A strong transatlantic partnership and presence of the United States in Europe is crucial for facing modern global challenges, dealing with economic recession and facilitating democratisation in the world, said Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, in Washington, DC, during her meeting with John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, held in the framework of her working visit to the U.S.
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The future security of the European Union depends on strengthening the sense of belonging to Western values and politics among Eastern neighbours of the European Union. The Eastern Partnership is an excellent format for closer relations with the East European and Central Asian countries. This was asserted by Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, when she met with Senator Chris Murphy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on European Affairs, during her working visit to the United States of America.
Women’s rights are among Latvia’s priorities in international law on human rights. Latvia is implementing an integrated approach to gender equality in politics and legislation, as well as in planning and decision-making processes. This was emphasised by Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, during her visit to the United States of America when meeting with Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Director of the Women in Public Service Project initiated by the former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Āboltiņa at a discussion in the U.S. sees the future of the EU in economic growth and efficient functioning (09.10.2013.)
Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, started her visit to the United States of America with a discussion about Latvia’s role in the European Union (EU) and the future of Europe in which she emphasised the role of economic growth and efficient functioning. The discussion was held at The German Marshall Fund of the United States in Washington, DC. Besides the Speaker, Jānis Vucāns, Deputy Speaker, as well as Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, contributed to the discussion.
On Monday, 7 October, Andrejs Klementjevs, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, welcomed the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to the Saeima and introduced it to the work of the Latvian parliament and explained the various learning opportunities they will have during this study visit.
The upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit will be a turning point in relations between the EU and its eastern neighbours. Georgia is a leader among the Eastern Partnership member states in implementing reforms; therefore, it has a special role in strengthening this policy, said Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima, on Monday, 7 October, at the international parliamentary conference Georgia Before the Vilnius Summit: Role of the Parliament in EU Integration Process held in Tbilisi.
On Friday, 4 October, the Joint Jury convened in the Saeima to evaluate nominees for the Baltic Assembly prizes, and it decided to award this year’s Prize for Science to Renāte Blumberga.
Solvita Āboltiņa: Ukraine can count on Latvia’s support in concluding Association Agreement with the EU (03.10.2013.)
On Wednesday, 2 October, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and emphasised that Latvia fully supports Ukraine’s striving to develop closer relations with the EU and that Ukraine can count on our support in concluding the Association Agreement with the EU, which might take place within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Summit scheduled to take place in Vilnius in November.
Diaspora seminar in the Saeima: In order to create a cohesive society, we have to look beyond our borders (30.09.2013.)
An increasingly large number of Latvian citizens live abroad and will continue living there in the future. Thus, in order to create a cohesive nation, we have to look beyond our borders towards the diaspora. This is one of the main conclusions reached on 30 September at the seminar on Representing Diaspora Interests in Their Homelands, stressed Ilmārs Latkovskis, Chairman of the Social Cohesion Committee of the Saeima.
Two students from Germany complete their internship (30.09.2013.)
Friday, 27 September, was the last day of internship at the Saeima for two German students – Melanie Frank and Sebastian Reiter. During the month-long internship the students had a chance to gather information for their research and to learn about the work of the Latvian parliament and MPs.