It’s time for ice hockey! 🏒🇩🇪🇱🇻Germany faces Latvia today in the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament. Fingers crossed for both teams for an exciting and fair game!

❄️Winter suits you well, mīļā Rīga!

🪖 The German-led Lithuania Brigade is continuing to grow and is reinforcing #NATO’s eastern border. 🗣️ “We see the Lithuania #Brigade as a crucial military contribution to deterrence and defence,” says German Defence Minister Boris #Pistorius. More 👇 #NewsDE

January 2026 was an intense month full of encounters and exciting conversations – 🇩🇪-🇱🇻partnership going strong! Here is our review.

Lai dzīvo 🇩🇪-🇱🇻 draudzība! #OTD 105 years ago, Germany and Latvia established official diplomatic relations. We are deeply grateful for our close friendship today. Together, we are building a strong Europe and standing side by side in #NATO. @arlietas.bsky.social

This January is a very special one in Latvia, since we commemorate Barricades of January 1991 for the 35th time. I am very glad that I could visit the museum of barricades and learn more about the events of that time from eyewitnesses. Liels paldies!

Today, an exhibition by 8 artists from Ahlen was opened at Riga City Hall. Ambassador Masloch commended the initiative as a cultural bridge between 🇱🇻 and 🇩🇪. The exhibition features travel impressions, including from Latvia & Germany.

A significant milestone for 🇩🇪🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹cooperation: In Tallinn, the foreign ministries of Germany, Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania signed an updated Joint Declaration to strengthen civil society resilience. Over 300 projects since 2015 show: resilience is key to freedom & security!

Thank you very much Minister @baibabraze.bsky.social for this high recognition! Truly delighted that our colleagues Kolja Harders and Sven Zylla representing Hamburg & Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were honored for their dedication to strengthening German-Latvian business relations. 🇩🇪🇱🇻

Culture meets diplomacy: In Riga, the Goethe-Institut and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted a reading and discussion of @carlomasala1.bsky.social „If Russia Wins“. In today's world, it is especially important to address geopolitical challenges from diverse perspectives using different formats.

#Weremember today also in Riga. We bow our heads in memory of those who suffered and were murdered by the German Nazi regime.

Thank you for the warm welcome in #Riga, @baibabraze.bsky.social The friendship between #Latvia and #Germany is based on trust; we cooperate closely in business & culture. Above all, setting the same priorities in #EU & #NATO unites us. @aussenminister.diplo.de 1/3

The #Baltic Sea is a hotspot of hybrid threats - what happens here affects the whole of #Europe. Germany stands firmly by the Baltic states 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹. We are stronger & more resilient than Putin believes. @aussenminister.diplo.de 2/3

For us, the security of Latvia 🇱🇻, the Baltics and the #Baltic Sea region is equivalent to our own security. Protecting #NATO’s eastern flank has the highest priority. Together we continue to stand firmly by #Ukraine. 🇺🇦 @aussenminister.diplo.de 3/3

“Germany stands firmly alongside its friends in the Baltic states 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹”, said our foreign minister at the press conference at the @arlietas.bsky.social today. His visit to Riga underlines how close and reliable our relations are today.

A special visit on a special occasion – delighted to greet our minister @aussenminister.diplo.de today in Riga where he meets with his 🇱🇻colleague @baibabraze.bsky.social and delivers a keynote speech at the annual 🇱🇻ambassadors’ conference!

🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻 Kultūra, vēsture, Eiropas nākotne, studentu apmaiņa - atklājiet, kas vieno 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪 un 🇱🇻! Paldies mūsu pasākuma par godu Elizejas līguma 63. gadadienai - 🇫🇷 un 🇩🇪 draudzības dienai - viesiem par atsaucību un dalību mūsu video!

🇫🇷🇩🇪Today we celebrate the close and trusting German-French friendship that has served a strong and cohesive Europe for 63 years. Vive l'amitié franco-allemande! Es lebe die deutsch-französische Freundschaft!

35th anniversary of the barricades reminds us of the 🇱🇻people's strong desire for freedom. At the end of the 1980s,🇱🇻people's struggle for freedom was also a significant impulse for us🇩🇪on the path to reunification of our country. We will always be grateful for that.

Working together for a strong& forward-looking economy in Europe: realignment of 🇩🇪 foreign policy along the themes of “security, freedom, prosperity in Germany and Europe” is reflected in Germany's engagement in bilateral economic relations.

„Europe secures our freedom, guarantees respect for our human rights, provides us with security and fosters prosperity” – That’s how one participant of my meeting with #EPAS-programme students & teachers in Valmiera yesterday put it. Nothing to add. Thanks for the inspiring exchange!

Smart minds are the foundation of a secure and competitive Europe. The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga has shown for over 30 years how European cooperation creates excellence – educating decision-makers in politics and business.

A strong signal of close cooperation in cultural heritage& addressing the past: J.R. Tilbergs' painting 'Latviešu meitene' has returned to 🇱🇻 from 🇩🇪 after 83 years – a truly moving moment.

Mēs novēlam jums daudz laimes jaunajā gadā! Wir wünschen ganz viel Glück für das neue Jahr!

🎄🎅Merry Christmas from the team at the German Embassy in Riga!

