Published: 15.02.2020.
Egils Levits
Valsts prezidents ar Facebook, Google un Microsoft pārstāvjiem pārrunā digitālo tehnoloģiju ietekmi un starptautisku regulējumu nepieciešamību
On 15 February, during the Munich Security Conference, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with Facebook Vice-president for Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg, Google Head of Europe for Government Affairs and Public Policy Annette Kroeber-Riel and Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith.

President Levits and management representatives of Facebook, Google and Microsoft discussed the societal impact of digital technologies and stressed the need to launch a debate on regulatory framework required to ensure that technologies have positive effect and at the same time eliminate the negative effects technologies have on democracy and human freedoms.

President Levits underlined that Latvia has substantial experience and is ready to engage in such debate. He also praised global online giants for recognising the need for regulatory framework.

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Egils Levits
Valsts prezidents un Bavārijas Landtāga prezidente pārrunā Eiropas zaļā kursa attīstību un ekonomikas transformāciju

President of Latvia and President of the Landtag of Bavaria discuss the European Green Deal and economic transformation

Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits arrived in Munich, Germany, and met with the President of Landtag of Bavaria Ilse Aigner to discuss key economic, security, environmental and education…
13.02.2020.
Egils Levits
Valsts prezidents lekcijā Vācijas studentiem uzsver “brīvas gribas” nozīmi digitālajā laikmetā

President of Latvia emphasises the importance of ‘free will’ in the digital age in a lecture to German students

Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits visited the Munich Ludwig Maximilian University and gave a lecture ‘Democracy in the digital age: threats and opportunities. European and constitutional policy…
13.02.2020.
Egils Levits
Valsts prezidents: lai veicinātu kiberdrošību un ierobežotu dezinformāciju, jāpilnveido starptautiskā likumdošana

President of Latvia: better international laws will promote cybersecurity and efforts to limit disinformation

Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits, who is currently at the Munich Security Conference met with the CEO of Jigsaw Jared Cohen to discuss how international community can promote cybersecurity and…
14.02.2020.
Egils Levits
Valsts prezidenta Egila Levita runa diskusijā “ASV militārā klātbūtne Baltijas valstīs – faktors, kas attur vai tomēr provocē?”

Address of the President of Latvia Egils Levits at the discussion ‘Baltic US Military Presence: Deterrent or Provocation?’

Ladies and gentlemen, Since the Baltic States regained independence, our key foreign policy goal was membership of the NATO Alliance. After half a century of Soviet occupation, we felt that this was…
14.02.2020.
Egils Levits