Press releases
Parliament of Latvia extends the mandate of the Latvian troops in a military mission in Afghanistan (15.10.2009.)
On Thursday, 15 October, the Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) decided to extend the mandate of troops from the National Armed Forces of Latvia in a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan till 13 October 2010.
“The Latvian parliament is aware that fulfilment of the agreement made with the international donors is the only way to bring the country out of the economic crisis and restore credibility among international investors,” said Solvita Āboltiņa, during the meeting in Riga, the capital of Latvia, with Joaquín Almunia, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, on Tuesday, 13 October.
Exhibition devoted to events that took place in Georgia in August 2008 is opened at the Parliament of Latvia (22.09.2009.)
On Tuesday, 22 September, Gundars Daudze, Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Latvia (the Saeima), and David Darchiashvili, Chairman of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, opened a photo exhibition devoted to the events that took place in Georgia in August 2008.
The Parliament of Latvia adopts Amendments to the Law on National Budget for 2009 at the Final Reading (16.06.2009.)
On Tuesday, 16 June, at its extraordinary meeting the Saeima (Parliament of Latvia) at the final reading adopted amendments to the Law on National Budget for 2009 and amendments to 111 budget-related laws which were drafted by the government.