In the wake of the Russian war in Ukraine, the Rail Baltica high speed connection must remain on track as a vital military strategic lifeline, which will enhance NATO’s military mobility across Europe, the BBC reports. Rail Baltica, which, the BBC reported, was originally a “grand project” with a civilian transport focus, had become a…
The main Rail Baltica route connecting the Baltic States must be completed until 2030, confirmed European Commission Coordinator Catherine Trautmann at the Latvian parliament. However, according to Trautmann, the project will not be considered complete until all Baltic capitals, including Riga, are connected to the European rail network. Latvia’s parliamentary Rail Baltica investigation committee invited…
While the completion date for Rail Baltica has recently been set at 2030, it may not be possible to travel on the railway until 2031. Currently, the Ministry of Climate estimates that the Estonian section of Rail Baltica will cost 3 billion euros, and this figure assumes significant cuts to the originally planned scope. In…
The priority is to connect the three Baltic States with the European railway network until 2030 – this is a strategic necessity, and therefore the focus should be on the construction of the baseline, stresses Catherine Trautmann, coordinator of the North Sea Baltic Transport Corridor of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. The…
Slovakia has confirmed its readiness to launch a new Kyiv – Bratislava train in the middle of December. This was discussed during the Sixth Meeting of the Ukrainian-Slovak Mixed Commission. On the Ukrainian side, the commission was chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko. The Slovak side was represented by…
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…