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    President of Latvia sends a letter to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers offering his position on necessary steps for strengthening of independence, quality and diversity of commercial media

    On 11 June, President of Latvia Egils Levits sent a letter to the Saeima and Cabinet of Ministers. In this letter President Levits identifies key steps that Latvia needs to take to enhance the…
    11.06.2021.
    Domestic policyEgils Levits

    President of Latvia: our current foreign policy goals should raise Latvia’s international visibility and global political influence

    On 11 June, President of Latvia Egils Levits hosted the Speaker of the Saeima and leaders of parliamentary groups at the Riga Castle for a discussion on foreign policy coordination required to…
    11.06.2021.
    Domestic policyEgils Levits

    President of Latvia: approval of the higher education reform plan is a chance for Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies to also become a centre of excellence in its scientific field

    On 9 June, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with Minister for Agriculture Kaspars Gerhards at the Riga Castle to discuss the agriculture policy of Latvia and the European Union (EU). Egils…
    09.06.2021.
    Domestic policyEgils Levits

    President of Latvia expects Varakļāni region status issue to be resolved according to Satversme

    Yesterday Saeima (Parliament) voted on the future status of the Varakļāni region contrary to Constitutional Court Ruling 2020-43-0106 of 28 May 2021, therefore President of Latvia today met with…
    01.06.2021.
    Egils LevitsDomestic policy

    President of Latvia acknowledges the importance of financial sector’s Memorandum of Cooperation for improving sustainability

    Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits welcomed Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of the Bank of Latvia, to the Riga Castle for discussion on current economic situation in Latvia, impact of COVID-19 on…
    01.06.2021.
    Domestic policyEgils Levits

    President of Latvia: civic society must be represented in social dialogue alongside the employer and labour organisations

    Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits had an online meeting with members of the Council for Implementation of the Memorandum of Co-operation between Non-governmental Organisations and the Cabinet…
    23.02.2021.
    Egils LevitsDomestic policy