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• Saeima supported in final reading draft amendments stipulating noticeably higher fines for violations of the use of state language

On Thursday, the Saeima supported in final 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 will be raised from LVL 50 (~ EUR 71) up to LVL 200  (EUR 285). Fines for the absence of translation of instructions and labels will be raised to LVL 100-1,000 (EUR 70-708) instead of the current LVL 25-100 (EUR 35 – 143).

On Thursday, the Saeima supported in final 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 will be raised from LVL 50 (~ EUR 71) up to LVL 200 (EUR 285). Fines for the absence of translation of instructions and labels will be raised to LVL 100-1,000 (EUR 70-708) instead of the current LVL 25-100 (EUR 35 – 143). Telegraf notes that the draft amendments got supported also by the Concord Centre (CC). A representative of the CC, MP Valerijs Agesins explains that if the CC had protested against the amendments nationalists would propose more severe amendments which most likely would be supported by governing coalitions parties. Telegraf