According to an account of the meeting by the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the debate on the ‘democracy and integrity of elections’ package, the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvčs "objected to a proposal from the European Commission to allow political parties to receive contributions from outside the European Union. This is a direct threat to our democracy and will foster efforts to influence political processes, Edgars Rinkēvičs underlined. This is unacceptable from the perspective of the security of Latvia and the European Union, he added."
