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(Lsm.lv ziņu redaktore) The government has adopted new changes requiring compulsory vaccination in several sectors, and employers have the right to fire employees if they have failed to do be vaccinated against Covid-19. The changes have yet to be put into law by the Saeima and are likely to be the subject of heated debate. Below you will find LSM's best effort at a summary of the rules, though they are rather complex and come with various exceptions and get-out clauses. In addition to the rules applying to the civil service and public employees, one of the more...

35 Shares Residence by investment programmes are available in several EU countries. These programmes grant visas in return for investments in specified areas. Drawing on a new study, Kristin Surak examines the uptake of these programmes across the EU, the characteristics of applicants, and the nature of their investments. Who wants to buy a visa? The spread of so-called golden visa programmes over the past decade has raised many questions about these opportunities to gain a residence permit – for those who can afford it. All one needs to do is park around €250,000 or so in a...

Covid-19 outbreak established at accommodation center for asylum seekers at Mucenieki RIGA, April 29 (LETA) - A Covid-19 outbreak has been established at the accommodation center for asylum seekers in Mucenieki, according to Thursday's government meeting. Jurijs Perevoscikovs, director of the Department of Infectious Disease Risk Analysis and Prevention at the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), said that during the epidemiological investigation, cases of the virus had been detected center in Mucenieki. The epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Health Minister Daniels Pavluts...

On Thursday, April 22, Saeima decided on granting citizenship to neurosurgeon Basel Jakub Wahbe. Wahbe has lived in Latvia since 1999, when he started studies at the University of Latvia's Faculty of Medicine. He has obtained a doctorate degree and a specialist's qualification in neurosurgery. Until 2020, Wahbe worked as a neurosurgeon at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital and is currently the head of neurosurgery for the Children's Neurology and Neurosurgery Clinic at the Children's Clinical University Hospital, also specialized in epilepsy treatment. ...

Position Title :International Consultant- Project Evaluator Duty Station : Homebased Posting Period : 01.04.2021 – 10.04.2021 Organizational Context The IOM is seeking to hire a consultant under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission to Ethiopia and Representative to the African Union and UNECA, and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Support Coordinator to undertake an end review of the project ‘Support to the AUC on Migration Affairs’ and produce an evaluation report that will be submitted to The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 2. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES O...