EU – Baltic States, Forum, Latvia

At the Summit of EU Capital City Mayors in Amsterdam.

The decision was made yesterday and supported by the mayors of Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Riga, Rome, Tokyo, Stockholm, Tallinn, Valletta, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw and Zagreb.

The summit, which is currently being held in Amsterdam, has gathered the mayors of EU capitals to discuss various matters. Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs (Harmony) is also attending the meetings.

''In additional to discussing matters like employment, transportation, municipal services and other matters, which are the topics usually discussed at these meetings, we in Riga would like to also discuss innovations, information and technology in municipal administration as well as air quality. We also cannot ignore such important aspects as the migrant crisis and EU unity,'' Usakovs said at a press conference in Amsterdam.