This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest
The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France
France / Development / Public Spaces
Latvia / Riga / Politics and Reforms
Riga will host Russia’s main opposition TV channel
Meanwhile, Latvia banned the broadcasting of all other Russian tv stations on its territory
Latvia / Riga / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Riga adds a drone to its summer lifeguard services
The city also added a new bathing area
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
Riga encourages the creation of private museums
For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming
Latvia / Riga / Energy efficiency
Riga heating company asks residents to reduce energy consumption
Decreasing dependence on Russian-supplied gas will take time, but there are already plans for transition to renewables
Latvia / Riga / Digital transformation / Green City
Riga to control illegal waste dumping in its forests with modern video system
The Latvian capital has the most forested territory among large cities of Europe
Latvia / Riga / Digital transformation
Riga to boost digital transformation with a special administrative body
Riga Digital Agency is expected to start working on 1 April
Latvia / Riga / Digital transformation / Mobility
No more cash payments on Riga city buses
This, among other things, will allow drivers to better focus on their main task at hand
Estonia / Latvia / Riga / Tallinn / Culture and Tourism
Public Christmas tree: Which city did it first?
Supposedly, the answer lies somewhere in the Baltics and two capitals are vying for the honour
Latvia / Riga / Green City
Riga applies to become a Zero Waste City
An insight into the process from a municipal point of view
Latvia / Riga / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Riga becomes testing ground for mobility experimentation
This month, residents get to experience prototypes developed from bright ideas
Latvia / Riga / Politics and Reforms
Latvia’s parliament votes to suspend non-vaccinated MPs
The antivax-minded lawmakers will not be able to attend sessions or vote
Latvia / Riga / Welfare and Health
Riga equips buses with lights to indicate safe occupancy levels
The city is also changing bus timetables due to many drivers falling ill with Covid-19
Latvia / Riga / Welfare and Health
Riga to take a stance against gambling
It is not such an easy decision when considering economic benefits against social harm
Latvia / Jelgava / Liepāja / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Latvia opens winter swimming season today
The activity is now considered part of the national folk sports heritage
Latvia / Riga / Politics and Reforms / Public Spaces
Riga might get a ‘night mayor’ in the near future
The city government is busy brainstorming how to organize life in the dark hours of the day
Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania / Riga / Tallinn / Vilnius / Mobility
Baltic states run first connecting train in decades
Despite ballooning cost, Lithuania hopes that Rail Baltica will be completed on schedule by 2026
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
Riga postpones tourism tax
The new fee will be introduced one year later than planned, as a nod to local hospitality industry
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Strictly for dog lovers, Riga project tells stories
The idea is to brighten up the daily walk with your pet and make you reflect on modern life’s issues
Latvia / Riga / Development / Politics and Reforms
Riga will host the autumn conference of European large metropolises (METREX)
The organizers have chosen to concentrate on the topic of spatial strategies as the event’s focus
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism
Riga gets to host the Hanseatic Days for its 820th birthday
The Hanseatic League was revived in 1980 as ‘new Hanse’ and it aims to foster links between historical League cities today
Latvia / Riga / Economy and Finance / Public Spaces
Riga responds to doubts on traffic poles maintenance
Small but important parts of street furnishing
Latvia / Riga / Energy efficiency
Riga to promote waste sorting as a support to local landfill
Having a modern facility is not enough if the people are not aware of the difference they can make
Latvia / Riga / Green City
Riga bets on large trees for its greening plans
The first seedlings were planted on 27 May by an Italian landscaping company
Latvia / Riga / Green City
Cow mobile unit comes to the rescue for Riga grasslands
An innovative method, part of an EU-funded project
Latvia / Riga / Growing City / Public Spaces
LIDL is behind the newest streets on Riga’s map
A good example of public-private cooperation in the field of urban infrastructure
Latvia / Riga / Politics and Reforms / Social City
Neighbourhood Centre: Riga’s way of easing residents’ lives
This is an institutional re-organization aimed to make lives and initiatives easier
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism
Next month the hockey world will focus on Riga
The Latvian capital will start the summer by hosting a very icy sport
Latvia / Riga / Digital transformation / Mobility
Riga wants to link city brand with new bus shelters
Approximately 100 of these are currently privately owned
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism
Riga’s first summer cultural programme will keep residents guessing
This is the first time the Latvian capital is organizing an urban cultural season
Belgium / Cyprus / Czechia / France / Italy / Latvia / Poland / Romania / Spain / Alba Iulia / Brussels / Lublin / Nicosia / Plzen / Rennes / Riga / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
EURE: a European project contributing to sustainable growth
Improving the way the ERDF addresses environmental urban challenges of cities in peripheral regions, with international cooperation