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…
The capital invites anyone interested to apply for the Indoor Orienteering Championship 2022 which starts on 29 October and will last for two months. The aim of the competition is to demonstrate…
The mobility campaign for disposal of household hazardous waste organised by Riga City Council, which took place in 11 neighbourhoods this autumn, came to an end this weekend. In total, 52.6 tonnes…
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…
From 27 to 30 October, the Ulyana Semyonova Basketball Cup will be held for the tenth time where U-15 and U-17 girls’ teams representing four countries, i.e. Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, and Hungary,…
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…
