In 2021, the Aģe Great Oak in the Vidriži parish won the selection for the "European Tree of the Year" contest with its story of being liberated as a "Power Oak", and it is the first tree from Latvia to be included in this international competition. Voting for the 2022 European Tree of the Year has now begun, with 16 European countries taking part, "Delfi" learned from the Forest Owners Association of Latvia. The vote is open until 28 February, and during the final week (from 22 to 28 February) it will be secret. This means that the current results will no longer be visible to voters.
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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...
For the first time, a tree growing in Latvia – the Aģe Great Oak – has been included in the vote for European Tree of the Year
