(Latvian Public Broadcasting) The Latvian cabinet confirmed May 11 that it wants the municipal administration of Dundaga district dismissed and will ask Saeima to approve the measure.
Under the government s initiative, a temporary administration will be appointed in Dundaga municipality, which will be headed by Arnis Šults, an official of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, supported by Inta Komisare of the Ministry of Finance.
The interim administration will operate until the day when the newly-formed Talsi County Council meets for the first meeting.
Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Artūrs Toms Plešs (For Development/For!) Told the media that the long-term reluctance of Dundaga municipality to work in accordance with the law was the reason for its dismissal.
Latvia will be ready for mass vaccination at the beginning of April - Karins 2021-03-10
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RIGA - In anticipation of larger deliveries of vaccines in early April, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) expressed confidence that Latvia will be prepared for handling large volumes of vaccines and mass vaccination in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the country in rapid steps.
At a press conference on Wednesday, after meeting with President Egils Levits, Karins said that the main topic of the conversation was the pandemic. Karins noted that Latvia is facing a challenge - a new, more contagious type of the virus is spreading throughout Europe and also in Latvia, moreover, in Estonia, incidence is rising uncontrollably. He reminded that Latvia yesterday offered assistance to Estonia, expressing its readiness to admit their Covid-19 patients to the Latvian system if they needed it and this would help.