Latvia has a strong ecumenical tradition, and the doors of the Saeima are open to all denominations, stated Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, as she met with the delegation of the Lutheran World Federation at the Parliament of Latvia. The delegation was also welcomed by Deputy Speaker Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica and Deputy Secretary Jānis Grasbergs, who is also the Chair of the Parliamentary group for cooperation with religious organizations.
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On Friday, 3 October, senior citizens gathered to discuss the silver economy together with policymakers at the Saeima. The event was held for the second time at the Parliament building in the context of the International Day of Older Persons, which is celebrated worldwide on October 1.
The 2025 Baltic Assembly Prize in the Arts will be awarded to Latvian conductor Kaspars Putniņš (03.10.2025.)
At the Saeima on Friday, 3 October, an international jury decided to award this year's Baltic Assembly (BA) Prize in the arts to Latvian conductor Kaspars Putniņš for his performance with the Latvian Radio Choir in the concert program Stream of Dreams ("Sapņu straume"), which took place on 31 March 2023 during the Baltic Music Days in the Great Hall of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga.
On Thursday, 2 October, the Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the Immigration Law, establishing additional restrictions on the issue of residence permits to foreigners with a prior criminal record.
Group for promoting cooperation with the Saeima established during Speaker Mieriņa’s visit to Ireland (01.10.2025.)
During her visit to the Parliament of Ireland, Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Verona Murphy, Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil Éireann, and a decision was made to establish a parliamentary group for promoting cooperation with the Parliament of Latvia.
“Latvia and Ireland are like-minded countries with a shared understanding of the most important issues facing the European Union, as well as successful cooperation within international organisations,” emphasised Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, during her visit to Dublin on Tuesday, 30 September, where she met with representatives of the Parliament of Ireland.
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica debates the importance of independent media and support for Ukraine at the Warsaw Security Forum (30.09.2025.)
From 29 to 30 September, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, , participated in the Warsaw Security Forum, which brings together senior policymakers, experts, and leaders from across the globe to debate key issues of European and international security. Kalniņa-Lukaševica took part in two panel discussions: “The Role of Media in the Democratic Shield: Between Anarchy, Political Control and Foreign Interference” and “Ukraine 2025 and Beyond: Parliamentary Strategies for Long-Term Support”.
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica participates in emergency discussion on Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace (23.09.2025.)
On Tuesday, 23 September, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica took part in an extraordinary meeting of the Speakers of the Nordic, Baltic (NB8) and Polish parliaments. The meeting was convened by the Speaker of the Estonian Parliament in response to Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace on 19 September.
Daiga Mieriņa to the Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament: Russia is brazenly testing NATO’s patience (23.09.2025.)
“Russia is brazenly testing NATO’s patience,” stressed the Speaker of the Saeima, Daiga Mieriņa, on Tuesday, 23 September, in Lisbon during a meeting with the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.
Saeima approves Karina Palkova as Ombudsman (18.09.2025.)
On Thursday, 18 September, the Saeima approved Karina Palkova as Ombudsman.













