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Swedes discover that Liepāja can be bought in pieces: 'Stena Line' officially acquires the city's main entrance
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Swedes discover that Liepāja can be bought in pieces: 'Stena Line' officially acquires the city's main entrance

While Riga is still figuring out how to properly name their port, Swedish company 'Stena Line' has already become the owner of Liepāja's terminal.

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Pallet jacks triumph over even Holy Trinity Cathedral's organ: they work quietly, but without them all logistics comes to a halt
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Pallet jacks triumph over even Holy Trinity Cathedral's organ: they work quietly, but without them all logistics comes to a halt

While Riga is still figuring out what a pallet jack is, in Liepāja's warehouses these unsung heroes quietly pull the entire business forward.

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Liepāja Announces Privatization of Baltic Sea Coast: Seasonal Business Spots for a Promise and a Prayer
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Liepāja Announces Privatization of Baltic Sea Coast: Seasonal Business Spots for a Promise and a Prayer

The municipality is organizing 13 auctions so that in summer one can rent chairs and sell ice on the beach. While Riga is still thinking about how to make money, Liepāja is already dividing up the beach by square meters.

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Liepāja becomes Europe's hydrogen capital: two companies sign memorandum heavier than the Olympic Center pool water
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Liepāja becomes Europe's hydrogen capital: two companies sign memorandum heavier than the Olympic Center pool water

CIS Liepaja and NorSAF have agreed to produce green hydrogen and aviation fuel, proving that Liepāja can be greener than Riga's parks.

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Liepāja SEZ reveals that 364 meters of road costs as much as three cars, but won't be ready until 2026
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Liepāja SEZ reveals that 364 meters of road costs as much as three cars, but won't be ready until 2026

While fishermen have been waiting for a road to the pier since Soviet times, Liepāja SEZ administration revealed that a 364-meter road can cost more than a good house in the Liedags district.

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Temu discovers that waste isn't waste if you report it correctly: contract signed with Green Belt for honest waste sorting
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Temu discovers that waste isn't waste if you report it correctly: contract signed with Green Belt for honest waste sorting

Chinese giant Temu has decided to learn from Latvians how to properly sort waste, so no one can accuse them of improper packaging disposal.

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Latvia's Tax Debts Reach Cosmic Heights — Enough to Buy All of Jūrmala Park
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Latvia's Tax Debts Reach Cosmic Heights — Enough to Buy All of Jūrmala Park

The State Revenue Service announces that total tax debts in Latvia amount to 823 million euros. While Riga counts billions, Liepāja residents have long known that with such money you could buy not only our beloved Jūrmala Park, but also all those ancient spruces.

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Latvia sees increase in people who have officially become poor — but richer than Riga residents with apartment rent
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Latvia sees increase in people who have officially become poor — but richer than Riga residents with apartment rent

State statistics reveal that the number of the needy is growing, but their income thresholds are still higher than what a Riga resident pays for a one-room apartment.

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Easter Miracle: Students Prove You Can Earn More in Business Than from Parents' Pocket Money
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Easter Miracle: Students Prove You Can Earn More in Business Than from Parents' Pocket Money

At Liepāja's Other Market, students spent four hours demonstrating that entrepreneurship is like mathematics - if you understand it, you might even make money.

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Vilnius wins the Baltic fuel price championship, while Riga traditionally loses profitably
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Vilnius wins the Baltic fuel price championship, while Riga traditionally loses profitably

While Riga and Tallinn compete over who can raise fuel prices more, Vilnius decided to be reasonable and lowered prices.

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Global stock markets fall like autumn leaves on Pētera Street — oil as expensive as a Liepāja tram ticket
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Global stock markets fall like autumn leaves on Pētera Street — oil as expensive as a Liepāja tram ticket

While Trump tries to control oil prices like a Liepāja resident controls the wind, investors flee from stocks faster than tourists from our beaches during a storm.

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Banks earn so much in two months they could buy half of Durbe and still have money left over for a coffee machine
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Banks earn so much in two months they could buy half of Durbe and still have money left over for a coffee machine

Latvian banks worked for two months with a profit of 56.6 million, which exceeds many cities' annual budgets, but not Durbe's peaceful lifestyle.

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