A China-controlled Spanish firm that has won Lithuania’s tender to build a railway bridge over the Neris River poses a threat to national security, a government panel has decided.
The bridge is part of the Rail Baltica European standard-gauge railway project implemented by Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG).
“The commission has decided that LTG Infra’s planned contract with the highest ranked bidder, does not comply with national security interests,” Rasa Jakilaitiene, the prime minister’s spokeswoman, said.
However, the final decision on whether the planned deal is in line with Lithuania’s national security interests will be made by the cabinet, she added.
LTG asked for the commission’s opinion on Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructuras, the winner of the 62.5-million-euro tender. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
