On Thursday, 2 October, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Immigration Law, establishing additional restrictions on the issue of residence permits to foreigners with a prior criminal record.

During her visit to the Parliament of Ireland, Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Verona Murphy, Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil Éireann, and a decision was made to establish a parliamentary group for promoting cooperation with the Parliament of Latvia.

“Latvia and Ireland are like-minded countries with a shared understanding of the most important issues facing the European Union, as well as successful cooperation within international organisations,” emphasised Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima,  during her visit to Dublin on Tuesday, 30 September, where she met with representatives of the Parliament of Ireland.

From 29 to 30 September, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, , participated in the Warsaw Security Forum, which brings together senior policymakers, experts, and leaders from across the globe to debate key issues of European and international security. Kalniņa-Lukaševica took part in two panel discussions: “The Role of Media in the Democratic Shield: Between Anarchy, Political Control and Foreign Interference” and “Ukraine 2025 and Beyond: Parliamentary Strategies for Long-Term Support”.

On Tuesday, 23 September, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica took part in an extraordinary meeting of the Speakers of the Nordic, Baltic (NB8) and Polish parliaments. The meeting was convened by the Speaker of the Estonian Parliament in response to Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace on 19 September.

“Russia is brazenly testing NATO’s patience,” stressed the Speaker of the Saeima, Daiga Mieriņa, on Tuesday, 23 September, in Lisbon during a meeting with the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.

On Thursday, 18 September, the Saeima approved Karina Palkova as Ombudsman.

On Thursday, 18 September, the Saeima granted Latvian citizenship to Ukrainian athlete Eduard Tsybulia.

From 16 to 17 September, Riga hosted for the first time the meeting of delegations led by the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Türkiye. Parliamentarians agreed that cooperation between the three Baltic States and Türkiye extends beyond regional issues. The Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees agreed to continue meeting on a regular basis to seek joint solutions to global challenges. The next meeting is planned for the first half of 2026 in Estonia.

“Work in the field of foreign affairs is more important than ever, and the world we will live in depends directly on our ability to negotiate and find solutions. Security issues are now undeniably at the forefront, and we must do everything possible to foster peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as to build a common understanding of democratic values worldwide,” emphasised Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa on Wednesday, 17 September, during a meeting with the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of the Baltic States and Türkiye.