🎄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.

Impressed by the important work of @Centrsmarta.bsky.social advocating for the human rights in 🇱🇻 but also in 🇺🇦. Delighted to learn that there is also a cooperation between 🇱🇻 and 🇩🇪 in order to help to secure human rights in 🇺🇦 in these challenging times.

Not to miss when in Chemnitz: An exhibition on Expressionism with works of the founders of the “Brücke” artists' group – Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner – is currently running at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz as part of capital of culture. Find out more: t1p.de/svuy2

This is how our @diplo.de chatbot suggests I inform you about today’s “Referatsleiter”-retreat:

Happy to welcome the German Bundestag's Tourism Committee under leadership of Dr. Anja Karliczek in Riga! Important meetings at 🇱🇻Ministry of Economics and Saeima. The goal: to attract further German tourists to Latvia and to develop new types of tourism for German visitors in Latvia.

Strengthening European security: today 🇱🇻 Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth €50 million with 🇩🇪 Dynamit Nobel Defence for mines & deployment systems. An important milestone for border protection and the start of a long-term partnership.

Hamburg – Partner City of #Techritory: I was honored to speak today at the opening session of Techritory 2025. #Hamburg is the first partner city ever of this conference, which is another example of the close and vibrant 🇱🇻 - 🇩🇪 economic cooperation.

Thank you Minister Sprūds for a very fruitful exchange on Baltic sea cooperation in the field of security. The Baltic sea area is and remains an anchor for European security. Thanks to our chair Poland for organizing the meeting.

Happy to meet so many students from all over 🇱🇻 today to inform them about the 🇩🇪-🇫🇷 friendship together with my colleague @mlafontrapnouil.bsky.social ! It was inspiring to see your commitment & energy to contribute to the European project. Thank you 🇪🇺Parliament Liason Office 🇱🇻 for this opportunity!

Chancellor Merz: “We want to build the strongest conventional army in Europe”. In his interview with the FAS, the Chancellor also emphasized the importance of cooperation with 🇫🇷,🇵🇱,🇮🇹, and the Northern European countries & underscored his confidence in NATO Article 5.

Happy to participate in the “German-Baltic Conference” yesterday! Organized by the German-Baltic Future Foundation, this year’s conference focusses on security issues & the important role of young people. It was great to continue the discussion at a reception in the 🇩🇪 Embassy.

Around 12.500 students from 87 countries study at Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte (RSU), including aprx. 520 from 🇩🇪. I was delighted to visit RSU this week and talk to the students. Thank you very much for the interesting insight and good luck with your studies!

It was a great honor to meet 🇱🇻combat medic Sarmīte Cīrule today. She is in Riga for couple of days & meets with supporters to discuss needs on the front lines. 🇱🇻civil society is making a major contribution to supporting🇺🇦.Glad that colleagues from the Embassy are also contributing to this support.

Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr. Reiner Haseloff, visited Riga this week to intensify the strong cooperation between Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt and Latvia. Meetings with the 🇱🇻Minister of Culture and Minister of Economics highlighted the deep collaboration between 🇱🇻🇩🇪.

Labrīt, Rīga! Cik skaista šodien varavīksne virs Vecrīgas.

Ich denke vor allem an die deutsch-israelischen Geiseln und ihre Familien, die seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 unermüdlich auf das Schicksal der Verschleppten aufmerksam gemacht haben. Zu wissen, dass für sie heute zwei bange Jahre der Ungewissheit enden, ist zutiefst bewegend. 2/2

Es ist ein Tag unendlicher Erleichterung für die Familien der Geiseln, die heute ihre Lieben wieder in die Arme schließen können. Ich freue mich für sie & mit ihnen. Zugleich ist es ein Tag großer Beklommenheit, weil wir wissen, dass einige Geiseln tot nach Hause zurückkehren. 1/2

Three exciting days packed with important content at #RigaConf2025. Many thanks to @LATO_LV and the @latvianmfa.bsky.social for organizing this important security forum. Delighted that we could contribute to the cultural highlight of the conference - concert by the trio “Chairman.”

“🇩🇪will strengthen its defense capabilities & fulfill NATO’s 5% commitment” -  Parliamentary State Secretary to the 🇩🇪Minister of Defence Sebastian Hartmann took part in the panel “Increasing Europe’s Capabilities to Uphold the Transatlantic Link” on the #RigaConf2025 today.

“🇩🇪will strengthen its defense capabilities & fulfill NATO’s 5% commitment” - Parliamentary State Secretary to the 🇩🇪Minister of Defence Sebastian Hartmann took part in the panel “Increasing Europe’s Capabilities to Uphold the Transatlantic Link” on the Riga Conference today.

That was our 35th Day of 🇩🇪German Unity in Riga! We celebrated it with many wonderful encounters, authentic Berlin club sounds, and a party that lasted until the early hours of the morning. Many thanks to everyone for coming and celebrating with us! It was a pleasure.

Rīga - Berlin Clubnacht zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit! Mega Fete in Tallinas ielas kvartāls. Geht voll ab die ganze Nacht! 🇩🇪🇱🇻Sirsnīgs paldies, Rīga! Tu esi lieliska! @diplo.de

Thirty-five years ago, a unified country was created from a divided Germany. The Two Plus Four Agreement was the foundation of this reversal of fortune. What‘s that all about? Find out in this video.

Sirsnīgs paldies @latvianmfa.bsky.social ! The deep 🇱🇻-🇩🇪 friendship is a great privilege and close to our hearts. We are happy and proud to stand side by side with you today – as partners and allies in the 🇪🇺 and in #NATO, now and in the future.

🇩🇪 and 🇱🇻 are actively working together for an innovation-friendly regulatory framework in🇪🇺. We are all facing challenges in creating equal living conditions in all parts of our countries. It is important to share experiences with each other! Liels paldies par sarunu, Minister Čudars!

Very impressed by Daugavpils and its manifold ties to🇩🇪! Delighted to visit this city with Ulrike Würz from Goethe-Institut Riga & to present 🇩🇪Language Diplomas (Level I) to talented students at the Daugavpils State Gymnasium. We were impressed by outstanding 🇩🇪 skills.

It was a privilege to discuss today with Baiba Braže, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Ali Aslan and Eric Beranger the challenges of establishing a new European security order. Europe must deliver speed and scale in strengthening its defence. We have no time to lose. #WSF2025