Press releases

Saeima has 40 groups for interparliamentary relations (06.01.2012.)
Members of the 11th Saeima established 40 groups for interparliamentary relations last year.
2011 sees greater number of submissions filed to Saeima (06.01.2012.)
Last year, the Saeima received 7,091 submissions, almost two thousand more than in 2010.
So far the 11th Saeima has adopted 53 laws (23.12.2011.)
Since convening for its first plenary sitting on 17 October, 11th Saeima has adopted 53 laws, including 5 new laws and amendments to 48 laws.
Christmas greetings from Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima (23.12.2011.)
As Christmas approaches, a busy and eventful year is coming to an end. Hence we cherish this warm family holiday for bringing peace into our bustling everyday lives, making us forget our worries and calling on us to have faith, love and hope.
The Saeima votes against the proposed amendments to the Constitution on granting the Russian language official language status
The Saeima votes against the proposed amendments to the Constitution on granting the Russian language official language status (22.12.2011.)
On Thursday, 22 December, during its extraordinary sitting, the Saeima did not forward to its committees the Draft Law on the Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia which envisages granting the Russian language the status of an official language of the Republic of Latvia.
From now on the Foreign Affairs Committee will be chaired by Ojārs Kalniņš (21.12.2011.)
On Wednesday, 21 December, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima elected Ojārs Kalniņš (Unity) as the new Chairman of the Committee. Kalniņš was the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee during the previous convocation of the Saeima.
Saeima extends Latvian military participation in Afghanistan (16.12.2011.)
On Thursday, 15 December, the Saeima decided to extend the service of soldiers from the Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. 
Saeima adopts the state budget for 2012 in the final reading
Saeima adopts the state budget for 2012 in the final reading (16.12.2011.)
On Thursday, 15 December, the Saeima adopted in the final reading the Law on the State Budget for 2012 and amendments to 29 budget-related laws.
European Affairs Committee adopts declarations appealing for equitable Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy (16.12.2011.)
On Friday, 2 December, the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima adopted two declarations urging the institutions of the European Union (EU) to find a solution regarding unequal distribution of EU’s direct payments to farmers and Cohesion Policy funding.
In Brussels chairpersons of the European Affairs Committee and Economic Committee call for a fair agricultural policy of the EU (16.12.2011.)
Latvia wants the European Union to shape a fair agricultural policy which would provide equal direct payments to Latvian farmers, who would then be able to compete in the common market with farmers from the so-called old EU member states on equal terms. This position was voiced by the delegation of the Saeima in Brussels during its meetings with Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget; Georg Häusler, Head of the Cabinet of the Commissioner on Agriculture and Rural Development; and members of the European Parliament.
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