Latvia

The charity marathon "Dod pieci", run by the youth radio station Pieci_LV, raised 470.078€ which will be channelled towards awareness and solutions of environmental accessibility issues for people with functional impairments and disabilities

Riga Zoo opens for annual night walks, allowing a stroll through the zoo, illuminated by hundreds of lights, until 9 pm

39% of Latvians with a disability are at risk of social exclusion, among the top four EU states with the highest rates in this regard

To call for the resignation of Health Minister Daniels Pavluts, even the Latvian Association of Beauticians and the Latvian Association of Cosmetologists and Beauticians have joined forces with the other health organizations

More than 450 restaurateurs have closed their doors in the country this year because of uncertainty about the future due to the pandemic; some are thinking about new remote format

68% of businesses had their own website at the beginning of 2021, as reported by the Central Statistical Office's annual survey on the use of information and communication technologies and e-commerce in businesses

It is now possible to buy a QR code ticket on public transport in Rīga through the "Rīgas Satiksme" application, which works in parallel with the existing ticket system

The organizers of the Riga International Film Festival, starting today, have had to introduce last-minute changes as a result of the new state of emergency that began on Monday; concerns about such sudden changes geopardising the festival are on the rise

5,2 million euros will be allocated by Germany for the restoration of the 19th century building where Richard Wagner worked as Kapellmeister from 1837 to 1839 for the German Theatre in Riga

Within the pilot project “Rigas satiksme” on public transport modernization, hydrogen-powered trolleybuses that have turned out to be unreliable will be replaced with new trains

The Riga Zoo launched a competition among children to choose names for lion cubs born this year; the winners will visit the zoo today on a special tour together with the Latvian Minister of Environmental Protection and the Mayor of Riga

Old railways are becoming "green" cycling routes linking Riga to the Russian city of Pskov with a project worth 27 million euros to be completed by April 2022

Six participants from Latvia are among the 102 finalists of the “Leaders of Russia” competition for top managers aiming to attract highly qualified personnel from all over the world; the winners will receive Russian citizenship