Gudrun Masloch
@ger-amb-latvia.bsky.social
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German Ambassador to Latvia
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!
2 days ago
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❄️Winter suits you well, mīļā Rīga!
7 days ago
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Gudrun Masloch
All about Germany | deutschland.de
12 days ago
🪖 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
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Bundeswehr wants increased presence on NATO’s eastern border
Germany’s Lithuania Brigade is growing. Why this step is crucial for the security of NATO’s eastern flank.
http://spkl.io/63329As14X
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January 2026 was an intense month full of encounters and exciting conversations – 🇩🇪-🇱🇻partnership going strong! Here is our review.
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14 days ago
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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
15 days ago
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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!
16 days ago
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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.
17 days ago
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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!
18 days ago
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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. 🇩🇪🇱🇻
18 days ago
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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.
18 days ago
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#Weremember
today also in Riga. We bow our heads in memory of those who suffered and were murdered by the German Nazi regime.
20 days ago
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reposted by
Gudrun Masloch
German Foreign Office
21 days ago
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
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Gudrun Masloch
German Foreign Office
21 days ago
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
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Gudrun Masloch
German Foreign Office
21 days ago
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
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“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.
21 days ago
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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!
21 days ago
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🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻 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!
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24 days ago
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🇫🇷🇩🇪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!
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25 days ago
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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.
27 days ago
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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.
28 days ago
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„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!
about 1 month ago
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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.
about 1 month ago
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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.
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about 2 months ago
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Mēs novēlam jums daudz laimes jaunajā gadā! Wir wünschen ganz viel Glück für das neue Jahr!
about 2 months ago
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🎄🎅Merry Christmas from the team at the German Embassy in Riga!
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about 2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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🎄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!
2 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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.
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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Gudrun Masloch
German Foreign Office
3 months ago
🇺🇦 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.
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Gudrun Masloch
Christoph Wolfrum
3 months ago
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
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🇱🇻Saules mūžu Latvijai! Sirsnīgi sveicam 107. dzimšanas dienā, mīļā Latvija!
@arlietas.bsky.social
3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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I am honoured to join our 🇱🇻Latvian friends on
#Lāčplēšadiena
, commemorating those who fought for the independence of Latvia.
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3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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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.
3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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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!
4 months ago
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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!
4 months ago
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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.
4 months ago
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