdom. 🇱🇻🫱🏻🫲🏼🇬🇧 In the conversation I emphasised that we – Europe – must become independent in developing our military capabilities within NATO. We agree that security is not a given. We must be ready to invest more in our own defence, because Europe's resilience is our common responsibility. Speaking about the future, I particularly stressed the need to provide Ukraine with stable and long-term support, while highly appreciating the leadership of the United Kingdom. I also emphasised that Latvia's experience in strengthening societal resilience can be useful for both the United Kingdom and other European countries. Today there is no clear division between the first and second front lines. Conflicts affect all allied countries and require joint involvement. I thank for the close security cooperation, including the drone coalition, and I see great potential also in the economy. Our cooperation can become even closer both in defence and in business.

I researched Rosļikovs. He is an interesting case about how to create an image in a hybrid information space. Is this Rosļikov's campaign? Fleeing to Minsk may look like a backside-saving operation, but the show on social media and Russian news is something Rosļikovs knows well.🥸💪🏼🤬 https://t.co/zo565iyT6N

It is hard to imagine how a kindergarten director would sneak into work late at night to commit crimes that need to be investigated by @KNABinforme. @Apvienotais proposes to exclude such institution directors from the circle of state officials. There is a lively discussion about this in the Saeima State and Local Government Commission.

Entrusting the creation of the Saeima election system to @mans_tet, LMT and @valstsmezi – that is a promising solution. Now it is important that @VDAA_gov_lv, which is under @VARAM_Latvija, does not mess everything up again, to put it in Latvian.

@SirupsP @aust_meness @StankevicsA What is KPV LV doing here?

In recent days we have been talking more and more about the 2nd pension pillar and the possibilities to use one's savings. I believe that in Latvia too we must move in this direction. People must be given the opportunity to get at their money, especially when only a few years remain until retirement or retirement age has already been reached. There are two important cases when this should be allowed: ✔️ for health, if treatment is needed, ✔️ for the purchase of a home, a place to live. The health issue is especially important. Currently it is an absurd situation that if a person needs money for treatment, they cannot access their savings. But if a person dies, heirs get access to them. This is unacceptable!

@ArnoldArno90898 Looks like you are a JV supporter, because they have a tactic of defending themselves with pro-Kremlin force and invoking the Kremlin narrative :))

@aust_meness @StankevicsA @eliina_balode It looks like you are a JV supporter, because they have a tactic of defending themselves with pro-Kremlin force and invoking the Kremlin narrative :))

📺See you tonight on TV24 screens! In the program “On the Line” 🗓 21.04.2026. ⏰ 18:30 — live! https://t.co/8jSgGRbpTI

🇪🇺 Today we are conducting a working visit to the European Parliament with colleagues from @VL_TBLNNK. At the invitation of ECR, we have arrived to strengthen cooperation between the EP and national-level politicians. ☝️This is an opportunity to clearly express Latvia's and our region's priorities. https://t.co/0Ib3CAz3oB

While JV, Pro and ZZS deputies do not allow you to access YOUR OWN ACCUMULATED MONEY, meanwhile every year it loses its value, as a result, instead of the promised X amount, you will receive about 30% less! Read more here: https://t.co/9NdMbUsbFg https://t.co/0qlqNBVzJv

We, the Cabinet of Ministers, adopted a support program for the purchase of electric cars. 🔝 In the support, even greater emphasis is placed on honorable families, for whom electric cars allow reducing costs, while the state gains by reducing dependence on oil product imports, because electric cars run on Latvian energy. https://t.co/WCAe1r414F https://t.co/Y1BoTrw2R3

@DavisVilums https://t.co/0apPPOOtGh

📍Tomorrow at 10:00 we will review issues related to the preparation of Saeima elections and the improvement of the regulatory framework for the work of election commissions in the Saeima commission. The meeting will be attended by CVK, VDAA, VARAM and LIKTA. https://t.co/hZObexwMyo

Interesting whether @raimondscudars will continue to claim that work on the Saeima election systems is proceeding vigorously, and that hand counting will happen only because Saeima deputies have wanted it so. In this way, @VARAM_Latvija and @VDAA_gov_lv only confirm their helplessness https://t.co/VyfVkf52fn

🇱🇻🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇱🇹🇪🇪 We met with Nordic and Baltic (NB8) parliamentary colleagues in Kurzeme to discuss security issues, support for Ukraine, and cooperation with our partners. Living next to Russia and Belarus, we clearly understand how important it is to continuously strengthen our security – both militarily and in cyberspace. #NB8 cooperation in this regard is very practical: we not only exchange views, but also look for concrete solutions on how to jointly strengthen the region's resilience and reduce the influence of aggressor states. Particularly valuable for all of us was the visit to the military training area “Mežaine”, which is especially suitable for military exercises in urban environments and is used for training both the National Armed Forces, allies, and Ukrainian soldiers. There we could see how joint exercises of Latvian and Estonian soldiers actually take place. It was a good reminder to all of us that security is based on cooperation and practical work. #NB8 #ārlietas #drošība #aizsardzība #sadarbība

🟡 Qualification round announced for the Bauska bypass project procurement. ✅The procurement is conducted as a competitive procedure with negotiations, and interested suppliers can submit applications for the qualification round until 28 May 2026. ℹ️More information 👉 https://t.co/bQwhW7ES2h