PM Siliņa: No mass workforce cuts planned for reducing bureaucracy
Reducing bureaucracy involves merging and centralizing functions, but the government does not currently plan to carry out mass workforce cuts, Prime Minister Evika…
Category: Politics
Latvia considering e-voting – CEC: “It as a political decision”
The possibility for residents to cast their votes online in municipal and parliamentary elections is ultimately a political decision, said Kristīne Saulīte, Chairperson…
Future of Ventspils Freeport uncertain – businesses and local government want an experienced leader
Discussions are underway regarding the selection of a candidate for the position of chairperson of the board of Ventspils Freeport. Representatives of entrepreneurs…
Latvia does not lack bureaucrats, but catastrophically lacks young mothers, says MP
In Latvia, there is no shortage of bureaucrats and ministers, but there is a catastrophic shortage of young mothers, said opposition MP Linda…
On the EU’s tariff list: American meat, motorcycles and women’s negligees
The European Commission (EC) has published a list of US products that could face retaliatory tariffs from the 1st of April after the…
PM Siliņa’s “restart” fails to convince – majority of citizens doubt government changes
More than half—66%—of Latvian citizens believe that Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s (JV) proposed government “restart” will not improve the government’s performance, according to…
Security clearance to be required for all CVK members
Today, on the 11th of March, the Saeima’s Public Administration and Local Government Committee supported a proposal to draft amendments to the Law…
Estonia’s Social Democrats will leave coalition government, PM announces
Estonian Reform Party Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced on Monday, the 10th of March, that he will expel the Social Democratic Party from…
Mark Carney replaces Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada
Mark Carney won the battle to succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada, vowing in a victory speech to win a trade…
