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• Chairs of municipal councils will be obligated to ensure that council deputies with insufficient state language proficiency master Latvian
• The State President proclaimed the amendments to the Immigration law

The Saeima Committee on Public Administration and Municipalities has drafted amendments to the Law on the Status of Municipal Deputies imposing an obligation on the heads of municipal councils to ensure that council deputies with insufficient state language proficiency master Latvian. If a deputy does not improve Latvian language proficiency during six months the State Language Centre will be able to request a regional court to annul the deputy’s mandate.

The Saeima Committee on Public Administration and Municipalities has drafted amendments to the Law on the Status of Municipal Deputies imposing an obligation on the heads of municipal councils to ensure that council deputies with insufficient state language proficiency master Latvian. If a deputy does not improve Latvian language proficiency during six months the State Language Centre will be able to request a regional court to annul the deputys mandate. Latvijas Avize

The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers proclaimed the amendments to the Immigration Law which foresee the granting of residency permit to large foreign investors. The amendments will come into force on 1 July.

The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers proclaimed the amendments to the Immigration Law which foresee the granting of residency permit to large foreign investors. The amendments will come into force on 1 July. Neatkariga