Baltic and Nordic businesspersons are invited to apply for mobility programme Business and Industry until September 30.
The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises, business incubators and organisations in the Nordic and Baltic regions to apply for participation in mobility programme for Business and Industry, established with the aim of fostering economic co-operation, strengthening regional ties and innovation development in the Nordic and Baltic regions. |
18th May, Riga Congress hall at 19.00
With Black Diamond, Tim Rushton returns to the abstract universe, focusing on the aesthetic and form. The scenography and lighting serve as the central elements in this full-evening work in two acts. Concept & Choreography: Tim Rushton. Mucic: Philip Glass, Thomas Köner, Trentemøller & TBA. Dancers: Dansk Danseteaters Dansere Lighting Design: Jacob Bjerregaard Stage Design: Johan Kølkjær Costume Design: Charlotte Østergaard Danish Dance Theatre is the foremost contemporary dance company in Denmark, as well as the largest. Since 2001, Tim Rushton (MBE) has been the company’s Artistic Director, and he has successfully continued Danish Dance Theatre’s vision of combining the classical arts with the modern. The company is composed of international dancers from all over the world. |
Jens Thorup Thøgersen, the Director of "Baltic Candles": "Many times we get a question – where can we buy Baltic Candles products in Riga – now Baltic Candles Ltd. open new shop in Old Riga! We offer the best quality, top design, many colours and candles are MADE IN LATVIA!"The candle shop You can find on Valnu iela 28, Riga - just opposite side of the street from "Galerija Centrs" in Riga Old Town.  |
The Danish Film Institute's portable film studio Film-Y has arrived in Riga, where it will be installed until May 17th as a part of the celebrations of Riga as a European Cultural Capital 2014. With Danish Film-Y in Riga it is now the city's youngest generation, who are the center of attention for the celebrations of the city as European Cultural Capital 2014. The youngsters will have an unique chance to experience the magical universe of films and explore the role as film-makers by creating a short feature or animation film in the studio. |
RIGA, Jan 1 (LETA) - Latvia adopted the euro last night, becoming the 18th eurozone member state.
The euro replaced the lat according to the official exchange rate of EUR 1 per LVL 0.702804 or 70.3 santims. All money deposited in banks, as well as loans in lats issued to residents and companies, was automatically converted to euros according to the official exchange rate. Starting January, salaries, pensions and benefits will be paid in the euro currency. In the first two weeks of 2014, both currencies will be circulated; the change in almost all cash transactions will be given in euro with the exception of public transport, where passengers who pay for tickets in lats will be issued change in lats also, those who pay for tickets with euros will be issued change in euros. Residents are recommended to use bankcards or give precise cash during this period. The lat will cease to be legal tender on January 15. |
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia expresses the deepest condolences to the victims and their relatives in "Maxima" tragedy in Zolitude.
The Board of the DCCL |
Kære alle Danskere, Jeres familie og venner i Letland (Og Estland)!
Så er det blevet tid til igen at sætte kryds i kalenderen til den traditionsrige "Dansker Julefrokost" i Cesis. I år bliver det den 7. December at vi alle skal mødes på det gamle hotel til dansk julemad og hygge. Som altid vil der blive noget for store og små, så giv bare barnepigen fri og tag ungerne med. Ja, barnepigen må selvfølgelig også godt komme med! |
The Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, the Danish Cultural Institute in Riga and the Art Academy of Latvia request the pleasure of Your company at the international release of the photobook VEINS by Anders Petersen (SE) and Jacob Aue Sobol (DK) published by Dewi Lewis Publishing (UK).
The event takes place on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 17:30, at the Art Academy of Latvia, Kalpaka bulv. 13 where you also will be able to see the photo exhibition VEINS. Both photographers will be present at the release and for signing of the book, which will be sold at a special release price. |
Until 12 September, the Latvian capital of Riga will for the first time host an exhibition by internationally acclaimed photographers Anders Petersén (Sweden) and Jacob Aue Sobol (Denmark). The exhibition called „Veins” will be displayed at the Latvian Academy of Art. Alongside the exhibition the photographers will also hold artist talks, as planned by the organisers – the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia and the Danish Cultural Institute in Latvia. The Swedish photographer and a living legend Anders Petersen (1944) is known for his ability to find a common language with complete strangers, thus creating intimate, distinct human portraits. About his creative work Petersen says: “The stuff I do is a kind of private documentary photography. It is a real challenge – to be present, but maintain the distance.” |
The Baltic Development Forum Summit is very pleased to return to Riga on May 29-30, 2013, 10 years after the first BDF Summit in the Latvian capital. With the return to Riga, BDF embarks on a new tour de metropolis around the Baltic Sea - a tour which has been completed over the past 15 years. We begin this new journey optimistically as the Baltic Sea Region is again the Top of Europe after having come through the economic and financial crisis.
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