The Cabinet of Ministers allows State Police officials to go on a mission to Armenia

In the Latvijas Vēstnesis on September 24, 2026, No. 184, the Cabinet of Ministers order No. 562 “On the participation of State Police officials with special service ranks in the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) and the allocation of financial resources from the state budget program ‘Funds for Unforeseen Events’” was published. This act authorizes the participation of State Police officials with special service ranks in the European Union mission in Armenia (EUMA). The announcement is included in the “Constitutional Institutions” section of the official publication under the heading “Cabinet of Ministers”.

The order is an individual legal act of the Cabinet of Ministers, published in the constitutional institutions part of the official publication. It is item 22 in the list of decisions of the meeting on September 24, 2026 — between order No. 561 on the sale of state real estate and order No. 563 on the redistribution of appropriations. The source of funding — the state budget program “Funds for Unforeseen Events” — means that the expenses were not planned in the annual budget and are covered by reserve funds. The amount of funding allocated is not specified in the public announcement.

What is provided for in Order No. 562

• Participants: State Police officials with special service ranks.
• Mission: European Union mission in Armenia (EUMA).
• Funding: from the state budget program “Funds for Unforeseen Events”.
• Act type and number: Cabinet of Ministers order No. 562.

Where and how the decision was published

• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, September 24, 2026, No. 184.
• Official reference: OP 2026/184.
• Issuing body: Cabinet of Ministers.
• Public link: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16984?content=1

Adjacent decisions in the same meeting

• No. 563 — redistribution of appropriations from the budget sector “74. Funding to be redistributed in the annual state budget execution process” program 18.00.00 “Funding for state security strengthening measures”.
• No. 564 — allocation of financial resources from the state budget program “Funds for Unforeseen Events”.
• No. 557 and No. 558 — authorization for the Ministry of Defence to undertake state budget obligations for contributions to European Defence Fund projects in 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
• No. 567 — transfer of state movable property without compensation to Ukraine.

Context of Latvia and Armenia relations

• On September 11, 2026, No. 175, Cabinet of Ministers regulations No. 528 were published regarding the protocol between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Armenia, implementing the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing illegally.

By order No. 562, Latvia is deploying State Police officials to the European Union mission in Armenia — outside the NATO area, where Latvia’s security policy traditionally focuses. The fact that funding comes from the “Funds for Unforeseen Events” program indicates that participation in the mission was not included in the annual budget plan and is being covered by reserve funds. The decision was published in the same session as other security and defense expenditure decisions, which together outline the scope of Latvia’s external security priorities.

Source: Cabinet of Ministers order No. 562 “On the participation of State Police officials with special service ranks in the European Union mission in Armenia (EUMA) and the allocation of financial resources from the state budget program ‘Funds for Unforeseen Events’”, published in Latvijas Vēstnesis, September 24, 2026, No. 184, OP 2026/184; https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16984?content=1 (vestnesis-2026-09-24-184.full.md).