Last year, the number of tourists in Riga surpassed one million for the first time since 2019, reaching 1.2 million visitors. The number of tourists staying overnight in Riga hotels has increased by…
Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation began its full-scale attack on Ukraine, the Riga Municipality has provided continuous and extensive support to Ukraine in its fight against the…
Riga City Council Speaker Vilnis Ķirsis and Vice-Mayor Linda Ozola paid a working visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, this week, where they discussed opportunities for mutual assistance between…
According to a study of international tourist satisfaction with Riga as a travel destination commissioned last year by the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency, more than half (51%) of the tourists…
On Wednesday, 31 January, at a Riga City Council meeting, deputies decided to financially support the "Positivus" festival in Lucavsala this summer. The deputies approved a proposal to co-finance the…
To promote public and environmental safety while providing the Riga Municipal Police with the newest technologies, Riga, together with the municipality of Turin and the support of telecommunications…
Riga will develop closer cooperation between municipal institutions, business support specialists, population and creative industries entrepreneurs to promote the principles of the circular economy…
On Wednesday, 10 January, chairman of Riga City Council Vilnis Kirsis and Mohamed Ali Alabbar, a United Arab Emirates businessman and head of real estate development company Eagle Hills, signed a…
Riga City Council has announced an international architecture competition to develop a vision for the preservation of the value of the Great Cemetery and the development of the infrastructure of this…
From 2 January 2024, the Riga Support Centre for Ukrainians will be located at 9 Pāles Street, Jugla. Ukrainian civilians in Riga will continue to be able to receive essential state and local…
