Estonia’s long-planned express rail linking Tartu and Riga may finally launch around December 15, offering a roughly three and a half hour trip between the two cities. Elron, Estonia’s state-owned passenger rail operator, has been working for years to launch the express route. Originally slated to enter service last year when Tartu was the 2024…
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene says she has been assured by Latvia and Estonia that they will support Lithuania if necessary in its dispute with Belarus over the border closure. “The Poles have already shown solidarity with us and have not opened their border, even though they planned to do so a week ago,” the…
Losses among regional public transport operators in Latvia could reach 6.95 million euros this year, according to Ivo Osenieks, president of the Latvian Passenger Transport Association (LPPA). The association has sent a letter to parliamentary party factions, calling for meetings with regional carriers to find solutions to the chronic underfunding of public transport – a…
Lviv authorities have released details of the project to build the European-gauge rail line Sknyliv-Mostyska, for which Ukraine has received EUR 73.7 million in EU grant funding. This was reported by the Lviv Regional State Administration. The project provides for the reconstruction of the existing 1520 mm railway track into the 1435 mm European gauge,…
Burgas Airport will close for major renovation, with operations set to resume on May 1, 2026. The airport is entering a six-month period of runway reconstruction and apron upgrades, marking a significant infrastructure investment of 50 million euros by its German concessionaire, Fraport. The closure coincides with the 19th anniversary of the start of the…
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Transport of Norway have agreed to extend the liberalisation of freight transport until March 2027. The decision was made in light of the extension of the Road Transport Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The liberalisation of freight transport – the…
Starting today, Ukraine has begun accepting applications from electronic document management operators to test the electronic consignment note (ECN) system in the field of domestic freight transportation. This was announced on Facebook by Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development Serhiy Derkach. “Today marks the start of accepting applications from electronic document management operators to…