On Thursday, 17 March the Saeima adopted amendments to the Law on the Rights of Patients, which provide that in the event the patient is unable to take a decision on medical treatment due to his or her state of health or age, the right to take a decision on consent to treatment or to refuse it will primarily granted to the patient’s authorised person.

On Thursday, 17 March, the Saeima in the final reading adopted the Local Government Referendum Law. It determines the procedure for the initiation and conduct of municipal referenda.

On Thursday, 17 March, the Saeima decided to extend the term of participation of the Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) troops in the international coalition military operation “Inherent Resolve” directed against terrorist organisation ISIL/Daesh until 1 February 2024.

Reiterating the condemnation of the unjust and brutal military attack on Ukraine, a decision was made to suspend Russia from the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC). The Heads of the Delegations to the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) have adopted a Declaration on the suspension of the Russian parliament from the Annual Conference, the meetings of working bodies, and BSPC projects.

The Baltic Assembly (BA) supports granting an official EU candidate status to Ukraine and full membership in the Union in the future, according to a Statement adopted by the BA on Thursday, 10 March.

On Thursday, 10 March, the Saeima in the second and final reading supported the urgent amendments to the Electronic Communications Law, authorising the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) to restrict access to websites available in the territory of Latvia disseminating content that threatens or may endanger national security or public order and security.

On Thursday, 10 March, the Saeima adopted in the second and final reading urgent amendments to the Law on support for the civilian population of Ukraine, which sets out additional mechanisms for Ukrainian civilians to receive support.

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, 8 March, the Speakers of Parliament of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania expressed their support for Ukraine’s efforts on its way to the European Union (EU) and called for Ukraine to be granted the EU candidate status as soon as possible.

"Ukraine is making every effort to defend freedom and democracy - values that unite the countries of the European Union (EU) - and it should be admitted to the EU," said Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima, upon meeting with Olexandr Mischenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia, at the Parliament on Tuesday, 8 March.