On September 25 and 26, the Association of Business Services Leaders (ABSL) forum “Create and Secure the Future – Now!” will take place in Riga, at “Hanzas Perons”, Hanzas Street 16A. The significant…
For the first time, European Mobility Week hosted the international "Walk for your City" challenge, where residents from almost 500 European cities competed for the title of the most active walking…
The mayors of Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius have sent a joint letter to Google's management this week calling for the current cycling infrastructure in the Baltic capitals to be reflected in Google Maps…
In the first half of this year, the total number of guests served at Riga's hotels increased by 12.4% compared to the same period in 2024. Visitors spent 1,243,673 nights in Riga, confirming the…
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…
The Rimi Riga Marathon, which attracted a record number of runners from 109 countries worldwide to the Latvian capital in May 2025, has brought almost EUR 17 million to the Riga economy this year. …
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…
From 21 August to 24 August, Riga will experience an unprecedented event –the world's leading researchers of the history the art of magic, collectors, and illusionists will take to various stages in…
The “Mission Label” plate of important quality assessment of the European Union for the capital city's climate plan prepared as part of the European mission “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities” has…
Riga has been recognised as the most affordable city for short European trips in 2025. According to the Post Office Travel Money study 2025 City Costs Barometer, published in the British newspaper…