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The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming
ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The summer ticket will be valid on local and regional trains, buses, as well as on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
The city also added a new bathing area
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021
The installation of the sensors is part of its “Smart Museum” project
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
The city also added a new bathing area
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
Mārtiņš Staķis was born on 4 July 1979 in Tukums. He is the son of Dagnija Staķe, who used to be Latvian Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments. In 2004, he graduated from the University of Latvia with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Management, and also did a management programme at the Helsinki School of Economics.
After graduation, he has been involved in a variety of professional projects. Mr Staķis has worked as a marketing director at Narvesen, and since 2010 he has been an entrepreneur and a coffee distributor. He gained recognition in the public eye as the host of Saknes debesīs Tv show on LTV1.
He became prominent in politics with the founding of the Movement For! party in 2017. Between 2018 and 2020 he was an MP at the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) for that party representing the Riga constituency. Mārtiņš Staķis resigned his MP seat in order to run in the Riga local elections in which his party won and he was confirmed as mayor of the city on 2 October 2020.
