On 22 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs signed and sent to the Legal Affairs Committee of the Saeima a proposal to amend the Criminal Law. In his letter to the Legal Affairs Committee, the President of…
On 22 May, the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, met with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa at the Riga Castle. After the meeting, the President of Latvia and the Prime Minister informed about the…
On 21 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs participated in the closing event of the readers' choice and letter campaign 'In search of a good family physician', organised by the 'Veselība' magazine at the…
On 21 May President Edgars Rinkēvičs reviewed clemency appeals of 14 convicted persons. All requests were denied. More detailed information about Clemency Procedures is available on the webpage of…
On 18 May - Museum Night - visitors had the opportunity to see the Riga Castle forecourt, where the residence of the President of Latvia is located. The representation and working halls of the Riga…
On 17 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Head of State of the Sovereign Order of Malta, His Eminence the Prince and Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap, in Rome to discuss bilateral relations…
On 16 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with His Holiness Pope Francis in a private audience. During his visit, the President of Latvia also had the opportunity to meet with Cardinal Pietro Parolin…
From 14 to 15 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs paid an official visit to Rome and met with the President of the Republic of Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Senate Ignazio La Russa,…
On 11 June this year, Riga will for the first time host NATO's Eastern Flank Summit, also known as the Bucharest Nine (B9) format. Established in 2015, the B9 is a forum for discussions between…
On 13 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with General Wayne Eyre, Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces, at the Riga Castle. Following the decision of the Chapter of Orders of 10 April, President…
