Press releases

Speaker Smiltēns to President of German Bundestag: We are close allies in field of security
“At present, the fight is not only about the square meters of Ukrainian land, but also about whether the world order in which the force of law prevails or whether it will be redefined as the right to force. Victory in Ukraine means a lot for the global future. Latvia and Germany are close allies in the field of security," said the Speaker of the Saeima Edvards Smiltēns on Thursday, 8 June, meeting with Bärbel Bas, the President of the German Bundestag.
Speaker Smiltēns: Deliberate destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is a terrorist act
“Every day, every hour, every minute that Russia occupies Ukrainian land, it commits crimes and atrocities there, killing civilians. Today was just another demonstration of the Russian modus operandi. Deliberately destroying the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is an act of ecological terrorism. Russia is a terrorist state,” stressed Edvards Smiltēns, Speaker of the Saeima, in a statement released on Tuesday, 6 June.
Speaker Smiltēns: The Vilnius Summit must pave path for irreversible integration of Ukraine into NATO
NATO members are expected to present a strong vision of how allies will ensure lasting peace in Europe, including a clear, credible and irreversible marking of Ukraine’s path to NATO at the upcoming summit in Vilnius in July. This was emphasised by the Speaker of the Saeima Edvards Smiltēns on Friday, 2 June, in Vilnius, Lithuania, before the upcoming NATO summit, addressing his counterparts at the meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of the member states of the Alliance.
The Saeima issues a statement supporting Ukraine at the NATO Vilnius Summit
On Thursday, 1 June, the Saeima adopted a statement expressing support for Ukraine at the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius and urging for a decision to invite Ukraine to join the alliance.
Saeima elects Edgars Rinkēvičs as President of Latvia
On Wednesday, 31 May, the Saeima elected Edgars Rinkēvičs to the office of President of Latvia. Edgars Rinkēvičs was elected in the third round in an open ballot using ballot papers with 52 votes “for” and 35 “against”.
Speaker Smiltēns to Latvian national hockey team: This is just the beginning
“You are a dream team, you managed to accomplish the impossible. Bear the Latvian flag with honour, we know that this is just the beginning," said Speaker of the Saeima Edvards Smiltēns, on Monday, 29 May, in a solemn ceremony held in the Riga Castle welcoming Latvian men’s hockey team — bronze medal winners of the 2023 World Ice Hockey Championship.
Saeima to hold presidential elections on 31 May
On Wednesday, 31 May, the Saeima will hold an extraordinary sitting, scheduled to start at 9:00 with presidential elections on agenda. Members of Parliament have nominated Elīna Pinto, Uldis Pīlēns, and Edgars Rinkēvičs as presidential candidates.
Saeima designates 29 May a holiday
On Sunday, May 28, the Saeima adopted in the final reading urgent amendments to the law “On Public Holidays, Commemoration Days, and Celebration Days”, designating 29 May a public holiday in honour of the Latvian ice hockey team’s 2023 World Ice Hockey Championship bronze medal win.
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica: International community must do everything to return Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia
It is the responsibility of the international community to do everything to find and return the Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia to their homeland,” said Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, Head of the Latvian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian PACE delegation on Thursday, 25 May.
European Parliament Elections: Vote at any polling station
On Thursday, 25 May, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the European Parliament Election Law, which set out the possibility for voters to vote at any polling station. 
Otrdien, 19.martā
10:00  Saeimas sekretāra Edvarda Smiltēna tikšanās ar Amerikas Savienoto Valstu ārkārtējo un pilnvaroto vēstnieku Latvijas Republikā V.E. Christopher Robinson
10:00  Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu 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
12:00  Publisko izdevumu un revīzijas komisijas sēde
13:00  Aizsardzības, iekšlietu un korupcijas novēršanas komisijas Visaptverošas valsts aizsardzības apakškomisijas sēde
13:00  Sociālo un darba lietu komisijas Sabiedrības veselības apakškomisijas sēde
13:00  Saeimas priekšsēdētājas V.E. Daigas Mieriņas tikšanās ar Apvienoto Arābu Emirātu ārkārtējo un pilnvaroto vēstnieci Latvijas Republikā V.E. Hanan Khalfan Obaid Ali Al Madhani
13:45  Saeimas priekšsēdētājas V.E. Daigas Mieriņas tikšanās ar Vācijas Federatīvās Republikas ārkārtējo un pilnvaroto vēstnieku Latvijas Republikā V.E. Christian Heldt
14:00  Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijas Ēnu ekonomikas apkarošanas apakškomisijas sēde
14:00  Izglītības, kultūras un zinātnes komisijas Augstākās izglītības, zinātnes un cilvēkkapitāla apakškomisijas sēde
14:30  Tautsaimniecības, agrārās, vides un reģionālās politikas komisijas Vides, klimata un enerģētikas apakškomisijas sēde
14:30  Saeimas priekšsēdētājas biedres Zandas Kalniņas-Lukaševicas tikšanās ar Bosnijas un Hercegovinas ārkārtējo un pilnvaroto vēstnieci Latvijas Republikā V.E. Anesa Kundurović Miljak
15:30  Saeimas priekšsēdētājas biedres Zandas Kalniņas-Lukaševicas tikšanās ar Brazīlijas Federatīvās Republikas ārkārtējo un pilnvaroto vēstnieci Latvijas Republikā V.E. Maria Edileuza Fontenele Reis