On Thursday, 28 May, the Saeima deliberated on the Final Report of the Parliamentary Investigative Committee on the causes of increased district heating costs in Riga.
Press releases
Saeima deliberates Final Report of the Parliamentary Investigative Committee on the problems in immigration regulations (28.05.2026.)
On Thursday, 28 May, the Saeima deliberated on the Final Report of the Parliamentary Investigative Committee on the problems in national and European Union–level immigration regulations and in the work of enforcement institutions.
Saeima representatives thank Members of the U.S. Congress for strong support to the Baltic States (27.05.2026.)
On Wednesday, 27 May, Zanda Kalniņa‑Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, and fellow parliamentarians welcomed Members of the United States House of Representatives at the Saeima and expressed gratitude to the U.S. Congress for its strong support to the Baltic States.
On Thursday, 21 May, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Civil Procedure Law introducing full automation of the enforcement of obligations under the warning procedure. This means that, in certain simple debt recovery cases, the court will henceforth be able to adopt decisions automatically, without individual assessment by a judge in each case.
Saeima expands donation opportunities for public benefit organisations: services may now also be donated (21.05.2026.)
On Thursday, 21 May, the Saeima adopted urgent amendments to the Public Benefit Organisation Law, which will allow public benefit organisations to receive donations not only in the form of financial resources or property, but also in the form of services. The amendments also expand opportunities for organisations to accumulate financial resources and make investments in the regulated securities market.
On Thursday, 21 May, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Rail Baltica Project Implementation Law. Kaspars Briškens, Chair of the Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee, which is responsible for advancing the draft law at the Saeima, had previously emphasised that in order for the project to move from planning to actual infrastructure as swiftly as possible, it is essential to finally ensure a clear framework for its political oversight and inter-institutional cooperation, as well as to remove unnecessary obstacles—particularly bureaucratic obstacles—that hinder the project’s development.
Speaker of the Saeima: Strengthening EU’s eastern boarder should be a priority in the next MMF (19.05.2026.)
On Tuesday, 19 May, Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met at the Saeima with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, who is on his official visit to Latvia.
Saeima supports public procurement reform for more efficient and transparent use of public funds (14.05.2026.)
On Thursday, 14 May, the Saeima adopted amendments to the Public Procurement Law introducing significant changes to public procurement regulations. These amendments introduce a simpler, more flexible, and at the same time more transparent approach to the use of public funds.
Saeima supports new funding model for higher education institutions with more focus on results and quality (14.05.2026.)
On Thursday, 14 May, the Saeima adopted urgent amendments to the Law on Higher Education Institutions establishing an institutional funding model for all state higher education institutions and colleges.
Zanda Kalniņa‑Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, participated in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday, 12 May. Within the framework of the Summit, she took part in the high-level panel discussion “AI, Power & Democracy: Who Sets the Rules in a New World (Dis)Order?”, which brought together political leaders and technology industry representatives to assess the growing influence of artificial intelligence on democracy and governance.