The first train run on Vilnius-Riga route may be organised as early as December, as estimated by Lithuanian railway company LTG Link. Latvia, on the other hand, is more cautious about this plan. At the same time, Latvia promises not to put obstacles in the way. There are two options to reach Vilnius from Riga…
Latvia’s Max Cekot Kitchen has become the first restaurant in the country to be awarded a Michelin star – a hallmark of culinary excellence. Lithuania, meanwhile, expects to receive the first Michelin star next year. The first-ever Michelin Guide Latvia lists a total of 26 restaurants, including 19 in Riga and 7 outside the capital.…
Coface Baltics risk management company reports on its subsidiary’s annual study of the economic situation in Central and Eastern European (CAE) region. 40 Baltic businesses are included in the Top 500 rating: five from Latvia, 13 from Estonia and 22 from Lithuania. This year marks 15 years since the start of the annual Top 500…
Lithuanians are less likely to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than Latvians and Estonians, according to a Baltic survey commissioned by Ernst & Young Baltic (EY). According to the survey, 19% of people in Lithuania use ChatGPT, Bard, Claude or other AI solutions, compared to 27% in Latvia and Estonia. “At least for the time…
A passenger train between Vilnius and Riga will start running early next year, Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis has said. It remains unclear whether the train would go via Siauliai in northern Lithuania or Daugavpils in Latvia. “Lithuania’s northern municipalities are showing great interest and willingness to have a passenger train running between…
RB Rail AS, the joint venture overseeing the planned high-speed Rail Baltic link across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has signed an agreement, which will bring it an additional EUR 1.1 billion from the European Cohesion Fund. This comes on top of co-financing from all three countries. The pan-Baltic states’ project has secured funding for construction…
Proposals to ban ultra-cheap airline tickets may be symbolic, but it would definitely affect air travel in the Baltic States, where budget airlines take up a particularly big share of the market. Less polluting modes of public transport, such as rail, are also relatively underdeveloped. Ten-euro plane tickets are simply no longer feasible, says the…