Riga’s summer of courage and joy 2022 has been named among the finalists of the international best events awards competition “BEA World Best Events Awards” which is the most prestigious competition…
All the objects on the list of monuments glorifying the Soviet regime have been dismantled in Riga by the deadline set by law* – 15 November. Work is currently ongoing on the site of the demolished…
In order to encourage passengers to use public transport regularly, monthly ticket prices will be significantly reduced from 31 December. Instead of the current EUR 50, next year monthly tickets will…
SOCIAL SERVICES – WITH THE HISTORICALLY HIGHEST BUDGET INCREASE Social services have seen the biggest budget increase in history, mainly in the form of pay rises for social workers and new services…
Riga City Council invites residents to submit candidates for the municipal "Riga Citizen of the Year 2022” award, which will be conferred for the 14th year. The winner will be announced on 18…
In mid-October, street improvement works in Riga's city centre have been completed. In total, 12 sections of streets have been upgraded. Work started in spring with the planting of 57 trees and…
On Wednesday, 19 October, Riga City Council decided to donate EUR 200,000 for general support of the Ukrainian society. On 10 October, Riga City Council received a letter from the municipality of…
On Thursday, October 13, President Mārtiņš Staķis, Chairman of Riga City Council, together with the Mayors of Florence, Kyiv, Gdansk and Lyon, met with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European…
Participating in the opening session of the 20th #EURegionsWeek workshop in Brussels, Riga City Councillor Justīne Panteļējeva shared her experience on how the capital's local government is trying to…
On Wednesday, 5 October, Riga City Council adopted amendments to binding regulations*, setting real estate tax breaks for sustainable buildings, also keeping the tax discount for buildings whose…
