Latvian government may allocate €50,000 for memorial to victims of totalitarian regimes in Brussels

The Latvian government could allocate €50,000 to support the creation of a memorial in Brussels, the Belgian capital, dedicated to the victims of totalitarian regimes. This is according to the explanatory note to a draft order prepared by Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The document is available on the Legal Acts Projects Portal, where government institutions publish draft legislation.

Source of the funds

The money would be taken from the state budget programme "Funds for Unforeseen Circumstances". It is intended for expenses that were not included in the budget in advance.

What is known about the decision

For now this is only a draft order, so the allocation has not yet been approved. The government still has to consider the matter. According to the source, the funds would support the creation of the memorial in Brussels, and the project was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The explanatory note on which this report is based does not give further details on the memorial's design, location or opening date.