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…
Riga City Council Housing and Environment Department continues planting large trees in various neighbourhoods of the capital this autumn. This spring, the Department planted 89 large trees in public…
This autumn, Riga restaurants will host the long-awaited Autumn Riga Restaurant Week. Continuing the tradition, the event will take place for 2 weeks – from 17 to 30 October. More than 40 restaurants…
On Friday, 14 October, at 15:00, in front of the Russian Embassy in Riga, opening event of the exhibition "Mom, I Don't Want War!" of the Polish-Ukrainian Archives Project will take place. The…
With the growing popularity of outdoor swimming during winter, Riga City Council continues to improve the infrastructure at several bathing sites in the capital to improve the comfort of residents…
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…
On Wednesday, 5 October, Riga City Council decided to accept donations in the amount of 268,385 euro from the "Ziedot.lv" foundation, which are to be used for the demolition of the Victory Park…
This summer, work continued on improving gravel street pavement in several neighbourhoods of Riga using double surface treatment technology. This technology was used only for the second year in Riga,…
From 5 to 9 October, Riga will host the autumn phase of the Namejs 2022 military training cycle, during which soldiers and the National Guard will conduct practical exercises on defence operations in…
