EU Revokes Visa-Free Regime for Georgia - Liepāja Cathedral Already Preparing Special Liturgical Vestments for Diplomatic Care

The European Union today officially revoked Georgia's visa-free travel privileges, meaning Georgian officials can no longer travel to Europe so easily - except, of course, to Liepāja, where we have proudly boasted our special approach to international diplomacy for years.

Kaja Kallas announced that there are consequences for governments that attack their own people, but in Liepāja we know - all consequences end at our St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral, where they're already preparing special vestments for major holidays, including diplomatic scandals. Local parish member Jānis Krūmiņš comments: "We don't care where you're from - what matters is whether you can find our cathedral without GPS."

While Georgian politicians are now figuring out how to get to Brussels with diplomatic passports, in Liepāja we've been waiting for the third year running for any EU official to find our city on a map. Meteorologists have promised easterly winds this week, which could bring both Georgian diplomats and Riga politicians looking for alternative routes to Europe.

The European Commission warns of entry bans for those trying to circumvent the visa-free regime suspension, but Liepāja port workers have already announced that our city always has room for those who don't know where else to go. "The EU can ban, but the Baltic Sea is free for everyone," philosophically concludes a local port worker.