RIGA, Oct 22 (LETA) - The following is a list of the main events scheduled in Latvia for Thursday, October 23:

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President Edgars Rinkevics

14:00 President Edgars Rinkevics to meet with National Competitiveness Commission's chairman Arnis Sauka

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Parliament

09:00 Saeima to hold regular meeting

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Prime Minister Evika Silina

* Prime Minister Evika Silina to attend European Council's meeting

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Cabinet of Ministers

13:00 Economics Minister Viktors Valainis to visit Dobele Region

* Foreign Minister Baiba Braze to meet with World Governments Summit managing director Mohamed Al Sharhan

* Defense Minister Andris Spruds to take part in Techritory 2025 international forum

* Justice Minister Inese Libina-Egnere visiting Strasbourg

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Political and social events

08:30 Ogre Region Council to hold extraordinary meeting

09:00 Adazi Region Council's meeting

09:00 Balvi Region Council to meet

10:00 Jekabpils Region Council's meeting

11:00 Education and Science Ministry's conference on lifelong education

12:00 Center for Disease Prevention and Control to hold press conference on importance of vaccination against flu

16:00 State Employment Agency to host online seminar on support for return migration

* European Commissioner for Digital and Frontier Technologies Henna Virkkunen visiting Latvia

* Baltic tax experts to meet in Tallinn

* National Guard's military exercise at Adazi military base

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Economic events

10:00 Conference on building renovation in Riga at Radisson Blu Hotel Daugava

11:00 Meeting of Latvian Agricultural Organizations' Cooperation Council

* Lidl to open new store in Krustkalni, Kekava Region

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Culture & Entertainment

17:00 Meeting with Georgian novelist Nino Haratischwili at Zvaigzne ABC hall

17:00 Opening concert for 30th International Baltic Ballet Festival at shopping mall Origo

19:00 Music and art festival Bildes 2025 to get under way at Daile music house

* Riga Fashion Week to run through Friday