On Thursday, 8 September, the Saeima adopted urgent amendments to the Law on the Latvian Orthodox Church affirming the full independence of the Latvian Orthodox Church with all its dioceses, parishes, and institutions from any church authority outside Latvia (autocephalous church).

"May 'Freedom' bloom abundantly, may our country be free and independent, may our statehood be strong, and may Latvia blossom with white, beautiful, simple, and fragrant flowers," said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, at the lilac planting ceremony dedicated to the centenary of the Saeima on Thursday, 8 September. The lilac variety 'Freedom’ (Brīve), selected in honour of the centenary of the Saeima, was planted in Independence Square, near Jēkaba iela, in Riga.

“In Latvia, there is an understanding that peace in Europe can only be achieved with a complete victory for Ukraine and defeat for Russia. The Parliament of Latvia has always been on the side of Ukraine, and the support that we provide for Ukraine is also the support for Crimean Tatars. You can count on it,” said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, during her meeting with Refat Chubarov, Chair of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, and Olexandr Mischenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia, on Tuesday, 6 September.

“The connectivity and cooperation between our countries is the key to ensuring energy security and stability in our region,” said Jānis Vucāns, President of the Baltic Assembly (BA) and Head of its Latvian Delegation, at the BA and Nordic Council Summit in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.

On Thursday, 30 August, the Saeima adopted amendments to several laws, stipulating support measures to entrepreneurs in order to reduce the negative impact of the rising energy prices on the Latvian economy.

Marija Golubeva, Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima, during a visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, underlined that Ukraine’s place is in the family of European Union (EU) Member States. Together with other members of the U4U (“United for Ukraine”) parliamentary platform for the support of Ukraine, M.Golubeva signed a joint statement expressing strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, unity, territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, as well as its place in the EU.

The Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland expressed joint support for Ukraine and its people during the committee delegations visit to Kyiv on Thursday, 25 August.

On Thursday, 11 August, the Saeima adopted a statement on Russia's targeted military attacks against civilians and public areas in Ukraine, recognising Russia's violence against civilians as terrorism and Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Saeima's statement calls on EU countries to immediately suspend the issuance of tourist and entry visas to Russian and Belarusian citizens.

"As neighbours of aggressor state Russia, we welcome and appreciate Finland's decision to join NATO," said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, during her meeting with Marja Riitta Korpivaara, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Latvia, who paid her farewell call to the Parliament of Latvia on Wednesday, 10 August. 

"We highly appreciate Norway’s contribution to the close cooperation within the Baltic and Nordic—the NB8—format," said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, during her meeting with Kristian Ødegaard, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to the Republic of Latvia, who paid his farewell call to the Parliament of Latvia on 10 August.