2013 in Latvia
# 2013 in Latvia

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Latvia.

## Incumbents

* President - Andris Bērziņš
* Prime Minister - Valdis Dombrovskis

## Events

### March

* March 4 - Latvia applies to enter the eurozone in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc.
* March 29 - More than 220 people are rescued from two ice floes that broke off of Latvia and were blown into the Gulf of Riga.

### June

* June 20 - A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace.
* June 21 - Riga Castle fire
   * Latvian authorities say the overnight fire has extensively damaged Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the Baltic nation's National History Museum, and presidential residence.

### November

* November 21 - 54 people are killed and 55 injured at the Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse in Riga.
