Free news on September 15th
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Educators do not cancel their strike plan
The education workers union has not canceled the strike plan since Monday.
Talks with government representatives will continue tomorrow.
In today’s teacher strike talks, the ministry offered another solution.
In addition to the more than 56 million euros previously promised from the state budget, it offers another 12 million from municipal budgets.
The Union of Local Governments is outraged by this and says it has not been discussed with local authorities.
It would be money not only for general education teachers, but for others as well.
The finance minister dismisses the head of the SRS
The Minister of Finance fired Ieva Jaunzemi, head of the Revenue Agency.
He got it from the media.
It is also linked to arrests in the service carried out by the Office for the Prevention and Combating of Corruption.
Previously Jaunzemei had disagreements with the minister.
The general manager of the service won the court for the disciplinary sanction applied.
Rejects the request for the resignation of the Minister of Transport
Saeima rejected the opposition’s request for the resignation of Transport Minister Tālis Linkait.
The claim was related to public transportation problems in the Ogre and Aizkraukle regions.
Linkaits said there were problems, but the ministry and the road transport directorate were involved in their resolution.
There are now very few delayed and missed flights in this region.
Both the sanctions and the educational measures are directed against the company “Liepājas busu parkas”.
Parental leave must be shared between the parents
From next year, the parental leave will have to be shared between the parents.
One party provides for an allowance of 15 months up to one and a half years, or nine months up to one year of age.
In these two options, each of the parents up to the age of eight of the child will be entitled to a period of at least two months of parental allowance.
These two months cannot be transferred to another.
This arrangement will be from January 1st next year.
Three agreements between Latvia and Belarus will be suspended
Saeima suspended the operation of three bilateral agreements between Latvia and Belarus.
This is because Russia is also attacking Ukraine from the territory of Belarus.
The agreements concern the movement of border territories and residents, mutual assistance in customs matters and air traffic.
Zelensky: The Kharkiv region is almost healed
The Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine has almost been reconquered.
About 400 settlements have already been vacated by the occupiers.
This is what Ukraine’s President Voldomir Zelenskiy said in his address to the nation.
Russia is furious at Ukrainian counterattacks and continues to hit Ukrainian infrastructure.
The president of the European Commission confirms her support for Ukraine during her visit to Kiev
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi
Photo: REUTERS, VALENTYN OGIRENKO
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has arrived in Kiev to continue talking about EU assistance to Ukraine.
The European Parliament, in turn, approved a five billion euro loan for Ukraine.
Federer will end his brilliant tennis career in the last tournament in September
The Swiss tennis player Roger Federer will end his career.
He will do so after next week’s Laver Cup in London.
41-year-old Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
Only Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic have more.
Weather forecast
Friday will be cloudy in Latvia, sometimes it will be clear.
From time to time it will rain, thunderstorms are possible in some places.
There will be a moderate wind from the south, south-west, with gusts at some points along the coast.
Air temperature at night 8 … 12 degrees. 12 … 16 degrees during the day.
Cloudy in Riga, it will clear up sometimes.
Short rains are expected, thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon.
Moderate but sometimes gusty winds from the south, southwest.
Air temperature at night 10 … 12 degrees, in the daytime 14 … 15 degrees.
Type of weather 2. – favorable.
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