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• Saeima supported in the second reading draft amendments to the Administrative Violations Code providing for higher fines for insufficient usage of state (Latvian) language
• Collection of signatures in support of Constitutional amendment on the transition of all state funded schools solely to the Latvian language instruction will start in the mid-May
• Public opinion survey: 63% of respondents do not support granting Russian language the status of official language in Latvia

The Saeima supported in the second reading draft amendments to the Administrative Violations Code stipulating noticeably higher fines for violations concerning the use of state language. Fines for insufficient usage of state language at work are planned to be raised from LVL 50 (~ EUR 71) up to LVL 200  (EUR 285). Fines for the absence of translation of instructions and labels are planned to be raised to LVL 100-1,000 (EUR 70-708) instead of the current LVL 25-100 (EUR 35 – 143).

The Saeima supported in the second reading draft amendments to the Administrative Violations Code stipulating noticeably higher fines for violations concerning the use of state language. Fines for insufficient usage of state language at work are planned to be raised from LVL 50 (~ EUR 71) up to LVL 200 (EUR 285). Fines for the absence of translation of instructions and labels are planned to be raised to LVL 100-1,000 (EUR 70-708) instead of the current LVL 25-100 (EUR 35 – 143). Chas

The Central Electoral Committee will initiate the collection of signatures in support of the Constitutional amendment on the transition of all state funded schools to Latvia language only in mid-May and it will last for 30 days. As reported, the nationalists’ union All for Latvia!/For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM collected 10,000 signatures required for the initiation of the state funded collection of signatures.

The Central Electoral Committee will initiate the collection of signatures in support of the Constitutional amendment on the transition of all state funded schools to Latvia language only in mid-May and it will last for 30 days. As reported, the nationalists union All for Latvia!/For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM collected 10,000 signatures required for the initiation of the state funded collection of signatures. Chas

According the public opinion survey conducted by company “TNS Latvia” and commercial TV channel “LNT”, 63% of respondents do not support granting Russian language the status of official language in Latvia. 32% support the proposal.

According the public opinion survey conducted by company TNS Latvia and commercial TV channel LNT, 63% of respondents do not support granting Russian language the status of official language in Latvia. 32% support the proposal. Vesti Segodnya