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…
With the arrival of warmer weather, the operation of free-access drinking water filling points, or so-called free taps, installed in the capital's parks, which were suspended during the winter season…
This summer, 11 new free-access drinking water points, or "free taps", have been set up in Riga, giving residents and visitors the opportunity to refresh themselves in the hot weather at 36 places…
Since the accession of Latvia to the European Union (EU) on 1 May 2004, Riga City Council has implemented various projects with the support of the EU funds to improve traffic infrastructure,…
With the growing popularity of outdoor swimming during winter, Riga City Council continues to improve the infrastructure at several bathing sites in the capital to improve the comfort of residents…
In a joint video message in Latvian, Russian and English, Riga City Council deputies of both the position and the opposition factions, as well as city officials responsible for health care, urge the…
From Monday, 11 October, an emergency situation is declared in Latvia for three months in order to stop the rapid spread of Covid-19 infection, not to overburden health care system and save as many…
The previously established epidemiological safety measures have allowed to keep the prevalence of Covid-19 in Latvia at a relatively low level; therefore the government has decided to partially…
