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Faces of Open Government: Inese Voika

Meet Inese Voika, a Member of the Latvian Parliament and an open government champion in the Baltics.

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Five Government Innovations Recognized for their Work to Open up Government

Five open government reforms from Latvia, Mexico, New Zealand, the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina and the state of Kaduna, Nigeria have been recognized ...

Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš and Director of State Chancellery Janis Citskovskis meet with OGP Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Pradhan and team

Featured Commitment: Transparency in Lobbying

Read how Latvia is tackling high levels of public distrust through lobbying transparency. This commitment is featured in the "What's in the 2019 Action Plans" publication.

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OGP Team in the Baltics

In early December, OGP Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Pradhan and members of the OGP team met with high-level government officials and civil society members in Estonia and Latvia to discuss their open government successes and next steps in their democracy…

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Latvia – Empowering Anti-Corruption Watchdogs

In an effort to strengthen the current law, the State Chancellery and the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau created mechanisms to make it easier for individuals to report potentially unethical activity by the government.