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…
A total of 46,313 participants have registered for this year’s Rimi Riga Marathon distances, setting a new participant registration record and reaching a new milestone in international representation…
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…
From 25 April to 4 May, Riga takes part in the MIDA (Mostra Internationale dell'Artigianato) international crafts and handicrafts fair in Florence. The exhibition is housed in seven buildings of the…
The entry lists for the upcoming opening round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship in Riga on 9 and 10 May have been published. The prestigious Euro RX1 class will see a field of 30 drivers –…
On 17 May this year, the Rimi Riga Marathon is set to welcome not only a record number of participants – at least 40,000 runners from all over the world – but also the strongest ever elite team in…
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…
From 14 to 16 April, Viesturs Kleinbergs, the Chairman of Riga City Council, will pay a working visit to Hamburg, Luebeck and Rostock to participate in the German-Latvian Port Days, high-level…
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…
