Two administrative violation cases opened over vegetables dumped at Riga City Council entrance

Vegetables were dumped near the entrance of Riga City Council, and two administrative violation proceedings have been started in connection with it, Apollo.lv reports. The available part of the source does not say exactly when it happened or who initiated the proceedings, but the discussion concerns the Riga municipality's school meal procurement and the ability of Latvian farmers to take part in it.

Trons says it is sad to realise this, knowing that neighbouring countries have, in his words, "locked the doors with ten keys" to Latvian farmers in their own catering procurements, thereby supporting their own producers. He stresses that Riga should set an example for the whole country by giving Latvian farmers real opportunities to join school meal supply.

Jānis Lange, the executive director of the Riga municipality, promises that in preparing the next school meal procurement the city will cooperate more closely with farmers and food producers' organisations. No further changes are planned for the current procurement, because that process is already nearing completion.

According to the executive director, the municipality is already preparing the next school catering procurement, an independent expert has been engaged, and closer cooperation with sector organisations is planned so that their recommendations are taken into account. The current procurement therefore stays as it is, while any changes would apply to the next one.