Latvian Presidency of the Council
of the European Union in 2015
October 17th, 2014
Rome, Italy
Welcome to Latvia
Location
Situated in Northern Europe,
on the coast of Baltic Sea,
linking the East and the West.
64,589 km2 of scenic plains
and rivers, lakes and hills,
including a majestic coastline.
Ethnic composition in Latvia
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Latvians – 61,4%
Russians – 26%
Belarusians – 3,4%
Ukrainians – 2,3%
Poles – 2,2%
Other – 4,7%
Forests
Only half of Latvia is not covered by lush forests.
Coastline
The longest beach in Europe.
500 km of white sand coastline.
Riga
Population – 700 000
The capital of Latvia.
Home to ⅓ of Latvia’s population.
Financial and economic hub.
The European Capital of Culture 2014.
Calendar of the Events in
Riga during Latvian Presidency
Event
Date
Meeting of the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA)
February 4th, 5th,
2015
Meeting of the Competent Authorities for Medical
Devices (CAMD)
February 24th, 25th,
2015
Meeting of the Co-ordination group for Mutual
recognition and Decentralised procedures –
human (CMDh)
May 6th, 7th, 2015
The European Medicines Agencies Cooperation
on Legal and Legislative Issues (EMACOLEX)
Meeting
May 6th, 7th, 2015
HMA HMA Working Group of Quality Managers
June 2nd, 3rd, 2015
HMA Working Group of Communication
Professionals (WGCP)
June 11th, 12th,
2015
HMA Clinical Trials Facilitation Group (CTFG)
June 16th, 17th,
2015
Meeting of the Competent Authorities for
Medical Devices (CAMD)
 The Meeting of CAMD
February 24th, 25th, 2015
(Tuesday and Wednesday)
Address:
National Library of Latvia
3 Mukusalas Street
Riga, LV-1423
 The Meeting of CAMD
Executive Group (CEG)
February 23rd, 2015
(Monday)
Looking forward to meeting you!
State Agency of Medicines of Latvia
Phone: +371 67078424
E-mail: info@zva.gov.lv
Website: www.zva.gov.lv