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…
Tourism in Riga experiences a steadfast trend of renewal, and during the first seven months of the year has reached a growth of 14 % in comparison with the last year. The capital of Latvia also…
Riga has risen 24 places in the International Smart City Index in a year, ranking 59th out of 142 cities, beating European metropolises such as Barcelona, Istanbul, Rome, Athens, Milan, Krakow and…
The comprehensive national defence training exercise "Namejs 2024" is taking place across Latvia until 8 October. On Monday, 16 September, the Riga Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will hold a meeting…
