After years of hesitation, we have finally achieved a government decision to reduce bureaucracy for the development of electronic communications. 5G enables not only faster mobile internet, but also innovations - it will be used by sensors, drones, self-driving cars and much more. 🇱🇻 should be among the leaders in this field!
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After years of hesitation, we have finally achieved a government decision to reduce bureaucracy for the development of electronic communications. 5G enables not only faster mobile internet, but also innovations - it will be used by sensors, drones, self-driving cars and much more. 🇱🇻 should be among the leaders in this field!
Russia's Kursk Oblast, a location just kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. A large Russian column devastated on the move. Simply textbook stuff to be studied in academies.
Here’s the reality: NATO is a defensive organisation that does not seek confrontation but it will protect and defend every inch of Allied territory. #1NATO75#WeAreNATO
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Let us recall that Latvia's banking sector last year operated with a record profit of EUR 620 million. @Progresivie's proposal is a pragmatic and non-burdensome way to invest in national defense. https://t.co/KDYEUlNx4W
The @Progresivie faction has proposed to coalition partners introducing a windfall tax on banks for the next two years. This would be a new tax, and would preliminarily increase revenues by 150 million! These revenues should be allocated to financing security needs. 🧵1/7
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The new Riga-Tartu train will be available starting from October this year! It is planned that in Latvia it will also stop in Valmiera, Cēsis, Sigulda and Zemitāni. Today, with 🇪🇪 Climate Minister Kristen Michal, we signed a memorandum to jointly implement this project. https://t.co/RcFVFkVgMK
It has been reported by BILD that when Ukraine used Patriot missiles against Russian aerial vehicles in Bryansk back in May 13, 2023, where in a matter of minutes two Russian Mil Mi-8, one Su-34 and one Su-35 were blown out of the Russian sky, that Berlin and Washington were furious. They threatened to stop deliveries if this repeats. Unbelievable, and, yet, it explains a lot. It proves once again, how wrong decision-making in Western capitals prolongs this war. Russia is vulnerable, it can be defeated, but Ukraine is not allowed to fight back, properly, while Russian bombs hit shopping centers, kindergartens and residential areas. This has to stop, now!
A US colonel of the Special Forces discovered a trespasser with a telescopic camera on his property. After an altercation, the elite US soldier was forced to kill the intruder. It turned out that the intruder is a Russian national of Chechen ethnicity and that he was illegally in the USA. The incident occurred not far from Fort Liberty (formerly known as Fort Bragg), North Carolina. Law enforcement agencies suspect a spy operation. Source: Foxnews
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Latvijas Pasts expands opportunities in the Baltics, starting cooperation with Nova Poshta. This cooperation will not only improve e-commerce deliveries, but also strengthen our economic ties and support for Ukraine. 🇱🇻🇺🇦
❗Pre-election debates must be in the state language. 🔊 Since Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Latvian media must be communicated with in the Latvian state language. #JaunāVienotība will not participate in pre-election debates and programs that take place in Russian. https://t.co/01pWquu56E
I have contacted @prokuratura_LV, because I believe that what J.Stepaņenko and Ļ. Švecova expressed on @Delfi's program is a violation of the criminal law and unequivocally indicates a deliberate desire to distort facts about Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, disseminating the narrative of Russia's criminal regime. https://t.co/jCZciPvDjj
Democracy has a duty to defend itself. The Saeima in the final reading approved our proposed amendments to the Criminal Law, which provide for criminal liability for influencing elections with deepfake technology. This is especially relevant in the conditions of Russia's aggressive hybrid war. https://t.co/QsiibP1j76
With a traditional bell stroke, the Latvian Transport Minister @Briskens and I today opened the 835th Harbor Birthday. With its Baltic Sea ports, Latvia is an important partner of Hamburg in the Baltic Sea region and this year is the partner country of the Harbor Birthday. https://t.co/RMH5IeM02O
ANALYSTS: UKRAINE OIL FACILITY ATTACKS WORKING: Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's oil refining industry, which began in January, are one of the best strategic moves by Ukrainian forces in this war, argue three scholars — Michael Liebrich, Lauri Mullivirta, and Sam Winter-Levy - in Foreign Affairs.
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Good news for Latvia! Today airBaltic successfully issued bonds worth €340 million. Market demand for these securities more than doubled the target amount. This is a good achievement for the company and the country - international private investors see potential in the growth of our national airline. Already in the first quarter of this year, airBaltic's estimated revenue is €132 million, which is 26% more than last year. In politics we often hear slogans about promoting exports, but without concrete ideas. The contribution of aviation services to Latvia's exports in 2023 reached €880M - twice as much as Estonia and Lithuania. The lion's share of that is provided by airBaltic's operations, which simultaneously promote Latvia's international connectivity. Moreover, during its operations airBaltic has already paid nearly €400 million in taxes and provides thousands of jobs not only in aviation but also in related sectors, including tourism. Aviation exports are a concrete direction in which Latvia must maintain and strengthen its leading position both in the Baltics and in Europe. The bond issuance will allow airBaltic to grow - expanding Riga's connectivity, growing the fleet and entering new markets. Next steps - attracting a strategic investor and listing the company's shares on the Riga Stock Exchange. Of the total bond amount, private investors purchased €290 million. The state purchased €50 million. Demand for securities exceeded supply, with the final order value exceeding €840 million.
Congratulations to our colleagues from @Sat_Min & best wishes to the people of #Latvia on the occasion of the Day of the Restoration of Latvian Independence! May the brotherhood and friendship of our peoples live forever! 🇱🇹🇱🇻 @Briskens@LV_Lithuaniahttps://t.co/OyHGvvHuSX
Ban on transit of manganese ore – in the EU sanctions proposal! Following Latvia's initiative, @EU_Commission has come forward with the 14th sanctions package proposal, including a ban on the transit of manganese ore through the EU to Russia. This is a Latvian achievement. 1/3 https://t.co/xB5XLDcUzG