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After regularly supporting historic churches, government withdraws plan to give money to Catholics

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Latvia faces a major funding shortfall for historic church restoration, with more than €7 million needed this year and only limited state support available.
  • The government considered using contingency funds to support Catholic churches, then withdrew the decision.
  • Nekā personīga is investigating whether the proposal relates to the prime minister’s office director’s connections to Catholic organizations.

Historic churches in Latvia continue to face a chronic shortage of restoration money. More than €7 million is needed this year, but the state has been able to help only a small share of congregations.

This summer, the government considered a decision to draw on contingency funds to help save Catholic churches. The plan later disappeared from the agenda after being withdrawn.

The investigative program Nekā personīga is examining whether the proposal was connected to the background of the prime minister’s office director. He founded a Catholic radio station and works with the archbishop through a joint association.

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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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