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Andris Kulbergs (AS) wrote the day after the elections that the work of the Cabinet of Ministers continued, and thanked the voters for their trust in him and the UNITED LIST. He stated that the party had also won in the Bolderāja polling station in Riga. Kulbergs pointed out that President Edgars Rinkēvičs had invited all factions to a meeting, the UNITED LIST first, and congratulated it on its historic victory. He added that there was no space for 41 faction deputies in the Saeima and the Presidential Palace. He described the coalition meeting after the elections as the calmest he could recall, stating that the issues were dealt with swiftly. In his opinion, after the elections, coalition partners and journalists showed less interest in the everyday work of the Cabinet of Ministers. Speaking about a possible tax on Netflix and other streaming platforms, Kulbergs opposed its implementation, pointing out that it could hinder cooperation with the USA. He said that the USA currently ranks 15th in terms of Latvia's foreign trade, behind Russia, and mentioned discussions with American entrepreneurs, the Hollywood industry, and security and the deployment of US forces in Latvia. According to him, during the Latvian president's visit to the USA, the US ambassador had organized a meeting for the Latvian business delegation with about 300 high-level entrepreneurs, while HBO had already arrived in Latvia for talks. Kulbergs estimated that the streaming platform fee could generate about 600,000 euros but emphasized that those costs would likely be borne by consumers, with subscription prices increasing. He believed that the funding for the Latvian film industry could be found in other ways, including reviewing the SIF programs, and he criticized the Ministry of Culture for not finding a solution without a new tax in four months. #Latvija #vēlēšanas #politika (translated)

Rita M€DN€ wrote that the representatives of Unity are annoyed because they are used to leading the country themselves and they are envious that someone else is in power now. She claimed that some people from the smallest faction still want to dictate order in the country and said that Kulbergs has the opportunity to put them in their place. She indicated that it would be educational and spoke dehumanizingly about these people. #politika #sabiedrība #valdība (translated)

FlyDubai's second pilot was inspired by the September 11 terrorist attacks and planned to crash a plane into Tel Aviv airport, however, he had passed all the necessary checks and obtained a professional license, thus extremist views were not found. #terorisms #aviācija #ekstrēmisms (translated)

These 835 euros are a modest compromise. And all of this can be balanced by a faster increase in the non-taxable minimum. Simply raising the non-taxable minimum for everyone would also benefit all other categories of employees, let's say, a couple of tram tickets a month," says Egils Baldzens, chairman of the Latvian Free Trade Union Confederation. #MinimālāAlga #Darbs #Ekonomika (translated)

The U.S. has removed Microsoft and Adobe from the permanent work visa program due to multiple federal investigations for abuse of the system, alleging that these companies committed fraud by leaving American citizens unemployed while applying for visas for foreign workers. #VisadosDeTrabajo #Microsoft #FraudeLaboral (translated)

The author stated that the United States was eliminating H-1B visas granted to companies which, according to him, had brought in thousands of low-paid foreign workers to replace American employees. He added that Jean-Philippe Tanguy had recently submitted an amendment in France aimed at taxing visas, an initiative that would have gone unnoticed. https://t.co/YEWNWL9GeO #Visas #Travail #Immigration #US #FR (translated)

The Minister of Transport Juras Taminskas has tasked the state-owned "Lithuanian Railways" group to investigate all the circumstances under which the group's company "LTG Cargo" is transporting Russian grain by the country’s railways. #GrūdųTranzitas #Ukraina #SankcijosRusijai (translated)

Truth suggested to Kulberg that in the restoration of the state, he should follow the principles expressed by Golda Meir: equate corruption with treason, reward and respect military personnel, teachers, and doctors highly, and also emphasize the work and responsibility of the residents for the state. The author pointed out that Meir led Israel for five years and, by making wise decisions, helped to create a thriving state, although it was attacked and attempted to be destroyed. Truth added that Meir was born in Kyiv and came from the Ukrainian Jewish community, and was once referred to as the only man in the government. Truth wrote that Kulberg has the opportunity to restore the state, but warned: if the solutions remain only on election posters, the people's anger will return with double force. #valstsattīstība #korupcija #izglītība (translated)

German Foreign Minister Johannes Wadelhuber has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions to restore the USSR pose a threat not only to Ukraine but also to Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, all of which are EU and NATO member states. #Putins #Baltijasvalstis #PSRS (translated)

The society will see the tip of the iceberg – the merger of ministries, but this will only be effective in the context of reviewing functions and the entire system. There is no point in merging two ministries into one if there is another field left underneath. Perhaps the one minister who will take over two ministries will, in jargon, "rise to the top" even more than the two. President Edgars Rinkēvičs pointed out that the number of deputies in the coalition does not matter. #Latvija #koalīcija #pārmaiņas (translated)

This is very good news, which shows that the USA trusts Lithuania. "This is very good news, which shows that the USA trusts Lithuania. Now the most important thing is to act consistently - we are awaiting the rotation of US troops, we have prepared all the necessary conditions for that. I have repeatedly indicated to the US President that we will apply what is called the host nation package for US troops," said G. Nausėda in a video released by the presidency on Tuesday. #Lietuva #JAV #NATO (translated)