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With a little over two months to go until the next parliamentary electionson October 3rd, the Cabinet of Ministers approved its action plan of the government led by Andris Kulbergs on Tuesday, July 21st – in effect rubber stamping its own plan two months after it came to power.
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, has returned from a large-scale meeting in Washington, D.C., called by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the title of which was 'The Resurgence of Political Terrorism'.
Rēzekne City Council has approved changes to the auction rules for the lease rights of a spa complex [routinely rendered in Latvian as 'SPA' for reasons which remain opaque] at its July 17th meeting in a bid to get the enormous white elephant off its hands.
In the 15th Saeima elections, which are due to take place on October 3rd, there are fewer candidates standing in the eastern Latgale region than four years ago, and around one in four of those that are standing don't even live in the region.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs continues his two-day visit to Lithuania on July 16th, as previously reported.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže is in Washington, D.C. on July 15th and 16th to attend a conference of foreign ministers hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a brief release by the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Just a couple of weeks after heading north to visit Estonia, on July 15th President Edgars Rinkēvičs is heading south to visit Latvia's southern neighbour and fellow Baltic state, Lithuania.
On Monday, July 13th, Minister of Defense Raivis Melnis met with Latvia's honorary consuls in Ukraine to present them with awards.
Russia, a country that is a serial offender with scant regard for rule of law, nevertheless intends to use international courts to drag the Baltic states through various inconvenient and costly legal processes, according to a new report by the Re:Baltica investigative journalism portal.
From 13th to 15th July 2026, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the 12th Meeting of Latvian Honorary Consuls to provide updates on current issues in Latvian foreign policy, key security policy matters and opportunities for bilateral economic and cultural cooperation.
