Easy Language News of October 30 / Article

Soviet monuments will be dismantled in Daugavpils

In Daugavpils, two people were detained near the monument to Soviet soldiers, the State Police inform.

One person was arrested for singing songs glorifying war and the other for being in a public place under the influence of alcohol.

An administrative violation process was also initiated for violation of the drone piloting rules.

Gather at the monuments a few dozen people who come, lay flowers and leave.

Daugavpils Mayor Andrejs Elksniņš of the Saskaņa party previously circulated an invitation to place flowers and candles on these monuments before they are demolished on social media.

This should happen soon. Access to the monuments will be prohibited from Sunday until 22:00.

He wants a solution for the continuation of the activities of companies subject to sanctions

We invite you to think about how companies that have been sanctioned by the EU and the US could continue their work.

The Ministry of Economy invites the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice to present it.

The ministry calls for a solution to be found so that Latvia does not simultaneously violate the sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

The TV3 program “Neka Personalīga” reports it.

The Minister of Economy Ilze Indriksone of the National Union says that it is important to assess whether the infrastructure of these companies is necessary for the national economy and therefore must be preserved.

One of these companies, which the Ministry of Finance wants to allow to continue working, is SIA “Ventamonjaks”.

The company’s real beneficiary is sanctioned Russian millionaire Dmitry Mazepin.

It condemns Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain corridor

The European Union and the United States are urging Russia to reconsider its decision and restore the functioning of the so-called grain corridor in the Black Sea.

After the drone attacks on military ships in the port of Sevastopol, Russia announced that it would withdraw from the agreement on the safety of Ukrainian grain exports.

Russia blames Ukraine for these attacks.

The “Bloomberg” news agency reports that Turkey has entered into negotiations with Russia on the export of wheat.

For now, cargoes of grain cannot leave Ukraine.

Ukraine is one of the largest wheat exporters in the world.

Due to a lack of wheat, people are at risk of starvation in several African and Asian countries.

South Korea mourns the victims of the stampede

A day of mourning was declared in South Korea.

It commemorates the more than 150 people who died during last night’s Halloween celebrations.

A stampede broke out in a popular Seoul nightlife district, leaving many injured or suffocated.

More than 100 people were injured in the crowd.

Poor planning and insufficient number of police officers to control the crowd are considered to be the main reasons for the incident.

Crowds of people also prevented doctors from helping victims in time.

It will decide on the coalition’s memorandum of cooperation

The party association “Nuova Unita” will meet the representatives of the “Unita List”.

The parties will continue to discuss a cooperation memorandum for a possible coalition.

As state president Egils Levits pointed out, the cooperation memorandum should be created in such a way that the next government can function for the next four years.

Switch to winter time

On the night of Sunday, October 30, the transition to winter time took place.

a At 4 in the morning, we set the clocks back one hour.

Several years ago, the European Commission offered to move to a common time, however discussions broke down when the covid pandemic began.

The Latvian government supports the abandonment of the seasonal clock change, so in the future it is expected that we will abandon the cutting of the clock hands.

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