Press releases

Saeima committee chairmen report on progress in Brussels regarding EU direct payments to Latvian farmers
Saeima committee chairmen report on progress in Brussels regarding EU direct payments to Latvian farmers (12.01.2011.)
After meeting with officials of the European Parliament, chairmen of the Saeima committees concluded that the EU’s policy regarding direct payments in agriculture will be changed in favour of Latvian farmers; however, discussions will continue on the method for calculating allocations and specific amounts of funds.
Āboltiņa: Our success depends on cooperation with our closest neighbours
Āboltiņa: Our success depends on cooperation with our closest neighbours (12.01.2011.)
The Baltic States are facing challenges that need to be addressed at the regional level, thus strengthening of cooperation with the closest neighbouring countries should be a priority. This was emphasised by Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, during the official lunch with Irena Degutienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday, 12 January.
Address by H.E. Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, at the “Bonfire of Freedom” ceremony Vilnius, next to the building of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (12.01.2011.)
Honourable Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, to make an official visit to Lithuania (11.01.2011.)
From 11 to 12 January, Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, will go to Lithuania on an official visit. In Vilnius, she will meet with Lithuania’s top officials and participate in events commemorating the Barricades of 1991. This will be the Speaker’s first visit abroad.
Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa conveys her condolences to the people of the U.S. (09.01.2011.)
On Sunday, 9 January, Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, sent a letter to Mr.John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, offering her condolences in regard to the Arizona shooting.
Speaker Āboltiņa congratulates new U.S. Congress Speaker Boehner (07.01.2011.)
Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, sent a letter to Mr. John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, congratulating him on assuming the office.
Christmas greetings from Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, to the people of Latvia on Orthodox and Old-believers’ Christmas (06.01.2011.)
I give my sincere greetings to the Orthodox and Old-believers of Latvia for the Christmas holidays.
The first foreign policy debate to be held in the Saeima in late January (05.01.2011.)
For the first time a debate on foreign policy and European Union matters will be held in the Saeima at the end of January.
41 MPs decided to do without hard-copy documents (04.01.2011.)
Since the 10th Saeima convened, 41 members of parliament have already renounced hard copies of documents related to plenary sittings. A symbolic green spruce is glued on their file boxes.
The Saeima adopts the state budget for 2011
The Saeima adopts the state budget for 2011 (20.12.2010.)
On Monday, 20 December, at the extraordinary plenary sitting the Saeima adopted in the final reading the state budget for 2011. The budget was adopted with 54 MPs voting for, 38 voting against, and one abstaining.
Trešdien, 27.novembrī
09:00  Pieprasījumu komisijas sēde
09:00  Eiropas lietu komisijas sēde
10:00  Ārlietu komisijas sēde
10:00  Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijas sēde
10:00  Juridiskās komisijas sēde
10:00  Izglītības, kultūras un zinātnes komisijas sēde
10:00  Aizsardzības, iekšlietu un korupcijas novēršanas komisijas sēde
10:00  Valsts pārvaldes un pašvaldības komisijas sēde
10:00  Tautsaimniecības, agrārās, vides un reģionālās politikas komisijas sēde
10:00  Sociālo un darba lietu komisijas sēde
10:15  Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisijas sēde
12:00  Mandātu, ētikas un iesniegumu komisijas sēde
12:00  Publisko izdevumu un revīzijas komisijas sēde
12:00  Nacionālās drošības komisijas sēde
12:00  Pilsonības, migrācijas un sabiedrības saliedētības komisijas sēde
12:00  Ilgtspējīgas attīstības komisijas sēde
15:30  Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisijas Mediju politikas apakškomisijas sēde
15:30  Parlamentārā izmeklēšanas komisija par "Rail Baltica" projekta parlamentārās kontroles nodrošināšanu, lai apzinātu projekta īstenošanā pieļautās kļūdas un panāktu, ka tas kļūst par prioritāru valdības jautājumu un lēmumi tiek pieņemti pārskatāmi, laikus un ievērojot Latvijas valsts un visas sabiedrības intereses, ietekmi uz Latvijas tautsaimniecību un valsts budžetu sēde