Press releases

Gifts for children are made at the Christmas workshop located by the main building of the Saeima
Gifts for children are made at the Christmas workshop located by the main building of the Saeima (17.12.2010.)
On Thursday, 16 December, gingerbread biscuits were iced, and Christmas-tree decorations, as well as other gifts for children, were made at the creative Christmas workshop located by the main building of the Saeima. Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa, MPs, families with children and staff members of the Saeima were involved in the workshop.
Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa expresses her gratitude to the parliament of Iceland for supporting the Baltic States’ striving for independence (17.12.2010.)
On Thursday, 16 December, Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, in addressing MPs at the plenary sitting, expressed her gratitude to the parliament of Iceland for the Parliamentary Resolution on Support for the Baltic States’ Strife for Independence, which was adopted twenty years ago.
Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa: Drafting of next year’s budget is characterised by stability, partnership and responsibility
Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa: Drafting of next year’s budget is characterised by stability, partnership and responsibility (10.12.2010.)
On Friday, 10 December, while meeting with social partners and parliament’s cooperation partners, Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa emphasised that stability, partnership and responsibility are the key words describing the process of adopting the state budget for 2011. Mrs. Āboltiņa expressed gratification at the fact that Latvia is one of the few European countries that has managed to draft a stabilization budget for the year 2011. “We have to join our efforts and do our best in order for the 2012 budget to be a development budget,” said the Speaker.
Draft state budget for 2011 is submitted to the Saeima
Draft state budget for 2011 is submitted to the Saeima (08.12.2010.)
On Tuesday, 7 December, the draft state budget for 2011, which was prepared by the Cabinet of Ministers, was submitted to the Saeima.
The new version of website attracts visitors to the Saeima’s profiles on social networks (06.12.2010.)
During the first month since the introduction of the new version of Saeima’s website, the number of persons who have visited the Saeima’s profile on Twitter, Flickr and YouTube has increased. Links to these social networks have now been included in the parliament’s website, and visitors of the website show an interest in learning about the Saeima’s work as reflected in photos and videos.
The Christmas tree of the Saeima was lighted
The Christmas tree of the Saeima was lighted (03.12.2010.)
On Thursday, 2 December, the Christmas tree set up next to the main building of the Saeima was lighted.
The Saeima appoints representatives to several international organisations (02.12.2010.)
On Thursday, 2 December, the Saeima appointed the heads and members of Latvian delegations to several international organisations. 
The Saeima reduces the number of documents required when applying for several benefits (02.12.2010.)
On Thursday, 2 December, in the second final reading the Saeima adopted amendments to the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance, which were considered urgent. Amendments simplified the accessibility of paternity benefits, child-care benefits and funeral allowance.
The Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee: Economic cooperation with the U.S. should be boosted more actively (29.11.2010.)
Latvia and the United States have good prospects for cooperation not only in the political field but also in the economy, as the hitherto successful cooperation in the non-military cargo transits to Afghanistan attests. Foreign Affairs Committee members stressed that point when they met with H.E. Ms. Judith Garber, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Latvia on Friday, 26 November.
Address by Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, at the ceremonial sitting of the Saeima on 18 November 2010 in honour of the 92nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (22.11.2010.)
Honourable President of Latvia, Honourable Prime Minister,Honourable members of the Saeima,Ministers,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,
Trešdien, 8.maijā
08:30  Eiropas lietu komisijas sēde
09:00  Pieprasījumu komisijas sēde
10:00  Ārlietu komisijas sēde
10:00  Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijas sēde
10:00  Juridiskās 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
10:15  Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisijas un Izglītības, kultūras un zinātnes komisijas kopsēde
10:15  Izglītības, kultūras un zinātnes komisijas un Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisijas kopsēde
10:30  Svinīgā vainagu nolikšanas ceremonija Rīgas Brāļu kapos, pieminot nacisma sagrāvi un Otrā pasaules kara upurus
12:00  Mandātu, ētikas un iesniegumu komisijas sēde
12:00  Publisko izdevumu un revīzijas komisijas sēde
12:00  Nacionālās drošības komisijas sēde
12:00  Pilsonības, migrācijas un sabiedrības saliedētības komisijas sēde
12:00  Ilgtspējīgas attīstības komisijas sēde
13:10  Ārlietu komisijas Baltijas lietu apakškomisijas sēde
15:30  Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisijas Mediju politikas apakškomisijas sēde
16:00  Saeimas priekšsēdētājas V.E. Daigas Mieriņas tikšanās ar Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstu ārkārtējiem un pilnvarotajiem vēstniekiem Latvijas Republikā par godu 20. gadadienai kopš Latvijas iestāšanās Eiropas Savienībā
17:00  Pieņemšana par godu 20. gadadienai kopš Latvijas iestāšanās Eiropas Savienībā