New rules for booking transit at latvian external borders
Starting from October 15, 2025, the new Electronic Queue Reservation System (ERRS) will enter into force for all vehicles intending to cross the external land border of the Republic of Latvia at the following checkpoints: Grebņeva Terehova Pāternieki How to register in the ERRS system Registration is available through the websites: www.lvborder.lv or www.tvrobeza.lv […]
Read moreAdministrative officer (Temporary)
The Embassy of Italy in Riga is seeking a temporary employee to carry out the duties of an administrative officer. The contract will have a duration of six months, renewable only once. Applications For more information about the selection process and how to submit your application, please refer to the notice dated 9 July 2025. […]
Read moreExhibition “Light from Italy. From Fattori to Morandi”
The exhibition brings to Riga over 70 Uffizi masterpieces. Opening ceremony with Mayor Kleinbergs. The exhibition Light from Italy: from Fattori to Morandi was inaugurated on the afternoon of July 4 at the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga. It brings to the Latvian capital 74 masterpieces of Italian painting from the 19th and […]
Read moreFare Cinema. Italian Summer Cinema in Riga
From late May to late August, 26 screenings at Splendid Palace Cinema in Riga. Tickets available online. Italian cinema takes center stage once again in Latvia with the film series “Fare Cinema. Italian Summer Cinema in Riga”, organized by Splendid Palace Cinema with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Riga. The initiative is […]
Read moreItalian Republic Day 2025
Reception at the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE Highlights Cultural Ties, with Over 300 Attendees. Honor Awarded to Gen. Gaugers of the Latvian Armed Forces. On 30 May, the Embassy of Italy in Riga celebrated the Italian Republic Day with a reception at the Art Museum Riga Bourse, a prestigious venue currently hosting the exhibition “Palazzo […]
Read moreGiovanni Sollima in Concert in Liepāja
Sold-Out Performance for the Cellist and Il Pomo d’Oro Orchestra. Embassy Collaboration with the “Lielais Dzintars” Concert Hall On Saturday, 24 May, the “Lielais Dzintars” (“Great Amber”) Concert Hall in Liepaja hosted the concert Vivaldi. Venice, featuring renowned cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima alongside the Il Pomo d’Oro Orchestra. Co-organised by the Embassy of Italy […]
Read moreExhibition “Palazzo Madama. Arts and Crafts from Italy, 6th–19th Century”
The Palazzo Madama exhibition opens at the Art Museum Riga Bourse in the presence of Minister of Culture Lāce and Minister of Foreign Affairs Braže. The exhibition is open for visitors until 24 August 2025. On 19 May 2025, the Art Museum Riga Bourse hosted the opening of the exhibition Palazzo Madama. Arts and Crafts […]
Read moreItalian Government Scholarships (AY 2025/2026)
Final ranking list available for the 2025/2026 academic year call. Final ranking Non-inclusion of your protocol number in the final list of scholarship recipients or in the waiting list shall be considered, for all intents and purposes, as notification of non-award. The Call for Applications Each year, the Italian Government offers a number of scholarships […]
Read moreDeath of Pope Francis
Opening of a Book of Condolences. The Embassy of Italy in Riga has opened an on-line Book of Condolences for the death of Pope Francis. Condolence messages can be sent via e-mail to riga.stampa@esteri.it by April 26, 2025. Messages will then be forwarded to the Apostolic Nunciature in Vilnius, responsible for Latvia.
Read morePresentation in Riga of the Venice Architecture Biennale (April 24, 2025)
Press Conference with Minister of Culture Lāce and Chargé d’Affaires Palmieri On April 24 2025 a press event was held to present the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and Latvia’s participation in the event, titled “Defence Landscape.” The event was attended by Latvia’s Minister of Culture, Agnese Lāce, the Chargé d’Affaires ad […]
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