Last year, the most significant crisis situation in Latvia was the uncertainty about “Rail Baltica”

Last year’s list of crises in Latvia also includes criticism related to the reaction of the Ministry of Defense and the National Armed Forces to the Russian combat drone that flew into the territory of Latvia, the election of the president of the Bank of Latvia, as a result of which the Bank of Latvia remains temporarily without voting rights in the European Central Bank.

Also mentioned in the top is the vote of the members of the Saeima on the purchase of the vehicle owner’s compulsory civil liability (OCTA) policy for those vehicles that are not used, the technology company SIA “ZZ Dats” data leak on the employees and residents of 42 Latvian municipalities, the official investigation at the State Digital Development Agency in connection with e – address confirmation process on the “Latvija.gov.lv” portal and its consequences.

According to experts, the problems with the new electric trains, as a result of which flights were canceled and delayed, the attempt to set fire to the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the news about cases of sexual harassment at the Latvian Academy of Music, as well as the termination of the contract of Paul Stradins Clinical University Hospital with the construction company SIA “Velve” for the new body construction.

The annual Latvian crisis top data is created by analyzing the events of the previous year and surveying experts with experience in the administration of public and private sector organizations.

Latvia’s top 10 crises has been created since 2019, and this is the sixth study of its kind. Its purpose is to identify and evaluate the most significant crisis situations in the administration of organizations of the previous year.

This time, the group of experts collected and analyzed 22 publicly announced events of the past year, which showed signs of a crisis situation, and 17 events were selected from them, which were offered for evaluation to a wider circle of experts with experience in the management of public and private sector organizations. Respondents were asked to rate the public importance of each event on a scale of one to ten. The survey took place from January 3 to January 7, and a total of 121 responses were received.

Stūre, change architect, management consultant Anita Gaile, director of public relations agency “Mediju tilts” Filips Rajevskis, University of Latvia professor Daunis Auers, “KPMG” marketing and communication manager Lita Grafa and financier, investor Māris Mančinskis participated in the creation of the top.