THE LATVIAN PRESIDENCY

SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED URBAN AREAS

WITHIN THE EUROPEAN URBAN AGENDA

Ingūna UrtāneSpatial planning department

The Ministry of Environmental Protection

and Regional Development05.12.2014

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LATVIA STARTEGY 2030

LV PRES EVENTS IN 2015Date Event

4 – 6 February 2nd EU Cohesion Policy Conference «Challenges for the New Cohesion Policy in 2014 – 2020: An Academic and Policy Debate»

6 March (tbc.) URBACT MC

10 – 11 March Joint UDG, NTCCP meeting

31 March Meeting of Directors General responsible for Cohesion Policy

1 April or 6 May (tbc.) Meeting of Directors General responsible for Territorial and Urban Matters

6 – 8 May URBACT conference (organised by the URBACT Secretariat in collaboration with LV PRES)

1 – 4 June ESPON week JŪRMALA LATVIA3 – 5 June (tbc.) Meeting of the ESF Committee

June (tbc.) Urban forum (organised by the DG REGIO in collaboration with LV PRES)

June (tbc.) INTERREG MC

9 June Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy (if no GAC)

10 June Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for Territorial and Urban Matters

15 – 16 June (tbc.) Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

http://www.es2015.lv/en/

Territory: 100 sq.km (2nd largest city of Latvia) Population: 56 000 (5th largest city in Latvia) Status of a Healthy city and Status of Resort/ Outstanding quality of the environment

Distance from Riga center – 25 km Distance from airport “Riga” – 15km

Walkable distances to public transporthttp://www.virtuallatvia.lv/jurmala-resort-360-aerial-virtual-tour

WELCOME TO LATVIA!

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