{"id":1088,"date":"2024-06-11T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domnicalaser.lv\/?page_id=1088"},"modified":"2024-09-02T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T17:24:10","slug":"about-laser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/domnicalaser.lv\/en\/about-laser\/","title":{"rendered":"About LaSER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1088\" class=\"elementor elementor-1088\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a56761 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a56761\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4efe7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4efe7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab5f2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ab5f2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b22f1 e-con-full 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.elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e50083;\">LaSER\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is a privately financed think tank.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #e50083;\">We research and develop <\/span><\/strong>innovative and evidence-based policy ideas and political initiatives.\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #e50083;\">Our motivation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is to support the ongoing development of a prosperous Latvian society and a state that is democratic, secure and embedded in the EU and NATO. Our aim is for Latvia to become one of the EU&#8217;s TOP 10 wealthiest countries by 2040.<\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #e50083;\">Our mission<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is to contribute to the sustainable development and preservation of sovereign Latvian statehood.\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #e50083;\">Our values:<\/span><\/b> Freedom = Knowledge + Justice + Initiative<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e2b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Board<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c8c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"08c8c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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fa-dribbble\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDaunis Auers\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PhD, Chair of the Board<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" height=\"2560\" src=\"http:\/\/domnicalaser.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/foto_by_linda_lorberga-2004-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1377\" alt=\"\" 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