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Accreditation
Accreditation to work in Latvian state bodies is granted
to foreign media representatives by the Ministry of the
Foreign Affairs.
How can one obtain permanent
accreditation?
In order to work inside the Saeima, one can also obtain
one-day accreditation. To do so, please phone at +371
67087244 or apply for accreditation in advance via
e-mail
prese@saeima.lv. The application should contain your
name, surname, ID number, name of the media, and the
date for which accreditation is needed. The
accreditation card can be picked up at the Saeima Pass
Division (Mazā Trokšņu iela 2, Riga) upon presentation
of the press pass and ID.
To learn more about accreditation of media
representatives for work inside the Saeima building,
please call +371 67087281 or e-mail at
prese@saeima.lv.
Wearing the accreditation card
While inside the Saeima premises, media representatives
should prominently display their accreditation card
fastened to their clothes. For your convenience, one-day
accreditation cards are distributed together with
plastic clips. When leaving the Saeima, please return
those clips to members of the Security Service at their
station.
Press room
(Jēkaba ielā 16, room no.101)
Media representatives at the Saeima may use the Press
Room, which is equipped with Internet-connected
computers.
Wireless Internet
All the Saeima premises, including the Plenary Chamber,
have wireless internet connection. In order to use the
Internet, no password or access code is needed.
Application to receive press releases
If you wish to receive press releases issued by the
Saeima Press Service (in Latvian), please subscribe at
prese@saeima.lv. Please contact the Press Service
for further information concerning press releases in
English.
Photos & videos related to the Saeima
Photos related to the Saeima can be downloaded at .
Visit the gallery containing videos related to the work
of the Saeima at
 .
When using a photo or video, please give credit to the
Saeima.
Copyrights
Pictures and video
material which are published on the Saeima webpage,
included in Saeimas publications and informative
materials, uploaded on the official picture account of
the Saeima on Flickr.com, and on the Saeima channel on
the YouTube (hereinafter audiovisual material) are the
property of the Saeima Chancellery and are subject to
the Copyright Law.
Audiovisual material
can be copied, reproduced, published, stored, archived,
and distributed without consent of the right-holder if
it is done for informative, educational or research
purposes, for analytical reviews or for news releases.
Audiovisual material
used for the above-mentioned purposes can be modified
and processed unless such modification or processing
discredits the Saeima and the people appearing in the
material or misleads the viewer about the circumstances
in which the material has been taken; moreover, the
material cannot be used for advertising purposes.
When publishing the
audiovisual material, it is mandatory to give credit to
the right-holder, i.e., the Saeima.
Disregarding these regulations will be considered a
violation of copyright and property rights. The violator
will be held criminally or administratively liable in
accordance with the law, depending on the nature of the
copyright violation and relevant consequences.
When publishing
audiovisual material electronically, it is desirable to
include a hyperlink to the source for example, the
Saeima webpage, the parliaments account on Flickr.com
or its channel on YouTube.
Use of audiovisual
material for other purposes should be coordinated with
the Public Relations Department of the Saeima by sending
an e-mail at prese@saeima.lv.
Work at the Saeima sittings
Information on the course of the sitting, its agenda
items, related documents, and debate procedures can be
obtained from staff members of the Press Service. Upon
request, the Press Service can also provide journalists
with printouts of the votes cast by MPs and transcripts
of the sitting.
Mass media representatives accredited to the Saeima
during open sittings of the Saeima have the right to
stay in the visitors gallery of the Saeima Plenary
Chamber, but only photographers and cameramen
representing the mass media are allowed in the MPs
section of the Plenary Chamber.
During open sittings of the Saeima, photographers and
cameramen are allowed to take pictures or make video
recordings from the rear part of the Plenary Chamber
alongside the windows. However, during secret balloting,
it is prohibited to take pictures or make video
recordings (cameras should be switched off), and media
representatives are not allowed in the MPs section of
the Plenary Chamber.
Staff members of the Saeima Public Relations Department,
in cooperation with the Saeima security officers, may
allow the taking of pictures or making video recordings
for a short time (up to five minutes) during open
sittings of the Saeima from the visitors gallery of the
Plenary Chamber unless it disturbs those who are in the
visitors gallery of the Plenary Chamber.
Photographers and cameramen are allowed to enter the
MPs section of the Plenary Chamber only through the
visitors gallery of the Plenary Chamber.
Interviewing and making video recordings for the
reporters visual material during the open sittings of
the Saeima must be made outside the Plenary Chamber.
Media representatives should fasten their accreditation
card to their clothes in an easily visible place.
Media representatives are not allowed to enter the
Plenary Chamber in their outerwear.
While staying in the Saeima Plenary Chamber, one must be
quiet and avoid disturbing the work of MPs or speaking
on the mobile phone. Media representatives should follow
the instructions of the staff members of the Public
Relations Department and the Security Service.
If these rules are breached, the staff members of the
Public Relations Department and the Security Service
have the right to reprimand the relevant media
representatives or, depending on the nature of the
violation, banish them from the Saeima Plenary Chamber.
Contact information for media representatives
To help you with your work at the Saeima, the team of
the Saeima Public Relations Department is at your
disposal. We are happy to answer your questions, provide
access to documents, and offer other help.
Lelde Rāfelde,
Head, Public Relations Department
Phone: + 371 67087218, mob. phone: +371 26136160,
E-mail:
lelde.rafelde@saeima.lv, Jēkaba iela 16, room no.116
Dana Naunikas,
Deputy Head, Public Relations Department
Phone: + 371 67087281, mob. phone: + 371 29190018,
E-mail:
dana.naunikas@saeima.lv, Jēkaba iela 16, rooms
no.114-115
Juris Vīgulis,
Head, Press Service, Public Relations Department
Phone: + 371 67087281, mob. phone: + 371 26184007,
E-mail:
juris.vigulis@saeima.lv, Jēkaba iela 16, rooms
no.114-115
E-mail for your questions:
prese@saeima.lv
Saeima Public Relations Department
Last updated on 8 July 2010.
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