On Tuesday, November 19, Vice-Mayor Linda Ozola of Riga City Council held a meeting with the Ambassador of Morocco to discuss cooperation and development opportunities between Riga and Morocco…
This year, Riga and Kobe, Japan, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their twinning. To mark the occasion, a delegation of Riga City Council and businessmen was invited to Kobe in early November,…
Kobe will be attended by a delegation of the Riga City Council and businessmen in early November in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of the friendship between Riga and Japan. During the visit…
Education experts and policy makers from eight Baltic Sea Region countries gathered in Riga for the international conference “FuturEd: Shaping the future of education”. During the two-day conference…
Riga is not only a city, but also a vibrant centre of innovation, connectivity and growth for dynamic business and investment. The Latvian capital has made a loud statement in the field of digital…
Participation in the Latvian-German Local Government Forum "Latvian-German Synergy: driving force for digital transformation" and the “Smart Country Convention” in Berlin clearly shows that Riga is…
Tourism in Riga experiences a steadfast trend of renewal, and during the first seven months of the year has reached a growth of 14 % in comparison with the last year. The capital of Latvia also…
Every year, several schools of Riga municipality implement the European Union (EU) projects. 32 schools of Riga municipality participate in 61 European Union projects in 2024, including commencement…
This week, on 1 and 2 October, the annual Nordic Smart Cities autumn meeting took place in Riga, bringing together leading smart city experts and representatives of 20 municipalities from across…
Riga has risen 24 places in the International Smart City Index in a year, ranking 59th out of 142 cities, beating European metropolises such as Barcelona, Istanbul, Rome, Athens, Milan, Krakow and…
