News in light language on June 7
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By 2025, only Latvian will switch to studies
The government on Tuesday, June 7, decided that Latvia should switch to study only in the state language.
This should be done gradually by 2025.
It is expected that from September 1 next year, education in Latvian only will be in pre-school, as well as in 1st, 4th and 7th grades.
After a year, only 2nd, 5th and 8th grade students would start studying in the state language, but from September 1, 2025 – the rest as well.
The final decision on these changes in the law will be made by the Saeima.
The state will offer various courses to teachers whose Latvian language skills are insufficient.
Supports the establishment of a National Cyber Security Center
The government on Tuesday, June 7, supported the establishment of a National Cyber Security Center.
It is planned to create it from next year.
This center will address various Internet security issues important to the country.
Inflation reaches more than 16%
In Latvia, annual inflation could have reached 16.1-16.5% in May this year.
This is predicted by bank analysts.
The Central Statistical Bureau will release data on changes in consumer prices in May on Wednesday, June 8.
In Ukraine, the fiercest fighting is still in the Luhansk region
In the Donbass region, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to fight against Russian invaders and try to prevent several cities from falling into the hands of Russian forces.
The hottest point of the war is still Severodonecka in the Luhansk region.
The fiercest battles are taking place there.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war.
However, the talks should take place face to face, because there is no one else on the Russian side to discuss ending the war.
Zelensky believes Western countries could urge Putin to sit down at the negotiating table, supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons and tightening sanctions against Russia.
The German chancellor rejects accusations of insufficient support for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denies allegations that Germany does not sufficiently support Ukraine.
The German Chancellor announced this during a visit to Vilnius on Tuesday, June 7.
There he met with the political leadership of all the Baltic States.
Scholz claimed that Germany is providing Ukraine with the second largest amount of military support after the United States.
During his visit to Lithuania, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the leaders of the Baltic States
Photo: State Chancellery
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Lavrov arrived in Turkey
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has paid a two-day visit to Turkey.
Negotiations on unblocking Ukrainian grain exports are planned there.
A delegation of military personnel arrived in Ankara with Lavrov.
The talks will discuss the opening of safe corridors in the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain carriers.
Currently, grain cargo is blocked in Ukrainian ports.
Russia begins training for Baltic navy
Russia began training for the Baltic Navy on Tuesday, June 7.
This is reported by the news agency “Interfax”.
The exercise will coincide with major maneuvers by the NATO fleet in the region.
More than 20 ships, including submarines and helicopters, are involved in Russia’s maneuvers.
A Soviet monument will be moved in Rēzekne
Due to the Russian attack on Ukraine, Latvian municipalities decide to dismantle or relocate monuments glorifying the Soviet occupation.
But the Saeima intends to make it a mandatory requirement by law.
There are monuments glorifying the Soviet regime in several regions of Latvia.
Sigulda municipality plans to dismantle three such memorial stones
In Valmiera, the memorial, where Soviet soldiers are buried, will be supplemented with information that will provide a broader understanding of the devastation of World War II.
On Tuesday, June 7, at an extraordinary council meeting, the deputies of the city of Rēzekne decided to move the Soviet monument to the liberators of Rēzekne, which is popularly called “Aloša”, to the city cemetery on Miera Street.
There are also burials of Soviet soldiers.
Currently, the monument is located next to the bus station.
The number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals continues to decline
Last day, the number of Covid-19 patients in Latvian hospitals decreased from 137 to 126.
In the last day, 215 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Latvia and four dead Covid-19 patients have been reported.
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