Saeima trešajā lasījumā ir pieņēmusi ilgi tapušo Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas likumu. Tas nozīmē, ka dievnamu pārņems Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas nodibinājums, kuru veido LELB Vācu Svētā Pētera draudze kopā ar Latvijas evaņģēliski luterisko Baznīcu.
Saeima has adopted the long-overdue law on St Peter's Church in Riga in its third reading. This means that the church will be taken over by the foundation of St Peter's Church in Riga, which is made up of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church (LELC) and the German St Peter's Congregation of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
On March 23 the world received sad news: Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US Secretary of State, had died at the age of 84. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has expressed his condolences to her family and friends, noting that Albright had a great understanding of Europe and was a staunch supporter of NATO.
Dainis Turlais no 1985. līdz 1989. gadam piedalījās Afganistānas karā, kur bija 40. armijas štāba operatīvās daļas vadītājs un štāba priekšnieka vietnieks. Izstrādāja plānu 40. armijas izvešanai no Afganistānas.
Dainis Turlais served in the Afghan war from 1985 to 1989, where he was Chief of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff of the 40th Army Headquarters. He developed the plan for the withdrawal of the 40th Army from Afghanistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of Ukraine's breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk has provoked a strong reaction from Western countries. This time it is harsher than it was after Russia's annexation of Crimea. Sanctions have been imposed on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and officials. There are also sanctions against two Russian state banks, and so on.
The government of Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity, Jaunā Vienotība) has come up with a new regulation during the Covid-19 pandemic, where a number of previous retail and other kinds of restrictions will be lifted from March 1, but "the tail of the restrictions dog is being cut off little by little" - according to the "three-step plan" of Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts (Development/For!, Attīstībai/Par!), some of them will be lifted from March 1, others may remain in force until April 1. Once again, there is deep confusion in society as to which groups and sectors will be affected by restrictions and for how long.