2022.gada 23.-25. novembrī Valensijā, Spānijā notika Eiropas Savienības programmas “Apvārsnis 2020” projekta “EQUALS-EU: Eiropas reģionālā partnerība dzimumu līdztiesībai digitālajā laikmetā” pirmā klātienes tikšanās - divu dienu Ģenerālā asambleja. Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas Ekonomikas institūtu un visu Baltijas reģionu asamblejā pārstāvēja Institūta projektu vadītājs Renārs Raubišķis. Divās asamblejas dienās konsorcija 19 valstu pārstāvji uzklausīja darba pakotņu līderu prezentācijas, kā arī izstrādāja darbu plānu 2023. gadam. Tāpat tika uzsākts darbs pie trīs nedēļu starptautiskās inkubatora programmas jeb vasaras skolas plānošanas. Tās pirmā nedēļa notiks...
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Piektdien, 2022. gada 11. novembrī Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas Senāta zālē notika fokusgrupas diskusija par dzimumu līdztiesību inovāciju ekosistēmās Latvijā. Fokusgrupas diskusija norisinājās Eiropas Savienības programmas “Apvārsnis 2020” projekta “EQUALS-EU: Eiropas reģionālā partnerība dzimumu līdztiesībai digitālajā laikmetā”  pirmās darba pakotnes ietvaros. Diskusijā piedalījās Latvijas Universitātes asoc. prof., dzimtes pētniece, Dr. Marita Zitmane, Ekonomikas un kultūras augstskolas docents, Eiropas Komisijas eksperts, Mg. Edgars Čerkovskis, Latvijas Republikas Labklājības ministrijas Sociālo uzņēmumu komisijas locekle, Dr. Aija Sannikova, biedrības “ZINIS” valdes priekšsēdētāja Vita Brakovska, soc. uzņēmuma...
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Summary Expressing dissatisfaction with the unbalanced workload in their workplaces and demanding compliance with pre-defined teachers’ salary principles, it was planned to start an educators’ strike on September 19, 2022. About 23,000 education workers planned to participate in it. On September 16, 2022, a compromise was agreed on regarding the salary and workload of educators and on the cancellation of the planned strike, which, in turn, does not satisfy the goals previously set by the educators. The reached compromise will...
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Summary Latvia has one of the highest rates of inflation in the European Union – 21.3% – which was facilitated by the increase in the prices of energy resources and natural gas, which consistently raised the prices of other goods and products as well. Natural gas prices have increased almost 3 times compared to last year. Housing prices also continue to rise. The peak of inflation could be reached in the coming months, next year the prices of gas and...
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Summary The 14th Parliament (Saeima) Elections will take place on October 1, 2022, and the latest survey data show voter sympathies are very widely distributed among the 19 political parties and associations. Forecasts show that there are 7 to 12 lists with a chance of entering the Saeima, but the prime minister’s party – “New Unity” is in first place. In second place is also the ruling party – “National Alliance”. The third and fourth are the opposition parties “Union of Greens and...
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At the beginning of July 2022, the annual high-level political forum on sustainable development was held at the UN in New York, where the Minister of Education and Science, Anita Muizniece, presented to the UN member states the achievements in the implementation of the sustainable development goals. On July 20, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, met with the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Rebecca Grynspan, who visited Riga to discuss global...
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According to the latest data, 25.1% of Latvia’s population is below the poverty risk threshold, which is one of the worst indicators in the European Union. In addition, more than one third of the population of Latvia do not have any savings that would allow them to maintain their usual standard of living during a recession. This creates a very serious social risk at a time when the prices of energy resources are rapidly increasing, inflation is growing and geopolitical...
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In Latvia, the largest impact on the changes in the average consumer price level in May 2022, compared to May 2021, was the rise in prices for housing-related goods and services, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and transport-related goods and services. Inflation is rising and although Latvia had the lowest average annual inflation among the Baltic States in May, the inflation forecast for this year has been raised by about 5 percent. In the first quarter, Latvia’s GDP grew faster than...
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