For four days, Riga’s streets once again lit up by the 'Staro Rīga' festival, so that anyone can celebrate Latvia’s birthday in a unique lighting atmosphere. This year’s theme was ‘Gaismas laiks’ (…
The traditional Riga City Council award “Riga Citizen of the Year 2024” has been awarded to Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis for his outstanding achievements in animation art, promoting the name of…
For the sixth year in a row, Riga local government invited residents to be decision-makers in their neighbourhoods and vote for neighbourhood development ideas submitted by residents, until the end…
Riga Municipality plans to introduce four new categories of real estate tax (RET) from next year, the purpose of which is to ensure an urban environment that promotes the quality of life, the…
On Monday, 18 November, the 106th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia will be celebrated with various events in Riga. As every year, the 106th anniversary of the proclamation of…
This year, Riga and Kobe, Japan, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their twinning. To mark the occasion, a delegation of Riga City Council and businessmen was invited to Kobe in early November,…
Kobe will be attended by a delegation of the Riga City Council and businessmen in early November in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of the friendship between Riga and Japan. During the visit…
This year, the national holiday month will be celebrated under the motto "My Latvia. My Responsibility". On the 106th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia and on the Lačplēsis…
The full-scale construction of the overpass from Tvaika Street to Kundziņsala is currently under-way, and it is planned that the overpass will be put into operation at the beginning of 2026. "Riga…
Education experts and policy makers from eight Baltic Sea Region countries gathered in Riga for the international conference “FuturEd: Shaping the future of education”. During the two-day conference…
