Everything flows, everything changes, only our homeland remains still. This is what comes to mind when observing the ratings of Latvian institutions in the SKDS annual survey. For ten years now, the public trust of various institutions has remained unchanged.
The decision of the social network Twitter to permanently ban the use of this platform for Donald Trump has provoked a wide-ranging discussion about the limits of freedom of expression and its meaning in today's world. While some are horrified that the US president has been "muzzled", others welcome the move as "it's been a long time coming."
Sworn advocate Aldis Alliks has actively expressed his opinions on various portals and social networks about the judgment the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia adopted on November 12, 2020, in case no. 2019-33-01. Given that this judgment has been publicly commented on by a few Latvian lawyers and in most cases, it has been relatively one-sided, I invited Aldis Alliks to a conversation.
Zvērināts advokāts Aldis Alliks dažādos portālos un sociālajos tīklos ir aktīvi izteicies par Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesas 2020. gada 12. novembrī pieņemto spriedumu lietā Nr. 2019-33-01. Ņemot vērā, ka šo spriedumu publiski ir komentējuši maz Latvijas juristu un vairumā gadījumu tas noticis samērā vienpusīgi, aicināju uz sarunu juristu Aldi Alliku.
After the Hawaii electorate as the last state voted for Joe Biden on Monday, the total gave him 306 votes (against the 232 for Donald Trump), it can be said that the US presidential election has reached the finish line. All that remains is that on January 6 this vote will be approved by the US Congress, and on January 20, the inauguration of the 46th US President will take place. That’s it - game over.
On Thursday evening, after long and tense talks between EU leaders, a compromise was finally reached on the EU's seven-year budget of EUR 1.8 trillion, including the Recovery Fund (official name - Next Generation EU, NGEU) of EUR 750 billion.
On Wednesday, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) René Fasel responded to a letter from MEPs requesting the transfer of the 2021 World Hockey Championship from Belarus to another location. Fasel's response states: “We are closely watching the situation. Our goal is to hold the tournament in Belarus, we want to do it for the fans who deserve it, and we should not allow ourselves to be under pressure from politics and do not want to be hostages of political games."
The world, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, is slowly returning to its usual rhythm, and emotions on the football field hit a higher wave than in politics and even medicine. The scandal in Paris, where the UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended due to racist remarks by the referees, is now a central event in world news.
If Europe was not so preoccupied with the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of the difficult relationship between the EU and Poland, Hungary would most likely dominate the headlines. This issue has become particularly acute since Poland and Hungary vetoed the EU budget on 16 November.
In recent weeks, a new star has appeared on Latvia's political sky - the President of the Constitutional Court (CC) Sanita Osipova, whom some particularly enthusiastic left-wing liberal apostles already see as Latvia's next president.
Last Saturday, the world quietly and modestly celebrated the 200th anniversary of Friedrich Engels. The younger generation does not know this person at all, and when walking along Stabu Street in Riga, they do not even realise that for half a century the street bore the name of this German thinker. But it should be known, because the ideology, which the world once became acquainted with thanks to Engels, is becoming popular again.
Although the proceedings over the results of the US presidential election on November 3 are still ongoing and are likely to continue for a long time to come, it is now clear that everything is largely over - on January 20, the United States will have a new 46th President, Joe Biden.
Eiroparlamenta deputāts un Nacionālās apvienības valdes loceklis Roberts Zīle sarunā ar Neatkarīgo izskaidro dažus Latvijas valsts budžeta 2021. gadam veidošanas aspektus.
In a conversation with Neatkarīgā, Roberts Zīle, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the National Alliance (Latvian: Nacionālā Apvienība, NA), explains some aspects of Latvia's state budget for 2021.
The basic question of the political philosophy of the 21st century is - is everything determined by politics, or do values also play a role? In itself, such an premise in today's civilized world is considered impolite, because it is obvious that it is the ideals of democracy and humanism that unite the European Union, NATO and other international structures whose main task is to directly maintain, preserve and develop these values.
The symbolic leader of Belarus - Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was already in Riga in September, but at that time she met only with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs. This time her visit is much more significant. She met with both President Egils Levits and Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš.
The heavy defeat of Armenia in the war against Azerbaijan is another trait of the new era. When was the last time you heard it said that a country had been severely defeated and capitulated in a war with another country? For decades, the formula “there is no military solution to this conflict, it must be solved using diplomacy” has been chanted for any transnational escalation. It turned out that this was not true. It turned out to be wishful thinking. Let us not use the euphemism - a military solution, but its exact designation - war. It turned out to be quick and efficient.
Saeima deputy from the National Alliance (Latvian: Nacionālā apvienība) Jānis Dombrava calls on Latvian politicians not to rush to show support for the newly elected US President. "The Americans are deciding who will be their president. We will wait for the official results and cooperate with the newly elected administration, defending the interests of Latvia,” the deputy wrote on Twitter.