The Chairman of the Forest Certification Council of Latvia, Māris Liopa, discusses on the programme "Nacionālo interešu klubs" (National Interests Club) with the Chairman of the Board of Laflora, Uldis Ameriks, and the board member of Stiga RM, Andris Ramoliņš, whether the current environmental policy in Latvia has helped to properly manage available natural resources or hindered society from becoming wealthier.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...