On Monday, 20 May, during the opening of the annual Saeima and NGO forum on Stability, Partnership, Development, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, stressed that it is important for non-governmental organisations to give candid feedback to parliamentarians regarding their work in order to continue collaboration and to pursue common goals, as well as to involve every member of society in the development of our country because non-governmental organisations are a nation’s...
On Saturday, 18 May, during the five-hour-long Night of Museums more than 4,000 people visited the main building of the Saeima, where they could see the interior of the building and the Plenary Chamber, as well as several exhibitions. The exposition A Green Parliament: The Life of Paper gave an insight into how the use of paper in the parliament has changed over time and how paper is recycled – the process that transforms office waste paper to brand new products. The exposition has...
Saeima in the second reading supports the ban on using USSR symbolism also during festive events (17.05.2013.)
On Thursday, 16 May, the Saeima considered in the second reading the Draft Law on the Amendments to the Law on Safety during Public Entertainment and Festive Events and supported the proposal to ban the use of USSR and Nazi symbols, including stylised ones, also during public entertainment and festive events. Currently the ban applies only to participants of rallies, marches and pickets.
The amendments will also prohibit participants of public entertainment and festive events to contest...
