Press releases

In addressing the parliament Āboltiņa asks everyone to take responsibility for ensuring the existence of a free and independent Latvia
On the day when the restored state of Latvia has become a day older then the first independent state of Latvia, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, addressed the parliament from the rostrum of the Saeima and urged everybody to think about the basis for the existence of our state and to take responsibility for a free and independent Latvia in the future.
On Wednesday, 13 March, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Gaston Reinesch, Governor of the Central Bank of Luxembourg. In underlining Latvia’s strategic goal of jointing the euro area in 2014, Āboltiņa pointed out that “Latvia has been complying with all the Maastricht criteria since September 2012, which is the basis for admission to the euro area”.
Saeima appoints Jānis Maizītis as Director of the Constitution Protection Bureau
On Thursday, 14 March, the Saeima appointed Jānis Maizītis as Director of the Constitution Protection Bureau (CPB).
Saeima improves the legal framework for prosecuting legal entities
On Thursday, 14 March, the Saeima adopted amendments to the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law in order to improve the provisions on applying coercive measures to legal entities. The draft laws containing amendments proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee of the Saeima were deemed urgent and adopted in the plenary in two readings.
Āboltiņa thanks the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg for supporting Latvia’s OECD aspirations
On Wednesday, 13 March, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, and thanked him for Luxembourg’s support regarding Latvia’s membership in the OECD.
Solvita Āboltiņa and the Speaker of the parliament of Luxembourg agree on close cooperation during Latvia’s first presidency of the EU
“With the approach of Latvia’s first presidency of the Council of the European Union, we are interested in developing closer cooperation with Luxembourg, which together with Italy and Latvia will make up the presidency trio,” pointed out Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, on Tuesday, 12 March, during her official visit to Luxembourg as she met with Laurent Mosar, Speaker of the parliament of Luxembourg.
Saeima amends a law to enable Latvia’s accession to the convention against bribery
On Thursday, 7 March, the Saeima in the second and final reading adopted amendments to the Law on Enterprise Income Tax, thereby improving the legal framework for preventing bribery.
Saeima supports participation of Latvian soldiers in  the EU’s military mission aimed at training the Malian Armed Forces
On Thursday, 7 March, the Saeima supported the draft resolution on participation of the Latvian National Armed Forces in the European Union’s training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) aimed at training the Malian Armed Forces.
“During discussions on the introduction of the euro, we often hear the names of countries, including the so-called new European Union (EU) member states, which are not planning to accede to the euro area in the near future. However, that is misleading. Not so long ago Algirdas Butkevičius, the new Lithuanian Prime Minister, told me that the Lithuanian government wants to join the euro area as soon as possible. This year near-by Poland, whose economy is developing successfully and whose clout in the European Union is increasing, has started a discussion on the introduction of the euro.” Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, emphasised this on Friday, 22 February, when addressing the participants of the high-level international conference “Experience with and Preparations for the Euro” held in the main building of the Saeima.
Introduction of the euro in Latvia and other countries’ experience to be discussed at an international conference held at the Saeima
On Friday, 22 February, an international conference on Experience with and Preparations for the Euro will be held at the Saeima in order to promote a discussion on introduction of the single European currency, the euro, in Latvia, to address possible challenges, as well as to learn about the experience of other EU member states in introducing the euro.
Piektdien, 29.martā