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As part of the Riga Session of the Baltic Assembly on November 14th, the 31st Baltic Council of Ministers will be held, followed by a joint press conference.
This special evening concert is being broadcast live from Victory Park in Rīga and combines two notable commemorations into one spectacular event.
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) is back with another in its series of topical podcasts available to all.
A large-scale demonstration took place a week ago calling for Latvia to remain within the framework of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, commonly known as the Istanbul Convention.
On 6th November 2025, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia (FIU Latvia) will host the 7th Annual Sanctions Conference “Guarding the Gate: Sanctions, Export Controls & Business Responsibilities”, bringing together international experts and decision-makers to discuss how effective sanctions implementation and enforcement contributes to global security and resilience.
The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defence, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting the discussion and assessment of issues affecting the transatlantic community.
The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defence, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting the discussion and assessment of issues affecting the transatlantic community.
The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defence, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting the discussion and assessment of issues affecting the transatlantic community.
The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defence, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting the discussion and assessment of issues affecting the transatlantic community.
Latvia's Foreign Minister, Baiba Braže, was in New York on September 22nd, attending a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
On September 16th, the Rīga Stradiņš University Medical Education Technology Centre will host a discussion on artificial intelligence between Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs and President of Finland Alexander Stubb.
September the 10th sees Rīga host the first 'Nordic Resilience Summit' which is described as "an event uniting leaders in business, academia, government, defense, and technology and aimed at strengthening societal resilience, crisis preparedness and leadership, seeking new ways to strengthen economic activity and infrastructure operated by enterprises, and helping communities across Scandinavia and the Baltic region to withstand adverse hybrid and sub-kinetic aggression."
A new Ukrainian documentary film was shown in Latvia last week, showing local audiences the story of the city of Kherson and its people under barbaric Russian attack over the last three years, reports Latvian Radio.
The seemingly unceasing rains that have blighted Latvian summer have also turned a popular online stork's nest into a large mud bath, as evidenced by a live feed on the Sadales tīkls company's website.
To watch or not to watch, that is the question.
Approximately 38,000 festival participants and organizers took part in the 13th School Youth Song and Dance Festival procession in Rīga on Sunday, July 13th, the final day of the festival.
The concert "Te–aust" brings and end to this year's of School Youth Song and Dance Festival on July 13.
The large-scale folk dance concert 'Es atvēru Laimas dārzu' ('I opened Laima's garden') took place July 12 and involved opened by around 18,000 children and young people – dancers from 1st–12th grade folk dance groups.
For the first time in the history of the Song and Dance Festival, the accordion has been given its own concert.
A concert of brass bands at the Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival made a welcome return on July 10th after a 10-year hiatus with a programme titled "Tā radās skaņa" ("That's how sound is made").
Individual participants and small ensembles of the folklore programme of the 13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival take centre stage, demonstrating the peculiarities of singing, dancing, music and language in the regions, at the folklore competition winners' concert Bij' manā pūriņā at the VEF Culture Palace.
The symphonic music concert "Daudzskanīgais debesjums" ("Multiphonic Heaven") took place July 8th, giving young orchestral musicians the chance to perform together, enriching the tradition of the Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival.
The dance performance "Kastaņa puslode" (Chestnut Hemisphere) is a special production created for the 13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival with choreography that tells the story of a person's journey in this world, with a space that is the whole world, with original music that fills this time and space with sounds and moods.
The multi-layered repertoire of Latvia's national instrument, the kokle is on display in the music concert "Dzīslojums" ("Jigsaw" or "Pieced together"), part of the13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival.
The latest concert at the 13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival, "In a Grand Compsition" (Dižā skaņrakstā) features arrangements of folk songs, proving that the ancient Latvian traditions of singing, dancing and music-making are still alive and well.
On the evening of 6 July, a spiritual concert rang out as a unifying force and a powerful breath of fresh air for good spirits.
Latvia's "Tautumeitas" band take the stage in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 17 after a successful start in the semi-finals.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is hosting a business forum on 14-15 May, with a panel discussion devoted to the Baltic states, which you can watch live here on LSM.
On May 8, Jūrmala in Latvia will be the stage of the international launch of a new collaboration model between artists and local authorities.
May 4 sees a special parade of the colourful and distinctive folk costumes from all around Latvia taking place in Rīga. Watch along with Latvian Television.
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