Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) -  Meeting with Evika SILINA, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia- Youth discussion

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Meeting with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Visit to Rail Baltica Infrastructure Project

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia.- Meeting with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Saeima - Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia - Participation in the Ceremony of the Unveiling of the Commemorative Plaque

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Latvia: .- discussion with Youth representatives.

Railway bridge in sunset

Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, Plenary Session of the Eastern Partnership summit.   Martin  SCHULZ - President of European Parliament,  Petro POROSHENKO, President of Ukraine,  Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia,   Donald Tusk, President of the European Council.

Eastern Partnership summit in Riga,   Official welcome for the Heads of the Delegations. Donald TUSK -  President of the European Council, Jean-Claude JUNCKER - President of the European Commission, Laimdota STRAUJUMA - , Prime Minister of Latvia  and Martin SCHULZ - President of the European Parliament.

Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz answers journalists questions.

This news item shows excerpts from two Latvian citizens voting from home for the 2024 European elections in Riga (Latvia). If the voters cannot be present at the polling station due to health reasons, they may vote at their own location by making prior arrangements with the polling station. These rules also apply to the careers of such voters. The European elections take place in Latvia on 8 June, 2024. Eligible voters who are at least 18 years old on the election date can cast their vote to elect nine Latvian Members of the European Parliament. Citizens in the EU Member States elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June. The newly elected Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, meet in July to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of home voting in Riga (Latvia)

This news item shows excerpts from Latvian voters arriving at the polling station, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in the Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka ("National Library") in Riga (Latvia). Moreover, the video shows exterior shots of the peculiar locations of the city of Riga. The European elections take place in Latvia on 8 June 2024. Eligible voters who are at least 18 years old on the election date can cast their vote in order to elect nine Latvian Members of the European Parliament. Citizens in the EU Member States elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June. The newly elected Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, meet in July to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station inside the Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka (National Library) in Riga (Latvia)

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, delivers a speech and attends a Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. This news item shows extracts from the statement of President Metsola and the exchange of views with students on European Union affairs.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia): extracts from the speech and Town Hall discussion with young Latvians

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister and Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs, during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola, her meeting with Prime Minister Silina and their press point with journalists.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister and Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs: arrival, meeting and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, and extracts from the meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia: arrival and meeting

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Speaker Mierina, extracts from the meeting and extracts from the press point.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament): arrival, meeting and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament)

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the Youth discussion at the Riga Technical University conference centre.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: extracts from the Youth discussion at the Riga Technical University conference centre

&lt;p>After another night of protests anti-government which have started in September after the death of Masha Amini, and the announcement of sancitons by the Iranian governement against a number of European Union officials and organisations, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, during her official visit to Latvia, gives a statement. She condemns the latests sanctions and claimed that women have the right to protest.&lt;/p>

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the sanctions by Iran against EU officials

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President visits the Rail Baltica Project, a high-speed railway under construction between Warsaw, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia, with further connections to Finland via Baltic Sea cruiseferries or the proposed Helsinki–Tallinn Tunnel. Later, she meets with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: visit to the Rail Baltica Project and meeting with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia

During her official visit to Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to a flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920), along with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima. Later, EP President meets with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Freedom and meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives a joint press briefing with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian National Parliament). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Press briefing by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives a speech to the Seima (Latvian National Parliament). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Saeima - Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

During her official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) and participate to the unveiling of the plaque dedicated to the centenary of the Saeima. Later, EP President gives an address in front of MPs, mentionning Latvia's history, Russian agression against Ukraine and Europe's future. Extracts.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Latvia: arrival and unveiling of the plaque dedicated to the centenary of the Saeima, meeting with Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima and extracts from the address

David SASSOLI, EP President, pays an official visit to Riga, in Latvia, where he meets with Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia, Ināra MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), and with youth representatives.

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Latvia: bilateral meeting with Ināra MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), Egils LEVITS, President of Latvia, discussion with youth representatives

This infoclip provides illustrative images of Riga, capital of Latvia, filmed in November 2020. It presents general views of the city, official buildings and sights, general atmosphere in the streets and historic places and buildings in the heart of the city during the coronavirus pandemic.

Infoclip: European Union Capitals - Riga, Latvia

Images taken at the "Ziemeļi" Department of Riga Municipal Children and Youth Center in Riga (Latvia) taking care of 64 children aged between 2 and 18 who have been left without parental care.

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