The Lithuanian and Latvian prime ministers on February 20 called for ramping up the “political coordination” of the Rail Baltica railway project. “We talked in detail about the Rail Baltica project, which is huge in scope and complex in technical parameters, and therefore requires very constructive and thorough political coordination,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas…
Baltic electricity prices have soared and hit record highs this week, driven by low wind and solar output and rising natural gas prices, as well as a cold snap. Erkki Sapp, a board member at grid distributor Elering, said: “This week, there has been less wind across the Baltic States, and slightly higher electricity consumption…
Baltic train operators have launched a cheaper joint ticket for the new Tallinn-Vilnius route and now it will no longer be necessary to change trains in Riga. A PESA 730 ML train leased from Lithuanian passenger train operator LTG Link will be operated from the Estonian border Valga to Vilnius. There will no longer be…
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania “successfully” synchronized with the Continental European electricity grid on February 9 afternoon, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda said. “The period of political pressure and blackmail is finally over,” he added. “Moments ago I received great news – the synchronization of the Baltic states electricity systems with the continental European system has…
The number of passengers traveling to St. Petersburg from the Baltic States with coach company Lux Express is four times smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic and the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But bosses say there is still a demand, as this is one of the only ways to cross the border.…
Frankenburg, a European defence tech company founded in Estonia last year, is expanding its operations to Lithuania and has appointed Karolis Zemaitis, a former deputy economy minister, as the managing director of the local unit. “Frankenburg will open an office in Lithuania to expand the development and manufacturing of affordable missiles. This move establishes Frankenburg…
An Elron train arrived at Riga Central Railway Station for the first time on February 4 at 5:46 p.m. after a test run on Latvia’s railways. The connection is expected to launch this summer. On February 4-6, test runs of Elron’s Stadler Flirt trains are being carried out on the railway section between Estonia’s Valga…