On 23 February, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Minister for Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere at the Riga Castle. The parties discussed current priorities of the Ministry of Justice, including possibilities to strengthen the instruments available to the state to prevent prohibited agreements in public procurement, as well as the opening of Liepāja prison and plans for the construction of a new women’s prison. They also discussed the implementation of rulings of the Constitutional Court and…
On 23 February, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Minister for Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere at the Riga Castle. The parties discussed current priorities of the Ministry of Justice, including possibilities to strengthen the instruments available to the state to prevent prohibited agreements in public procurement, as well as the opening of Liepāja prison and plans for the construction of a new women’s prison. They also discussed the implementation of rulings of the Constitutional Court and the possibility of designating a single responsible institution to oversee the execution of those judgments. Furthermore, the parties addressed the Minister for Justice’s proposal to allow courts, in exceptional cases, to assess whether real estate…
