In the first quarter of 2025, Riga experienced a more than 20% increase in foreign tourist arrivals compared to the previous year. This growth continues the positive trend observed in 2024, when the…
Riga has received significant praise at the European Union level – “"Mission Label" for its climate plan in the framework of the European mission “100 climate neutral and smart cities”. The festive…
From 30 June, primary services provided by the Riga Municipality for Ukrainian civilians who have arrived in Latvia after the Russian invasion will be available at 46 Eduarda Smiļģa Street and 31…
Riga and the German city of Bremen are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their twinning this year, and in honour of this, a delegation from the Latvian capital, led by the Deputy Mayor Linda Ozola,…
The state plans to divert around EUR 22.2 million of EU fund funding for the establishment of third category shelters, from which Riga could receive EUR 5.8 million funding for the improvement of 148…
The contemporary art events that will take place in Riga this year – “Riga Art Week” and “Riga Music Week” – have the potential to attract not only local interested parties, but also foreign tourists…
Today, on 6 March 2025, at a press conference at the Latvian National Museum of Art, two important cultural projects of cooperation between Latvia and Italy, to be implemented this year - exhibitions…
In the last five years, the waiting list for housing provided by the Riga Municipality has been reduced by half - while in 2020 there were 3186 persons (families) on the waiting list, at the…
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…
