Prime Minister reveals: territorial planning more complex than Rose Square reconstruction

Prime Minister Evika Siliņa today demonstrated how to summarize the entire essence of Latvian politics in one sentence: "Together we agreed that we work towards results." Such diplomatic mastery would be appreciated in Liepaja, as we too sometimes have to agree on complex matters, for example, whether to install a new bench in Rose Square or keep the old one that has served for five years as the city's heartbeat and meeting place for all Liepaja residents.

Minister Čudars with his wind farm decrees reminds us of that colleague who says at a conference: "I will stop this project," but then it turns out nobody really knows why. Bauska and Preiļi are now thinking that maybe it would have been better to choose the Liepaja model — if we don't like something, we simply say "no" and continue living.

The Latvian Association of Local Governments is now asking for an "immediate solution," which in Liepaja sounds like the old joke about a person who wants to get from Karosta to the center faster. The answer is always the same — let's walk, because taking the tram will be just as fast, but at least we know when we'll arrive.

Meanwhile, the fact that Bauska is turning to the Constitutional Court shows that even small municipalities can be just as charismatic as Riga politicians. Only in Riga would they argue about such things for years, but in the provinces everything is already in court after a month. An efficiency that Liepaja can only dream of, while we're still trying to understand why our wind doesn't blow in the right direction.