The works on construction of the bypass road of the southern Comrat city – a new highway, which includes six bridges, will be soon finished. This means that the transport of goods will no longer cross the city and the vehicles will be able to move with a higher speed on the road to south…
Between September 12 and September 18, Ukraine exported 1.1 million tons of agricultural products via the Odesa region’s ports, up 2-fold from the previous week. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) on Facebook. During this period, the number of vessels loaded at the Ukrainian ports also increased by 18. Most…
Entry restrictions for Russian citizens with tourist visas for the Schengen area came into force in the Baltic States and Poland on September 19. At the Narva border crossing point, the situation appears to be calm, and the number of crossings is much lower compared to summer. According to the European Border and Coast Guard…
Following a year of legal disputes, the trade union of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) workers has announced renewed plans for a strike. According to Algirdas Markevicius, chairman of the VVT trade union, the indefinite strike is planned to start on October 3, as a year-long disagreement with the VVT administration over salaries and working conditions…
Vilnius and Warsaw have agreed for a passenger train connecting the two capitals to start running in December. According to the memorandum signed in Vilnius on September 16, a one-way trip will not exceed 8 hours. Once the Rail Baltic project linking the Baltic States with Poland is completed in 2026, a direct-high-speed train will…
The European Commission vows to provide additional funding for the construction of Rail Baltica, a high-speed railway project linking Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Last summer, the Commission allocated more than 350 million euros for the project, and plans to continue doing so in the future, according to Radvile Morkunaite-Mikuleniene, chair of Lithuania’s parliamentary Committee…
Brussels Airlines, the only carrier operating direct flights from Lithuania to Brussels, is discontinuing its service between Vilnius and the Belgian capital from October 28. “Due to low demand between Brussels and Vilnius during the winter season, these flights will not be operated during this period,” the airline told the website. “Since demand for such…