The replacement of the council of “Latvijas valsts meži” could prove to be a precursor to far more radical changes in the management of state-owned forests – privatisation. We are talking about 1.62 million hectares of the Republic of Latvia's land, which the law currently forbids from being privatised. However, this is merely a matter of political will – laws can be amended, and various signs suggest that someone wants to do exactly that.
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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...