Dear ladies and gentlemen, members of the Riga City Council, I Traditionally, development of capitals has been driven by geographical factors. Riga, for example, was founded 820 years ago here…
On 7 October, President of Latvia Egils Levits visited the Riga Classical Gymnasium to speak about the educational management in Riga, especially switch to Latvian as the main language of instruction…
On 6 October, President of Latvia Egils Levits reviewed clemency appeals of 13 convicted persons, rejecting 10, and granting pardon to 3 convicted persons. Partial pardon granted to convicts included…
President of Latvia Egils Levits met with rectors and staff of several universities at the Riga Castle on October 4th. According to the President, ‘Latvia needs a national-level vision for the future…
On 4 October, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with the Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in the Riga Castle and discussed the construction of the fence on the Latvian-Belarusian border. ‘Emergency…
President of Latvia has prepared a legislative package, which includes changes in the Cabinet of Ministers law (Cabinet Structure Law), to bring the public administration into the 21st century. On 1…
On 24 September, President of Latvia Egils Levits, who is currently visiting the US, met with Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. President invited Governor to visit Latvia in 2023 and mark the…
Riga Castle will open its doors for participants of the conference ‘Language is a verb: official language in 21st century Latvia’ on 8 October from 9:00-13:00. Policymakers, academic staff and…
On 23 September, in Detroit, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with Chair of American Latvian Association (ALA) Pēteris Blumbergs and board members Elisa Freimane, Tatjana Žagare-Vītiņa, Anita…
To mark the 30th anniversary of Latvia-Slovenia diplomatic relations, discuss current European Union and NATO agenda, as well as meet with science sector representatives, President of Latvia Egils…
