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The city council is elected in equal, direct and proportional elections by secret ballot for a 4-year term.
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Meetings of Riga City Council
The councillors of Riga City Council take their decisions at open meetings. The meetings may be attended by any of the city residents, journalists, and officials of the state administration and municipal institutions.
Riga City Council committees
To provide for the operation of Riga City Council and to prepare the issues for decisions at Riga City Council sessions, Riga City Council establishes regular committees, the composition of which is determined by separate decisions of Riga City Council.
Commissions
For the performance of specific municipal functions, the Riga City Council sets up commissions and working groups from among the Riga City councillors and residents of the municipality. The need to form such commissions and working groups is determined by specific laws, regulatory acts or by the Council’s decisions; specialists may be invited to work in…
Riga City Council Factions
A faction may be formed from at least three councillors representing one political party or one list of candidates. Certain factions and/or councillors with no party affiliation may establish councillor blocs.
Local Government Administration
Municipal administration consists of the central municipal administration, departments of the industries in the municipal competence and departments subordinate to municipal institutions, as well as municipal administration institutions with special status.
Riga Municipality Annual Report
Personal Data Protection Policy of Riga City Municipality
Riga City Municipality must collect, process and use certain types of information about individuals and organizations, in order to perform its direct functions and services in the most effective way. Depending on the requested or provided service or the performed function, the processing of personal data may take place within the General Data Protection…
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Whistleblowing – an opportunity for everyone to promote the lawful, fair, open and transparent functioning of the institution through the right to express one’s opinion freely.
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About Riga
Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme, Ziemeļu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts.
History of Riga
The Riga City history is more than eight hundred years long, and it has an abundance of dramatic events stored in countless volumes of works and monuments, legends, songs, memoirs and tales.
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The first city council gathered for its meeting in 1226 and it is said that the meeting house was located in the area of Tirgoņu and Šķūņu streets.
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View into The History of Municipalities
The local government of Riga – called town council, city council or otherwise – since the most ancient times has been a relatively independent institution with long-standing traditions, and a significant role in it always has been plaid by its leader. Over the centuries the local government of Riga has mostly been lead by strong personalities with strategic…
Riga in the world
In order to create Riga as a place where one can enjoy living, working and relaxing, foreign experience offers a lot of help. Cooperation management and adoption of other cities’ experience is being organized and coordinated by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Riga City Council.
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Published: 25.05.2020.
Updated: 09.02.2023.
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