Alarm sirens will be triggered for three minutes across the country from 10:00 a.m. to 10:08 p.m. on May 20 this year to check the state's early warning system's turn-on order and operation, as well…
The Rimi Riga Marathon, the largest popular sports event in the Baltics, is expected to gather more than 30 000 runners and healthy lifestyle enthusiasts from at least 80 countries on 18 and 19 May…
On Friday, April 5, a press conference for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Tet Rally Latvia round took place in Riga Motor Museum’s conference room, with Riga Mayor Vilnis Ķirsis, Road…
On Thursday, 4 April, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal arrived in Latvia on an official visit, during which he and his delegation also visited Riga City Council and met the leadership of…
This year, Riga will celebrate Easter in a colourful, fun, and playful way: the holiday will begin with religious music performances, exhibitions and thematic workshops, while its main activities…
Riga has received the highest recognition in the "Dynamically Developing City in Central and Eastern European Region of the Year" award. In the awards ceremony of the prestigious competition CEE…
Riga City Council has prepared and submitted for public consultation new regulations* for maintaining grounds and structures in Riga, aimed at achieving cleanliness in urban environments while not…
Between 11 March and 31 May, Riga’s citizens will be able to submit projects for improving and developing their neighbourhoods as part of the participatory budgeting project competition. The…
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…
From 27 February, it is forbidden for people to stay on the ice of water bodies and the coastal area water in the administrative territory of Riga. Given the current weather conditions and…
