A full-service government relations and public affairs firm prepared to address a question you did not know you had to ask.
VA Government is a full-service government relations and public affairs firm based in Latvia experienced in traditionally heavily regulated sectors, as well as emerging industries. VA Government serves its clients as advisors by helping them to navigate and educate stakeholders and decision-makers with key facts and insights to make grounded decisions that will advance clients’ businesses and institutional development goals.
We combine numerous years of experience and variety of issues we know, by advising clients from multiple industries including, but not limited to energy, pharmaceuticals, digital services, defense, FMCG and the environment.
VA GOVERNMENT:
Having a broad network of contacts on a national level allows us to reach key decision-makers in the parliament, ministries, and regulatory agencies. Strategically forward thinking mapping and efficient engagement of the shareholders ensures helps our clients to reach their goals and boost their legislative agenda.
To foster public dialogue on an issue or support legislative agenda, grassroots advocacy is a vital tool. Public support and opinion are essential to reach major policy goals aimed at society-wide changes in legislation or regulation. This may be achieved by digital and media campaigns to raise public awareness of the relevant matter. With the growing digital presence of the relevant stakeholders, digital advocacy tools allow us to educate and activate society in order to achieve policy goals.
Even an ideal legislative proposal cannot be passed without the support of multiple stakeholder groups. Cooperation with the relevant business associations as well as NGOs creates a broad range of support allowing to make an official industry position used on local or EU levels. Industry association activation, strategy development, and execution may help to amplify the industry's stand on the relevant matters.
Also, in times of stability and prosperity, there is a need to prepare for a crisis. Maintenance of the status quo or active changes in the regulatory environment requires issue monitoring and consecutive management. Assessment of upcoming risks and challenges from regulators, policymakers and the executive branch allows us to protect the business interests of our clients. Preparing regulatory and media monitoring on the relevant matters allows the client to track the relevant activities and prepare the most effective strategy.
The policy is often driven by politics. A deep insight into the existing political environment gives us the ability to measure and predict actions of political circles, affecting businesses and other stakeholders. Political intelligence is critical in times of substantial change, pre- and post- elections, as well as in the daily operations to stay one step ahead of the competitors.
Local authorities play an important role in the Latvian political environment. It often affects not only regional but also national matters. Proper dialogue by acknowledging the specifics of an individual municipality allows us to reach the goals set by our clients on the regional and national levels.
T: (+371) 26 339 109 / (+371) 26 055 074
E: vladlens.kovalevs@vagovernment.lv
40-39 Brivibas street,
RIGA, LV-1050