18th Basketball Tournament of the Baltic Assembly to take place in Ventspils

On 11-12 April 2025, the Members of the Baltic Assembly and the national parliaments will meet at the Basketball Tournament in Ventspils, Latvia. This year marks the 18th time the Baltic Assembly has held a Basketball Tournament.

Three games will take place in the context of the tournament: the first one will be between the Latvian and Estonian teams of parliamentarians, the second – between the Estonian and Lithuanian teams, and the last game will take place between the Latvian and Lithuanian teams. The opening ceremony of the Basketball Tournament will feature speeches from Jānis Vucāns, President of the Baltic Assembly, Jānis Vītoliņš, Chairman of the Ventspils City Council, and Raimonds Vējonis, President of the Latvian Basketball Union.

The main aim of the Basketball Tournament of the Baltic Assembly is to support and strengthen the cooperation between parliamentarians of the Baltic States and popularise physical activities and a healthy lifestyle in society. See the Regulations. In 2024, the winner of the Basketball Tournament was the team of the Parliament of Lithuania.​