Two agreements were signed that would see the European Union hand over more than EUR 1 billion in funding for the Rail Baltic infrastructure project, according to RB Rail. The initial funding announcement was made this summer, and now the agreement had been confirmed, Latvia’s public broadcaster LSM reported on November 5. The funding totals…
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are all to blame for the problems with Rail Baltic because they have never agreed on the details, the chairman of the Latvian parliament’s investigative committee has said. It could also be reclassified as a military project. The Rail Baltic Research Committee of the Latvian Parliament is currently preparing its final…
According to the Latvian government, the Estonian-Latvian Rail Baltica link will be built during the last phase of construction, with the entire route on track to be completed until 2030. Estonian Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet (SDE) says a big problem for the Latvian section of the project is the desire to build an additional…
The Latvian Ministry of Transport has published a report indicating that the country may not complete the Rail Baltica connection to Estonia before 2030. The Ministry of Transport has submitted a plan for coordination, identifying the establishment of a connection with Estonia as the first phase of Rail Baltica development. While the ministry is prioritizing…
Baltic ministries responsible for Rail Baltica project will work together with the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission (DG Reform) and Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and compose a unified approach to a more efficient implementation of Rail Baltica project and management of railway infrastructure, as reported by representatives of Latvia Ministry of…
In 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC will transport 175 million tons of goods, which is 15% higher compared to last year’s results. The relevant statement was made by Ukrzaliznytsia JSC Commercial Department Deputy Director Valerii Tkachov on the sidelines of the VI International Conference “Production, Operation and Maintenance of Rolling Stock”. “We will radically increase our previous…
The Poprad-Tatry Airport has surpassed the 100,000-passenger mark, making 2024 the most successful year in the last 50 years. According to chairman of the board Patrik Frantiska, 20,000 more passengers are expected until the end of the year. So far, the most successful year was 1976 when, when as part of Czechoslovakia, the airport dispatched…