国际英语资讯:Latvian medical workers call for health ministers resignation, parliament dissolution
<p><span word="RIGA">RIGA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Employees">Employees</span> (<span word="LVSADA">LVSADA</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ilze">Ilze</span> <span word="Vinkele">Vinkele</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="initiate">initiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baltic">Baltic</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Egils">Egils</span> <span word="Levits">Levits</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="Latvia">Latvia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2020 <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="revision">revision</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 28 <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Riga">Riga</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="Commenting">Commenting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dismiss">dismiss</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="LVSADA">LVSADA</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Valdis">Valdis</span> <span word="Keris">Keris</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="discontented">discontented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>' <span word="performance">performance</span>.</p><p><span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latvia">Latvia</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 120 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (133 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2020 <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1, 2020, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p>
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