On Tuesday, 19 May, Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met at the Saeima with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, who is on his official visit to Latvia.

On Thursday, 14 May, the Saeima adopted amendments to the Public Procurement Law introducing significant changes to public procurement regulations. These amendments introduce a simpler, more flexible, and at the same time more transparent approach to the use of public funds.

On Thursday, 14 May, the Saeima adopted urgent amendments to the Law on Higher Education Institutions establishing an institutional funding model for all state higher education institutions and colleges.

Zanda Kalniņa‑Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, participated in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday, 12 May. Within the framework of the Summit, she took part in the high-level panel discussion “AI, Power & Democracy: Who Sets the Rules in a New World (Dis)Order?”, which brought together political leaders and technology industry representatives to assess the growing influence of artificial intelligence on democracy and governance. 

On 12 May, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, met in Copenhagen with Karsten Hønge, Vice‑Speaker of the Danish Parliament and Acting Chair of the Foreign Policy Committee, to discuss current issues in bilateral cooperation in security and the economy. 

“We begin where there is land, where there is work, where there is home, where we feel we belong. We begin where there is freedom: where one harvests cranberries from the bog and, in autumn, inhales the damp breath of the forest; where it smells of bread, summer, and the sea. We begin where a winding road leads us home. We begin within ourselves. And our country’s path is freedom and democracy. Freedom is the path that leads us home,” said Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, on 4 May at the ceremonial sitting of the Saeima in honour of the 36th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia, emphasising that we begin with Latvia, and Latvia is all of us.

On Thursday, 30 April, the Saeima adopted amendments to the National Guard Law. The amendments expand the composition of the National Guard, clarify recruitment and service procedures, improve social guarantees, and introduce a new status – that of a National Guard Supporter.

Poland is among Latvia’s closest strategic partners and plays a key role in ensuring the security, resilience and connectivity of the region, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima Antoņina Ņenaševa emphasised during meetings with senior Polish officials.

Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa met in Seoul with Woo Won‑shik, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, to discuss opportunities for strengthening economic cooperation and to mark a new chapter in Latvia–Korea bilateral relations.

“The strong and friendly relations between Latvia and Canada are based on shared democratic values and close cooperation in the Euro‑Atlantic area. We highly appreciate Canada’s leading role in the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia and the importance Canada attaches to the security and stability of the Baltic region,” Secretary of the Saeima Edvards Smiltēns emphasised during meetings with Canadian parliamentarians in Ottawa.