News in plain language on February 1
The statements of deputy Grevtsova will be evaluated
The 14th Saeima deputy Glorija Grevcova, accused in the criminal case, before the court hearing at the Riga City Court, where the criminal case for providing false information to Central
Photo: LETA, Zane Bitere
The State Security Service will evaluate the public statements of Saeima member Gloria Grevtsova (“For stability”) about the war started by Russia in Ukraine.
The service will do this in the criminal proceedings that have already started this week in connection with the MP’s other statements.
In one of her TikTok videos, Grevtsova claimed that there is a civil war in Ukraine, when the Ukrainian people are fighting against the Ukrainian army.
The National Security Service confirmed that the specific video is known to the service.
Rejects the idea of educational requirements for members of the Saeima
The Saeima commission will not advance the citizens’ initiative on setting higher education requirements for Saeima members.
At the same time, it was encouraged to continue discussions on improving the quality of the work of the parliament.
On the public initiative portal “Manabalss.lv” 10,000 signatures were collected for higher education as a mandatory requirement for members of the Saeima.
22 people were exempted from the language test
In Riga, 22 people received a psychiatrist’s opinion with a diagnosis that exempts a person from the state language proficiency test in January.
In total, 37 persons came to the visit to receive such an exemption from the state language proficiency test.
This is related to the new requirements for residence permit recipients.
The intensity of the flu decreases
In the past week, the average intensity of influenza has decreased in Latvia.
The highest incidence of influenza was recorded in children aged five to 14 years.
Information was also received on 48 deaths with laboratory-confirmed influenza type A.
Among the dead, there were mostly people over 60 years of age who suffered from several co-morbidities.
Cyber attacks on hospitals in Europe
The websites of several hospitals in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe are believed to have been cyberattacked.
It has been linked to a pro-Russian hacker group.
This is reported by the Dutch cyber security authorities.
Hospitals in Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Scandinavia and the United States are also reported to have been attacked.
Turkey continues to oppose Sweden’s admission to NATO
Turkey will not support Sweden’s admission to NATO as long as it allows protests with the burning of Islamic scriptures.
This was announced by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ankara has fewer problems with Finland than with Sweden.
If NATO decides to handle the accession processes of the two Nordic countries separately, Turkey will then review the ratification of Finland’s membership separately.
Consulates of Germany and Sweden are closed in Istanbul
German and Swedish consulates in Istanbul are closed due to threats of attacks.
The protests, which Ankara sees as Islamophobic or anti-Turkish, have sparked tensions between Turkey and several European countries.
The British consulate was also closed to visitors.
Several protests in Europe have provoked Turkey’s anger in recent weeks.
Navalny was transferred to solitary confinement
Alexei Navalny in prison
Photo: REUTERS, EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to solitary confinement.
He will be banned from visiting for the next six months.
The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has not yet commented on the announcement on Navalny’s Twitter account.
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