Part of the diaspora was disappointed: why not announce the re-immigration plan during the song festival?

Photo: Subhankulovs Timurs / Latvijas Avîze

Riga Song and Dance Festival, 01.07.2018

with video

Some of the representatives of the diaspora who came to the celebration of song and dance are disappointed that it is impossible to learn about the new remigration pilot project on sites. They regret that the Ministry for Environmental Protection and Regional Development (MEPRD) did not use the holiday as an opportunity to be more actively informed about the possibilities of return, the "LNT News" program. was broadcast on Thursday

Sakta "of the city of Birmingham, England.The representatives of the communities had hoped that it would be possible to obtain information on a pilot project of redevelopment during the holidays among the many tents of trade and catering. "Collectively, we discussed the lack of initiative on the part of the government to offer a place where we could be interested in consulting in a tent, for example, in the garden Vrmanes, which is a very big movement right now. We also called the ministry and asked why there was no such tent. Kristaps Petrovskis, Member of the Birmingham Dance Company Sakta

The MEPRD, which oversees the remigration pilot project, explains that the essence of recruiting consultants is to prepare a runaway for each potential homebrew for a unique informative offer of residence, work and education. opportunities in the area of ​​interest. For this reason, the department has not seen the benefit of creating a universal informative information panel during the Song Festival. "The stuff you give is not really everybody can not serve at the same time, so this service can not be provided in the quality we would like to see, so it would be best to do nothing that would be then complaints – yes, I wanted to come, but there was a person who spoke, there was no time, "says Parliamentary Secretary Janis Eglītis (VL-TB / LNNK)

The Ministry's explanation does not satisfy the Latvian European Association, and he believes that the recruits' advisers in the regions have had to go to the festival and meet with future potential on the spot because the festival , which brings together about 2,500 foreign Latvians from 21 countries, is a unique and much better than social media event Elina Pinto, director of the European Latvian Association, is unpleasantly surprised that the responsible ministry 39; did not even attend the festivities of the first events devoted exclusively to Latvians living abroad and prepare simple booklets for a pilot project on remigration and contacts. "If the state has decided to invest relatively large resources in the development of this policy, it should also inform the target audience by negligence.In this way, we are only thinking about the living people in Latvia, why these resources are spent, as well as those who are left, who do not understand how these measures are intended for them.It is an opportunity that we can lose.For the second once, abandoning this image of emigration, I fear we will not be able to talk about it for the third time, "notes Pinto

In general, the lead ministry is satisfied with the process of a re-emigration pilot project. During the last week, all regional councilors have been summoned to Riga to evaluate the operation.They will continue to receive public funding for quality work.In total, the state spends ra 400,000 euros this year to support the business ideas of recruits and recruits. So far, the consultants have helped to bring 20 families to 55 people in Latvia.