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• Saeima conceptually supported the draft amendments stipulating to forbid the employers from requiring employees foreign languages proficiency
• Saeimas Committee on Mandate, Ethics and Submissions excluded non-citizens from the list of potential applicants to the Saeima with legal initiatives

The Saeima conceptually supported the draft amendments to the Labour Law stipulating to forbid the employers from requiring employees foreign languages proficiency unless those are necessary for work. The authors of the draft amendments are the nationalists’ union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM and the Unity. The draft amendments are forwarded to the parliamentary commissions for discussion. Earlier, the draft amendments got criticized by the trade unions and employers’ confederation.

The Saeima conceptually supported the draft amendments to the Labour Law stipulating to forbid the employers from requiring employees foreign languages proficiency unless those are necessary for work. The authors of the draft amendments are the nationalists union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM and the Unity. The draft amendments are forwarded to the parliamentary commissions for discussion. Earlier, the draft amendments got criticized by the trade unions and employers confederation. Telegraf, Latvijas Avize, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

The Saeima’s Committee on Mandate, Ethics and Submissions excluded non-citizens from the list of potential applicants to the Saeima with legal initiatives. According to the draft amendments to the Regulations of the Parliament, at least 5,000 of citizens can appeal to the Saeima with proposals to the legal acts. The initial draft amendments envisaged that the initiative can be submitted by at least 5,000 Latvian residents. Members of the Committee believed that widening of rights of non-citizens would not stimulate naturalisation.

The Saeimas Committee on Mandate, Ethics and Submissions excluded non-citizens from the list of potential applicants to the Saeima with legal initiatives. According to the draft amendments to the Regulations of the Parliament, at least 5,000 of citizens can appeal to the Saeima with proposals to the legal acts. The initial draft amendments envisaged that the initiative can be submitted by at least 5,000 Latvian residents. Members of the Committee believed that widening of rights of non-citizens would not stimulate naturalisation. Telegraf