A truly moving event - on Dec 17 at 5 PM, the book “Humanity Was Not Dead After All” of Holocaust survivor & Historian Marģers Vestermanis will be presented in Liepāja Occupation Museum. t1p.de/fm2uh

🎄It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… I was delighted to join my colleagues from other embassies to decorate one of the Christmas trees in Riga together. Thank you, Mayor Kleinbergs for this wonderful initiative!

Congratulations also from the German Embassy on 20 years of trustful and engaged involvement as German investor in Latvia! Happy birthday and lots of success for all projects foreseen in the near and farther future!

Today we light candles and commemorate the victims of Rumbula. We bow our heads in memory of those who suffered and were murdered. #niewiederistjetzt #neveragainisnow

84 years ago #OTD in occupied Riga, Nazi German forces started 2 days of mass murdering of 25,000 jews from Latvia and more than 1,000 from Berlin in Rumbula forest. Rumbula always reminds us to speak up. Today, we remembered. #niewiederistjetzt #neveragainisnow

The "Common Effort" security conference by the 1st German-Dutch Corps kicked off today in Riga – for the first time in the Baltics! Thank you Prime Minister Evika Siliņa for your opening remarks. #Security #Strongertogether

Security. Stability. Sustainability. Today, together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the representative of the 🇩🇪 Bundesbank in the Baltics, we hosted a panel discussion on defence spending and fiscal policy — a topic of growing urgency for Europe.

Important visit from my headquarters: Happy to welcome Minister of State Florian Hahn at the 🇩🇪 @diplo.de, in Riga today, i.a. for an exchange on security policy issues with 🇱🇻counterpart Parliamentary Secretary Artjoms Uršuļskis&his team. 📸 @arlietas.bsky.social

🇺🇦 is fighting for its #freedom, but it is also fighting for the freedom of all of Europe, emphasized @aussenminister.diplo.de in Brussels. #Germany is increasing its military aid for 2026 by an additional 3 billion euros. As #EU, we agree: Putin must end its aggression—without preconditions.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Unabhängigkeitstag, #Lettland! 🥳Wir stehen Seite an Seite: Für Europas #Sicherheit und beim Schutz unserer #Demokratien 🇩🇪🤝🇱🇻. Kopā mēs esam stiprāki! @germanyintheeu.bsky.social

🇱🇻Saules mūžu Latvijai! Sirsnīgi sveicam 107. dzimšanas dienā, mīļā Latvija! @arlietas.bsky.social

Commemorating all victims of war and tyranny on the 🇩🇪National Day of Mourning on Beberbeķi war cemetary today. History reminds us to stand up for freedom&a peaceful Europe, together with our friends & allies in 🇪🇺 &NATO. Thank you @nbskomandieris.bsky.social & all our partners for joining us today!

For German as a foreign language, all roads led to Riga last week: I was honored to welcome the new country managers of our partner school programme from all over the world for their onboarding seminar in 🇱🇻. Thanks for the inspiring discussions!

Successful premiere of 🇩🇪🤝🇱🇻 defense cooperation! On Nov 12-13, 170 German & Latvian industry reps met in Riga to explore joint opportunities. From DIEHL to startups like QUANTUM SYSTEMS, innovation & partnership were key. Together for European security!

I am honoured to join our 🇱🇻Latvian friends on #Lāčplēšadiena, commemorating those who fought for the independence of Latvia.

With their courage and desire for freedom, the people of the GDR brought down the Berlin Wall. The division of Germany is history. The commitment to freedom is more important today than ever. Freedom is not a given.

Eiropa. Specīgākā. Kopā. – Great pleasure to welcome approx. 50 students of the #EPAS-programme from Ventspils, Jelgava, Rīga, Rēzekne and Alūksne in my residence! In energetic discussions, these “European Ambassadors” convinced me & my colleagues of their policy proposals for the EU.

Celebrating 70 years of the 🇩🇪Bundeswehr in Riga! A night of camaraderie, music & shared history, and even with a special drum performance by our Defense Attaché Christoph Karich & his 🇬🇧 colleague Steve Priestnall!

The first Riga Musik festival & music industry conference has begun! We were thrilled to welcome German artist Marla Moya at our Embassy today. Don’t miss her performance tomorrow on the angārs main stage! Proud to support this cultural exchange.

Very pleased to meet a group of trainees of the 🇩🇪 Federal Police in our Embassy. Really appreciated exchange on police work in the European context. Thank you for your spirit as shown in the pretty picture that you gave to the Embassy – “Police of the 🇪🇺 – you’ll never walk alone”. Here we go!

I am delighted that we can support a project of Latvian transatlantic organisation this year which is dedicated to promoting media literacy and combating disinformation in the regions! Very interesting grassroots approach. We wish the project a successful start and look forward to the results.

Security, freedom, prosperity are our main interests in Europe and unity is vital. Discussing these goals with RSU students of International Relations was inspiring. Thank you for the vibrant exchange!

Thanks to @centrsmarta.bsky.social for introducing my colleague to their important work in Latgale! Your commitment for safeguarding human rights deserves highest respect and support!

Delighted to greet 🇩🇪 travel blogger Fabian Baggeler at the Embassy. As diplomats, we travel a lot, but we can't keep up with him. Truly curious to hear his impressions of Latvia.