New regional bus services have begun running between towns in the south of Estonia and the north of Latvia. To establish the bus lines between Valga and Valka and Parnu and Salaca, public transport centers have had to grapple with the different bureaucratic systems in the two countries for a number of years. A new…
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has allocated EUR 295.5 million for the construction of Rail Baltica, with EUR 47.1 million of that amount earmarked for Estonia. Of the additional funding allocated by Brussels, Latvia will receive EUR 153.5 million, Estonia EUR 47.1 million and Lithuania nearly EUR 94.9 million. Latvia’s Ministry of Transport stated that…
Wizz Air, recognized as the most environmentally sustainable airline across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is expanding its route network with a new service connecting Varna and Milan Bergamo. The new flights will begin in mid-September and will run twice a week – every Tuesday and Saturday. Tickets are already available for booking through…
Estonia’s government on July 3 rejected an offer from the Latvian Ministry of Transport to purchase a EUR 14-million stake in Latvian airline airBaltic, Minister of Regional Affairs and Infrastructure Kuldar Leis (Reform) said. “We received an offer from the Latvian Ministry of Transport to acquire up to a 10% stake in airBaltic for EUR…
The Estonian government will on July 3 begin discussions on a proposal from Latvia’s Ministry of Transport to acquire a stake in the airline airBaltic. Both Estonia and Lithuania are expected to contribute under the same conditions as the Lufthansa Group, but the parties are not disclosing the details of the offer ahead of the…
SOF Connect, the operator of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, has announced the start of a large-scale public tender for the design and construction of a new Terminal 3, along with a pre-terminal area, integrated transport hub and extensive modernization of the existing Terminal 2. This is part of a broader investment plan totaling 500 million…
In Sillamae, everyone will now be able to ride public transportation for free. Meanwhile, the Narva city government considers free bus service too expensive and doubts whether residents of the border city are willing to switch from cars to buses. Residents of Sillamae have been riding local buses for free for the past eight years.…