Latvia’s National Defence Service Law left for 14th Saeima to tackle
Review of the National Defence Service legislative draft is officially left for the next Saeima, whose term is expected to commence 1 November….
Category: Politics
Latvian Saeima passes new Law on Local Governments
On Thursday, 20 October, Latvia’s parliament once again passed in the final reading the new Law on Local Governments. The Saeima also approved…
Coalition partners in Latvia agree on state reforms; government composition not discussed
Potential coalition partners in Latvia were able to reach an agreement on topics of national reforms, as New Unity politicians said after a…
Progressive Party: it is critical for Latvia’s next government to act democratically and legally
The Progressive Party said approval of the previously halted Riga development plan as one of the main objectives of the next government, as…
For Stability! party to ask VDD to investigate information leak about their members
On Wednesday, 19 October, political party For Stability! turned to the Staet Security Service (VDD) with a request to investigate how information about…
Estonian parliament declares Russian Federation a terrorist regime
The Estonian parliament (Riigikogu) has declared the regime in Russia a terrorist one. Members of the parliament also condemn Russia’s annexation of sovereign…
Court of law imposes temporary protection for Sigulda municipality’s trademark «S!»
On Friday, 14 October, a court of law announced the decision to impose temporary protection for «S!» trademark owned by Sigulda municipality, as…
SAB: Belarus should be viewed as threat to the region, similarly to Russia
Belarus is expected to continue providing support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This includes supplies of arms, repairs of damaged military vehicles, treatment…
New Unity meets with President Egils Levits; no real progress made with coalition formation
Latvia’s President Egils Levits has asked New Unity leader Krišjānis Kariņš to continue coalition formation consultations with potential coalition partners. As previously reported,…
