Jānis Lange, Executive Director of the Riga City Council, attended the three-day annual meeting of executive directors of European capitals in Cyprus. This year's theme was "Urban resilience" and 20…
The Riga City Council and the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency (RITA) have agreed with tourism industry organisations and business representatives to increase the tourism tax in Riga. The new rate…
On 8 May, the Latvian Pavilion “The Untamed Assembly: behind the scenes of utopia” opens at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition features a new work by the…
4 May this year marks the 36th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia. The Riga Municipality has prepared an extensive festive programme and invites residents of…
The urban visual identity campaign in Riga, dedicated to the 36th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia, seeks to connect the younger generation with their family…
Last week, five teams of Riga secondary school students travelled to London to take part in a mentoring activity at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) headquarters as part of…
The Rimi Riga Marathon, which is expected to attract a record-breaking 40,000+ runners from over 110 countries to the streets of Riga on 16-17 May 2026, today officially announced its ambition to…
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 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…
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…
