On Sunday, 22 August, the Baltic Assembly Prize in Science was awarded to Roberts Eglītis, physicist and Member of the Latvian Academy of Science, for research on “Theoretical predictions of new materials for energy storage and harvesting”.

In our second century of independence, Latvia and Estonia are close and like-minded friends. We must continue to stay together on our Baltic and European way, underlined Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, in Tallinn on Friday, 20 August, while congratulating Estonia on the 30th anniversary of restoring the country's independence.

The eastern border of the Baltic States is also the external border of the entire European Union (EU). Now that we are subjected to a hybrid attack carried out by the Belarusian regime at our border, we expect the EU to take more active steps in providing additional EU funding to reinforce our external border. Latvia would also appreciate an increased presence of the EU Frontex Agency in our country, emphasised Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, after meeting with David Maria Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, who was on an official visit to Latvia on Thursday, 19 August.

"The developments on Latvia's and Lithuania's border with Belarus are not a migration crisis; they constitute a hybrid attack on the European Union and NATO," said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, during her visit to the Lithuania‑Belarus border together with the other Baltic Speakers on Wednesday, 18 August.

On Thursday, 12 August, the Saeima supported the government's order to declare a state of emergency in Ludza, Krāslava, and Augšdaugava Municipalities, as well as in the city of Daugavpils from 11 August to 10 November.

I am very pleased that we can resume the tradition interrupted by the pandemic – the tripartite meetings between the Speakers of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian Parliaments, where we discuss the topical issues on the agenda of the Baltic States and their Parliaments. This allows us to coordinate our opinions and agree on common positions so that the united and strong voice of the Baltics is heard in the international arena. This was emphasised by Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, receiving Jüri Ratas, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia (Riigikogu) and Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (Seimas).

On Tuesday, 6 July, the Saeima adopted in the second and final reading urgent amendments to the Sports Law, supplementing the regulation in the field of anti-doping and adopting the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Code.

On Thursday, 1 July, the Visitor and Information Centre of the Saeima will reopen to visitors. The Visitor and Information Centre currently provides services only upon prior appointment in strict compliance with the epidemiological requirements and safety measures set in Latvia.

On Saturday, 19 June, Vita Anda Tērauda, Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Saeima, Rihards Kols, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Igors Pimenovs, Secretary of the European Affairs Committee, participate in the inaugural plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The European Union (EU) must be prepared to support the strengthening of its external border with Belarus. This is important not only for the security of our region, but also for the EU as a whole, said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, meeting with Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania and discussing the increase of illegal migration on the EU’s eastern border with Belarus.