Ināra Mūrniece at the Meeting of Women Speakers in New York: Latvia is among...
“Today, Latvia is a real leader in terms of women leadership - be it politics, business, judiciary or academia. Latvia’s success has been recognised by the World Economic Forum 2014, ranking Latvia...
View ArticleSpeaker of the Saeima at World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in New...
“Russia’s aggression in Ukraine undermines the system of international law, which has been developed over 70 years. It is in the interest of every member of the international community that we return...
View ArticleInese Lībiņa-Egnere in Tbilisi: Latvia will continue to share its reform...
In its progress towards European integration Georgia is still a forerunner among the Eastern Partnership countries. Latvia is ready to continue sharing its experience in implementing reforms, inter...
View ArticleNew type of personal identification number to be introduced as of 2017
Amendments to the Population Register Law, which the Saeima approved in the first reading on Thursday, 17 September, anticipate that as of 2017 a new type of personal identification number will be...
View ArticleElectricity to become cheaper for families with children with disabilities,...
Families caring for children with disabilities, as well as people with group I disabilities will receive the status of the protected user and therefore pay less for electricity. This is envisioned in...
View ArticleEuropean Affairs Committee adopts national position on asylum seekers
On Friday, 18 September, following an extended and strenuous debate, the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima adopted the national position on the granting of sanctuary to asylum seekers, thus...
View ArticleInese Lībiņa-Egnere discusses interests of Latvian diaspora with Irish...
On Tuesday, 22 September, Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, met with Aidan Kirwan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ireland. The Deputy Speaker...
View ArticleSpeaker Mūrniece and newly appointed Chinese ambassador discuss opportunities...
Economic cooperation between Latvia and China has increased in recent years and we hope that the appointing of the new ambassador will only further our successful cooperation. This was emphasised by...
View ArticleBaltic Assembly Prize for Literature awarded to Māris Bērziņš
On Tuesday, 6 October, having convened in the Saeima to evaluate the nominees for the Baltic Assembly prizes, an international jury decided to award this year’s Prize for Literature to the Latvian...
View ArticleSpeaker of the Saeima extends condolences to Turkey
Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, extends her deepest condolences to the Turkish people regarding the bombings in Ankara, which killed 86 and injured more than 186people.Speaker Mūrniece extends...
View ArticleČigāne and Kalniņš issue joint statement: Latvia unwaveringly supports...
On Wednesday, 21 October, Lolita Čigāne, Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima, and Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima, issued a joint...
View ArticleSaeima adopts amendments aimed at restricting retransmission of hate speech...
On Thursday, 29 October, the Saeima in the final reading passed amendments to the Electronic Mass Media Law aimed at restricting retransmission of hate speech propagated by foreign-owned...
View ArticleSaeima supports regulatory framework for imposing national sanctions
On Thursday, 29 October, the Saeima conceptually supported the draft Law on International and National Sanctions in the first reading. The draft law will enable Latvia to impose national sanctions to...
View ArticleThe Saeima conceptually supports lifting of MPs’ administrative immunity
On Thursday, 29 October, the Saeima conceptually supported amendments to the Constitution in the first reading. The amendments propose that members of the Saeima may be held administratively liable...
View ArticleSpeaker Mūrniece extends condolences regarding the crash of the Russian...
Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, extends her deepest condolences to Russia regarding the tragic plane crash in Sinai Peninsula.On behalf of the Latvian people, Ināra Mūrniece expressed heartfelt...
View ArticleSaeima simplifies cross-border travel for border area residents of Latvia and...
On Thursday, 5 November, the Saeima in the second and final reading adopted amendments for simplified cross-border travel for the Latvian – Belorussian border area residents. With the amendments, the...
View ArticleInāra Mūrniece to Speaker of the Bundestag: it is important to strengthen the...
On Thursday, 5 November, Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Norbert Lammert, President of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany , in Berlin, capital of Germany. “Being aware of...
View ArticleParliamentary inquiry committee on the Zolitūde tragedy submits its Final...
On Thursday, 5 November, the Saeima reviewed the Final Report drafted and adopted by the parliamentary inquiry committee on the Zolitūde tragedy.“A lot of work has been accomplished, and all the...
View ArticleInāra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima: Latvia will continue supporting...
On Friday, 6 November, Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, received Andrian Candu, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, in the Saeima. “Moldova and Latvia are engaged in active...
View ArticleSpeaker Mūrniece to Ukrainian Prime Minister: Syrian crisis should not divert...
On Friday, 6 November, Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine. “Syrian crisis should not divert the attention of the international community from...
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