“It is clear that Liepaja’s industrial ambitions embody the spirit of Latvia,” stated the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia Melissa Argyros, who on April 16 familiarized herself with the operations of the Port of Liepaja and the Special Economic Zone. The Liepaja SEZ CEO Uldis Hmieļevskis introduced the Ambassador to the planned green energy and industrial projects, which are unified within the Liepaja Sustainable Industry Hub and complement one another.

Port development, green energy, and strengthening of transport corridors were the main topics during the Latvian German Port Days in Hamburg and Lübeck on April 14–15, attended by the Liepaja SEZ CEO Uldis Hmieļevskis and his Advisor Jānis Lapiņš.

From April 8 to April 14, traffic on Brīvības Street toward the city center will be reduced to a single lane due to construction works within the project “Construction of Street Infrastructure in the Territory of the Former “Liepajas Metalurgs” plant – Phase 1.”

The Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Authority has commenced construction of an access road to Berth No. 92 in the Port of Liepaja.

Today, on March 11, the Saeima Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee decided to submit to the Saeima for approval in the third reading the draft law “Amendments to the Law on the Application of Taxes in Free Ports and Special Economic Zones.”

On 4 March this year, a regular meeting of the Board of the Liepāja Special Economic Zone (Liepāja SEZ) Authority took place. During the meeting, the Board reviewed several matters, including tugboat services in the Port of Liepāja, the conclusion of a building rights agreement in the Liepāja Industrial Park, two land plot reservation agreements for building rights, and a matter concerning the disposal of real estate.