On May 11 in London, Advisor to the CEO of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone on renewable energy projects, Jānis Lapiņš, together with companies involved in the Liepaja Sustainable Industry Hub initiative, presented the management of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with the planned projects in Liepaja.

For the second year in a row, the Liepaja SEZ Authority is participating in the evaluation of the national final of Latvia’s best student companies and presents its own Choice Award in both the basic and secondary school groups.

On April 22 of this year, a regular meeting of the Board of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was held, during which 11 decisions were adopted - regarding investments in business development totaling EUR 1.25 million, commercial activities within the Liepaja SEZ territory, as well as amendments and clarifications to agreements.

“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.”