August 29, was the official date of the extraordinary elections to the Riga City Council, where the eligible inhabitants of Riga could choose one of the 15 submitted lists of candidates to give their vote to. Introducing the July issue of our quarterly report on general political and policy developments in Latvia. Each quarter we select certain policy areas providing you a top-line overview of the matter.
The content is specifically tailored for VA Government clients and cooperation partners. VA Government presents an updated list of support measures implemented by the government to support the businesses affected by the COVID crisis. On March 12, , the government of Latvia declared a state of emergency till April 14, , adopting various restrictive measures to limit the spread of COVID in Latvia. In order to limit the damage to the national economy, on March 19, the government of Latvia adopted a special, limited-time draft law prepared by the Ministry of Finance.
On March 20, it was approved in the Parliament with March 12 being the entry into force date. Please see the full report HERE. VA Government has prepared an overview on the key support mechanisms for businesses adopted by the Latvian government in order to limit the damage to the national economy, caused by the spread of COVID On March 19, the government of Latvia adopted a special, limited-time draft law prepared by the Ministry of Finance, which was approved in the Parliament by March 20, including various support mechanisms for businesses affected by the spread of COVID See the report HERE.
Currently, Latvia is in expedited digital transformation mode β e-commerce and delivery services are booming, telco providers are worried about sustainability of the bandwidth and the whole education system is conducting a nationwide e-learning experiment. Our government, i. Digital meetings of the Cabinet with Zoom-powered step outs to the press, who are grilling ministers from the comfort of their living rooms.
This is all the new normality in less than two weeks since the announcement of the state of emergency. Taking into account more legacy and archaic nature of the parliament business, Saeima is slightly lagging behind. However, one of the constitutional cornerstones is being digitised at an enormous pace.
