The solution to challenges facing the international order is not abandoning rules but strengthening them. Sustainable peace is possible only if it is just – ensuring full accountability of aggressors, remedying consequences and protecting the rights of victims. Compliance with international norms cannot be selective, as consistency is the basis of trust, emphasised Head of the Latvian delegation Jana Simanovska, addressing participants of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter‑Parliamentary Union (IPU).

On Thursday, 16 April, the Saeima approved the granting of a state short-term loan of EUR 30 million to AS Air Baltic Corporation in order to mitigate the negative impact of the conflict in the Middle East region on the company’s financial situation.

On Tuesday, 21 April, the Saeima will host a conference “Ethics in Contemporary Parliamentarism”, were lawmakers, academics, civil society representatives, as well as foreign experts will discuss the ethical challenges faced by the members of parliaments in contemporary democracy, focusing in particular on the Baltic experience. The conference is organised by the Saeima Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee.

In order to strengthen the protection of journalists, researchers, activists, and other defenders of public interest against abusive litigation, on Thursday, 16 April, the Saeima adopted in the final reading the Law on the Protection of Persons Involved in the Public Interest and related amendments to the Civil Procedure Law. The new law aims to reinforce protection against manifestly unfounded or abusive legal proceedings.

On Thursday, 16 April, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law that establish protection to residents who have unknowingly purchased criminally acquired immovable property.

A meeting of the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States (NB8) will be held in Latvia on 16–17 April. The aim of the meeting is to discuss current foreign policy issues and assess the security challenges faced by the NB8 counties due to the threats posed by Russia and Belarus.

On Monday, 13 April, the 13th Youth Saeima convened at parliament, bringing together young people from all regions of Latvia, who stepped into the role of Members of Parliament. This year, Youth Saeima members work over the course of two days instead of one – the first takes place today, while the second will be held at the end of April, giving participants the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of parliamentary procedure and the decision-making process.

The meeting of the Standing Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) took place at the Saeima on Saturday, 11 April. It brought together heads of delegations from more than 30 national parliaments of NATO member states. Parliamentarians were addressed by Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa, who emphasised NATO as an alliance founded on shared values and democracy.

Since its founding, the European Union (EU) has been built on values, norms, and the idea of peace, but that is no longer enough – it must also become a union of power and resilience, emphasized Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, during her opening address at the high‑level international conference “EU Conversations 2026: Protecting the Future” at the Saeima on Friday, 10 April.

On Wednesday, 1 April, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima Zanda Kalniņa‑Lukaševica hosted the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu, who is in Latvia on an official visit. During the visit to the Saeima, Zanda Kalniņa‑Lukaševica and Maia Sandu held a meeting, the President of Moldova delivered an address at the Saeima sitting, and met with Members of Parliament.