Hungary and Poland on Monday vetoed the EU’s long-term budget and the bloc’s economic recovery package following the Covid-19 crisis, protesting against linking the allocation of EU funds to so-called rule of law. – Commenting on what happened, Kariņš admitted that such actions of the two countries will make it more difficult to adopt the … Read more
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The Prime Minister also expressed Latvia’s support for Belarusian civil society and pointed out that Latvia continues to stand for re-election to the presidency. – During the meeting, the two sides discussed the situation in Belarus and Latvia’s support for Belarusian civil society. The war condemned the Belarussian regime’s violence against the peaceful population and … Read more
The position of the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development is vacant as of today, as the previous Minister Juris Pūce (AP) announced his resignation yesterday and the Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (JV) accepted Pūce’s resignation without delay, inviting the HR to nominate a new candidate. – Pavluts told LETA that, taking into account … Read more
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On Friday, November 6, the government decides to declare a state of emergency. The Apollo portal has compiled what is known about it so far. – Among the proposed restrictions are a ban on public events and longer distance learning In Latvia, with the declaration of a state of emergency, all organized public events in … Read more
“In politics, I do not have high hopes that everything will be fair and good, but I also did not expect it to be so totally putting my interests above the interests of the state and the people, especially during this Covid-19 crisis,” Member. – Mičerevskis emphasizes that he does not accept “political games and … Read more
The extraordinary sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers in remote mode will start at 13.00. – Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (JV) on Monday after the meeting of the coalition parties expressed the position that, taking into account the spread of Covid-19, it is time to decide on declaring a state of emergency in Latvia. However, … Read more
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In an open letter to the Prime Minister, “S Harmona” writes that the situation with the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia is becoming more serious – last week, compared to a week earlier, an increase of 57.4% and Yuri Perevoshchikov, director of the prevention department, saw it as a very rapid increase. – On October … Read more
The sitting will take place at 9 am in remote mode. A press conference is planned after the meeting. – The invited experts will acquaint the members of the Crisis Management Council with the current situation regarding the spread of Covid-19 infection in the country. The agenda will also discuss the workload of the health … Read more
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Kariņš raised the issue of these amendments at a meeting of coalition parties today, emphasizing that the MoU, together with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development and the Ministry of Finance, will have to rework the proposed car registration tax and offer a new solution. – “There must be an incentive mechanism with … Read more
Taking into account that the incidence rate of Covid-19 in Latvia is increasing, Vinkele predicted that this Friday the 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants will be exceeded. – At the press conference, Sheķele informed that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (SPKC) has the right to adjust this threshold and it is … Read more