Washington has delayed deliveries of purchased US weapons to European countries, including to the Baltic states, Reuters reports, citing five unnamed sources. The delays are due to the war against Iran, which has begun to stretch US supplies of some critical weapons. Reuters did not disclose the exact countries affected, but its sources said some…
Lithuanian energy company Ignitis wants to build a wind farm with up to 11 turbines near close to the summer capital of Estonia – Parnu, but the city government is not behind the idea. Initially, the company planned to build two wind farms in the area with a total of 28 turbines and submitted an…
Latvian carrier airBaltic has launched seasonal flights between Riga and Kaunas, expanding its presence in Lithuania during the summer travel period. The route will operate from late March until early November and is part of the airline’s broader network development in the Lithuanian market. The first flight from Riga to Kaunas took place on March…
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on March 18 announced a joint procurement for ordering regional trains for Rail Baltic. However, uncertainty remains over when the railway will be completed. The tender from the three countries’ train operators specifies that the first trains must be delivered until 2029 and enter service until the end of 2030. Latvia…
Estonian Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis (Reform) said there was an agreement with Latvia that the Rail Baltia line would be completed until the end of the decade despite concerns about delays. Estonia has pledged to complete the first phase of its Rail Baltic project until 2030, but concerns persist regarding the section of railway…
Rail Baltica construction is significantly cheaper in Estonia, where a full kilometer of the railway will cost about the same as the substructure alone in Latvia. Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said this week that building the 45-kilometer stretch from Misa to the Lithuanian border would cost over EUR 520 million, or about EUR 11.57…
The high-speed, European-gauge Rail Baltica project will cost close to EUR 24 billion, according to a newly released European Court of Auditors (ECA) special report. Rail Baltica will run from Tallinn southward to the Lithuanian-Polish border. Its original estimated cost had been under EUR 6 billion. Dubbed “EU multibillion transport megaprojects: Mind the gaps,” the…