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Corruption watchdog requests criminal prosecution of persons of illegal financing of political parties

Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau has asked Prosecutor General’s Office to commence criminal prosecution of Jurmala Mayor Gatis Truksnis and businessman Jūlijs Krūmiņš for illegally financing the Union of Greens and Farmers. Krūmiņš is also accused of illegally financing For Latvia from the Heart.
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KPV LV: previous agreement shattered. Politicians re-elect the old Saeima Praesidium

During the first meeting of the 13th Saeima, deputies elected the new Praesidium. According to information from Saeima’s website, members of the Praesidium are usually elected from the largest parties represented in the Saeima.
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Latvian president nominates NCP leader Jānis Bordāns for the post of prime minister

Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis has decided to entrust the formation of the government of the Republic of Latvia to New Conservative Party’s candidate Jānis Bordāns.
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Ministers elected to Saeima to temporarily work both in government and the parliament

Ministers elected in Latvia’s parliament will continue working both in the 13th Saeima and the government until a new Cabinet of Ministers has been approved.
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Ināra Mūrniece to remain the speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

Ināra Mūrniece has been elected as the speaker for the 13th Saeima. Thereby she will continue work she did in the 12th Saeima.
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Political parties successfully compose 13th Saeima

On Tuesday, 6 November, the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia approved 100 parliamentary deputies.
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CPB is aware of spies working under protection of the Russian embassy

Constitution Protection Bureau is aware of spies working in Latvia under protection of the Russian embassy. The bureau does not provide comments on any specific people, commenting on news that the first secretary of the Russian embassy in Latvia is also an officer of Main Headquarters of Russian Armed Forces.
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Funding for cohesion to be Latvia’s priority in 2019 EU budget

Latvia’s priority in the 2019 European Union budget will be funding for cohesion, as mentioned in the national position approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. This position will be reported to Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 16 November.
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Minister: corrections are possible for the Law on Financing of Health Care

Corrections for the Law on Financing of Health Care are permissible, especially when it comes to the matter with connecting healthcare service provision with social fees. Termination of this law would be a crime against doctors, because it would also cancel their wage increase, Healthcare Minister Anda Čakša said in an interview to Latvijas Radio.
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Official secret permit issue system helps determine possible spies

Latvian Defence Ministry does not deny that termination of permits to access official secrets for workers of the defence system is one of the methods to help determine possible spies without handing them over to court, the ministry notes.
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Entertaiment & Arts

Vivid selection of Latvian culture on offer in Tartu for 9 days

The Estonian city of Tartu is hosting nine days of selected Latvian culture events up until the centennial of Latvia on November 18. The events begun on Friday with the opening of the photography exhibition by internationally acclaimed photographer Zaiga Šteina.