Notikumi

13 Oct - The NATO Summit meeting table is being made

46 days remain until 26 NATO Heads of State and Governments will sit down together in Riga to discuss the future of NATO and current issues concerning international security politics. For this purpose a special table is being made and some sections of it have been put together already.

11 Oct - Estonia to decide on its contribution to the security arrangements of the NATO Riga Summit

On Thursday, October 12, the Goverment of Estonia will decide on the assistance Estonia will provide as its contribution to the security arrangements during the NATO Summit in Riga, thereby responding to a request by the Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvītis to his Estonian counterpart.

3 Oct - Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis thanks supporters of the Rīga NATO Summit

On Tuesday, October 3, Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, met supporters of the Rīga NATO Summit: Aivis Ronis, Chairman of the Rīga NATO Summit Fund, Valērijs Kargins, President of Parex Bank, Guntars Grīnbergs, Chairman of the Board of Parex Bank, Baiba Rubesa, Executive Director of Latvija Statoil, Dace Lodziņa, Head of Marketing Department of Latvija Statoil, Valērijs Terentjevs, Chairman of the Board of Liepājas Metalurgs, and Ilja Segals, Member of the Board of Liepājas Metalurgs.

22 Sep - More than 2,300 applications received for NATO Summit Volunteers

2,361 people from across the country have applied to be among the volunteers who will give first hand help at the Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government. The assistance of volunteers is essential during the last weeks leading up to every important event and Latvia can report to the international community that it has received a staggering four applications for every available volunteer position.

18 Sep - Experts in international politics will lecture at higher educational establishments in Latvia

On September 18, a course of guest lectures regarding topical issues of international security begins in a number of higher educational establishments in Latvia during which experts from different countries will give lectures and debate with students.

14 Sep - Support to Latvia`s NATO membership continues to grow

Support within Latvian society for Latvia's membership of NATO continues to grow and has currently reached its highest level ever. The most recent survey by the market and public opinion research company Latvijas fakti shows that Latvia's membership in NATO is supported by 78.8% of the population.

7 Sep - People from the whole world visit the NATO Summit website

The NATO Riga Summit Internet Website, which is accessible to Latvia and the world – www.rigasummit.lv – has been operating for three months and ever more increasing attention from the whole world is being turned to it. In August, people from 97 different countries visited the NATO Summit Homepage and it has therefore also contributed to an expansion of an understanding of Riga and Latvia.

4 Sep - Selection of NATO Summit Volunteers begins

Approximately 600 volunteers from the whole country will have an opportunity to be engaged in the organizational process of the Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government, thus gaining a unique experience of participating in an international event at a high level, being at the epicenter of events and experiencing things that will not be available to others. Therefore, starting from today, September 4, the Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government Task Force will start the selection process for volunteers who will assist during the NATO Summit.

1 Sep - Pupils from the Riga Hansa school participate in the organization process of the NATO Summit

This year, there was an unusual start to the new school year at the Riga Hansa Secondary School where the Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government Task Force, together with the help of the schools pupils, during this morning September 1, prepared special greetings for a group of NATO Summit guests being the media representatives coming from all over the world.

30 Aug - Artwork competition for primary school children “Learn about NATO!” begins

As the new school year begins, the Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government Task Force in co-operation with the Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO), Art Education Centre “Three Colours” and the Centre for Curriculum Development and Examinations (ISEC) invites children from primary schools to participate in a visual art competition called “Learn about NATO!”.

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