During the Easter holidays, the State Police will intensify the monitoring of public order and road safety, said Juris Jančevskis, Chief of the Police Response Department, in an interview on the Latvian Television program "Morning panorama" on March 28.
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In Latvia, both March 16 - the Legionnaires' Remembrance Day - and March 17 - the so-called Russian presidential "elections" - passed relatively calmly, thanks to excellent preparation and planning, State Police Chief Armands Ruks said on Latvian Television's "Morning Panorama" program March 18.
The State Security Service (VDD) is currently assessing the possible connection of those detained in the case of the arson attempt of the Occupation Museum with the special services of Russia and Belarus, the head of the VDD, Normunds Mežviets, said in an interview on the Latvian Television program "Morning Panorama" on March 14.
The Student Union of Latvia has received signals of possible sexual violence also in other institutions of higher education, said Alens Aleksandrs Čerņa, President-elect of the Student Union, who will take office on April 9, commenting on reports of alleged sexual harassment at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA).
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) has issued the first six exit orders to Russian citizens who have not submitted any documents to request a residence permit for living in Latvia. Two of them have already left Latvia, said Maira Roze, head of PMLP, in an interview with the Latvian Television “Morning Panorama” March 8.
The attempted arson of the Museum of Occupation of Latvia was certainly planned, said Armands Ruks, chief of the State Police, in an interview with Latvian Television's 'Morning Panorama' on March 6.
One of the challenges of the shadow economy plan is to monitor cash flow more closely at ATMs. The State Revenue Service (VID) is not interested in every cash deposit but only in illogical cases, the new head of VID Baiba Šmite-Roķe said in an interview on Latvian Television March 5.
The poll, which shows that a third of the Latvian population believes that Ukraine should accept compromises, reflects the fragmentation of Latvian society and the influence of long-term Russian propaganda, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview on Latvian Television Friday morning.
As Russia's war in Ukraine continues, Latvia's task is to help not only materially, but also diplomatically by carrying Ukraine's messages internationally, said Katrīna Kaktiņa, Ambassador to the UN, OSCE, and other international organizations in Vienna, in an interview on Latvian Television's "Morning Panorama" program February 23.
After Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine, interest in joining the Latvian National Guard increased rapidly. It has now settled, and there must be targeted campaigns in recruiting new soldiers and national guards, Kaspars Pudāns, commander of the National Guard, said in an interview on the Latvian Television morning news program on February 20.
Synchronization with the European electricity grid and abandoning synchronization with Russia could also affect the electricity price, but the extent of this impact is currently unknown, Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis (Union of Greens and Farmers) said in an interview with Latvian Television on January 30.
Crimes committed earlier this year in Rēzekne, where three teenagers killed two men and injured one, and in Jūrmala, where a teenager stabbed his peer, are "isolated, loud" cases, State Police Chief Armands Ruks noted in an interview with Latvian Television's "Morning Panorama" on January 18.