The Saeima will hold an extraordinary session on Thursday, February 23, and will consider the draft decision prepared by the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Saeima on the anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The emergency session will begin at 9:00 a.m.
After the extraordinary session, the Saeima will review the agenda of the regular session of February 23, which includes 27 questions.
In the final reading, it is expected to see amendments to the Law on Identity Documents. They were encouraged so that the eID card as a mandatory identity document could be introduced gradually, instead of starting on May 1 of this year, as previously planned.
Also on the agenda is a draft decision on the exclusion of MP Gloria Grevtsova from participating in six sessions of the Saeima, as well as a draft decision on the approval of the members of the parliamentary investigation commission on the circumstances of the “overhaul” of the financial sector and its consequences for the financial and capital market systems.
Deputies will also decide on the submission of new draft laws for consideration in commissions. Among them, amendments to the Law on Orphans’ Courts and other laws, which provide for the relief of orphans’ courts from performing atypical tasks, as well as amendments to the Law on the Maintenance Guarantee Fund, in order to be able to improve the mechanisms of recovery of maintenance payments paid from the fund. Also, the deputies will decide whether to see the suggested changes in the tax laws in the commissions.
The Defense, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Commission has asked to include in the agenda and consider in the first reading the amendments to the law, which envisages improving the implementation of technological solutions for the protection of the external land border.
On the other hand, the National Economy, Agrarian, Environmental and Regional Policy Commission has asked to consider amendments to the Commercial Law in the first reading tomorrow, which are intended to improve and simplify the process of reorganization of commercial companies both at the national and cross-border level.
On Thursday at 17.00, officials are scheduled to provide answers to the questions of the deputies.
