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    Speech by the President of Latvia Egils Levits at the field session of the Latvian Academy of Sciences ‘Next to Russia: historical legacy, present and future challenges’

    Dear President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Dear Archbishop, Mr. Zemītis, Mr. Streičs, Ladies and gentlemen, In my speech, I will try to emphasise those issues which are important for the…
    30.05.2023.
    Egils Levits

    The President of Latvia thanks the Latvian national ice hockey team

    Today at the Riga Castle, President of Latvia Egils Levits thanked the players, coaching staff, support staff and management of the Latvian national ice hockey team for their historic victory at the…
    29.05.2023.
    Egils Levits

    Address by President of Latvia, Egils Levits, at the opening of the permanent Song and Dance Festival exhibition "Song and Dance Festival Space" at the Literature and Music Museum

    Dear compatriots! Dear friends! Culture is the foundation of the Latvian State. The Latvian State has no special reason to exist if it is not the state of the Latvian nation. The Latvian nation…
    29.05.2023.
    Song and Dance FestivalEgils Levits

    President of Latvia and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: international efforts to hold Russia accountable for the invasion of Ukraine and to establish an ad hoc tribunal must be accelerated

    On 26 May, at his residence in Jurmala, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Tiny Kox to discuss the establishment of…
    26.05.2023.
    Foreign policyEgils Levits

    President reviews clemency appeals of 18 convicted persons

    On 23 May, President of Latvia Egils Levits considered clemency appeals of 18 convicted persons. No pardons were granted. For more details on clemency procedures, go to Presidential Chancery webpage,…
    23.05.2023.
    Egils Levits

    Opening address by President Egils Levits at the Energy forum "Does Latvia need a sustainable energy strategy that responds to the interests of the Latvian economy?"

    Speaker of the Saeima, Honourable members, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour for me to open today's forum. Energy has rightly been at the centre of our attention in recent years. Initially,…
    22.05.2023.
    Egils LevitsDomestic policy