27 August to 14 September, Riga will become one of the basketball capitals of Europe, hosting part of the continent’s most important basketball event – FIBA EuroBasket 2025. Thousands of fans from…
From 14 to 17 August, Riga will host a delegation from the twin city of Bremen, represented by Dr. Alexandra Tacke and Ralf Perplies, Director of the Bremer Volkshochschule (Bremen Adult Education…
The Riga Municipality geospatial data portal GEO RIGA (georiga.lv) has received international recognition by receiving an award from Esri, the world's leading GIS software developer, for special…
On Friday, 27 June, at the first meeting of the new term of the Riga City Council, Viesturs Kleinbergs, the member of the faction "Progressives", was elected as the Mayor of the capital. 34 MEPs…
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 the Customer Service Points of the…
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…
