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Meeting room of the Government of Latvia in the Palace of Justice. The government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia.The Constitution of Latvia (Latvian: Satversme) defines Latvia as a parliamentary republic represented by a unicameral parliament and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabinets), which form the ...
The prime minister of Latvia (Latvian: ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers.The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a parliamentary majority in the Saeima.
The Ministry of Economics is also responsible for introducing and supervising programs and projects for EU Structural Funds.These funds are administered by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, [3] a government agency responsible for promoting business development in Latvia by facilitating the growth of foreign investment and increasing the competitiveness of Latvian entrepreneurs ...
The National Defence Academy of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālā aizsardzības akadēmija) is a defense academy of higher education and scientific research in Riga, Latvia. It was established on February 13, 1992, as the Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia. [ 1 ]
www.sab.gov.lv The Constitution Protection Bureau ( Latvian : Satversmes aizsardzības birojs , SAB ) is a Latvian state security institution. It conducts intelligence and counterintelligence activities, ensures the protection of state secrets, as well as classified information of the European Union and NATO . [ 1 ]
www.saeima.lv The Saeima ( Latvian pronunciation: [ˈsai.ma] ) is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia . It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation , with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote.
The State Security Service or VDD (Latvian: Valsts drošības dienests) is one of three Latvian security and intelligence services.VDD is the civilian counterintelligence and internal security service, which gathers intelligence from a number of sources and conducts its analysis, informs senior state officials about the identified risks to national security as well as acting to neutralize ...
Latvia (/ ˈ l æ t v i ə / ⓘ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes / ˈ l ɑː t v i ə / LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija ⓘ), [14] officially the Republic of Latvia, [15] [16] is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south.