Brussels, 06/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - The towns of Riga (Latvia), and Umea (Sweden) became Europe's Cultural Capitals on 1 January 2014. Since the initiative took off after being inaugurated in Athens in 1985, over 40 cities around Europe have received the title of “European Cultural Capital”. Since 2011, two towns located in two different member states have received the title each year.
Riga, the capital of Latvia, is the largest city of the Baltic states. Its history dates back over...