On Tuesday, 17 March, at a solemn award ceremony in Brussels, Riga received the highest recognition from the European Commission for its activities during the European Mobility Week last year. The…
A gastronomic event, “Riga Taste Festival,” will take place in Riga as an expanded version of the popular Restaurant Week. This year, visitors will be able to enjoy not only outstanding restaurant…
From 9 to 13 March, the world’s premier real estate and urban development forum, MIPIM 2026, took place in Cannes, France, providing access to global capital, discussions, seminars, and worldwide…
On 24 February, the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine will be commemorated in the capital and throughout Latvia. Riga will host the "Together to Victory!" campaign, as well as the opening of…
This week, on 17 and 18 February, a team of European experts from Esri, the world’s leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software developer, paid a two-day visit to Riga. The aim of the visit…
Continuing preparations for the next phase of its investment programme, SIA Rīgas ūdens has signed an agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) providing access to a loan facility of up to EUR…
With the support of the co-financing programme implemented by the Riga Entrepreneurs' Support Contact Point, a city snow park will be created for one day on Saturday, 7 February, in the courtyard of…
In less than a month, on 21 February, the Old Town will host the second annual Shrovetide celebration to which the Riga Municipality invites everyone to join in. Shrovetide or Meteņi according to the…
On Wednesday, 21 January, members of Riga City Council approved the capital's budget for 2026, with families, education, security, economic growth and infrastructure development as the main…
Riga is the first capital city in the world to be awarded the status of "Angels Region" – an international recognition of regions where stroke care is delivered at the highest quality, improving the…
