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Agreement on protection of women: Latvia’s president vetoes withdrawal

The parliamentary decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention has met with resistance from the head of state in Latvia. President Edgars Rinkevics expresses criticism that the unpredictability of the decision does not conform to the European legal framework.

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04. November 2025
Letlands prÊsident, Edgars Rinkevics, taler ved en statsmiddag p Riga Slot i Riga, Letland tirsdag den 28. oktober 2025. Letlands prÊsident er vÊrt for middagen. Kongeparret er p statsbes¯g til Letland 28.-29. oktober 2025. Bes¯get har isÊr fokus p internationalt militÊrt samarbejde, blandt andet med bes¯g hos udstationerede danske soldater. Ogs kulturen er i fokus ved bes¯g p det lettiske Kulturakademi og Rigas Art Nouveau-distrikt.
Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics used his veto power. (picture alliance / Ritzau Scanpix | Ida Marie Odgaard)

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Last updated: 04. November 2025

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