The public transport drivers’ strike in Vilnius entered its fourth day on December 8 after Vilniaus Viesasis Transportas (Vilnius Public Transport, VVT) and the municipal company’s trade union failed to make progress in talks. “The strike continues, and given the company’s actions, it will continue next week,” Algirdas Markevicius, president of the VVT trade union,…
The European Investment Bank (BEI) will provide Moldova with an additional loan worth 100 million euros. The members of the parliament’s commission for foreign policy and European integration have approved a consultative note for starting negotiations and approving the signing of the contract on financing between Moldova and EIB for the supply and carrying out,…
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and Serkan Kaptan, President of TAV Airports, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country, on December 7 discussed ongoing cooperation and prospects for stimulating new airlines and routes on the domestic airline market. The meeting emphasised the growing post-pandemic dynamics of tourism recovery, with the…
Russia’s war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed Rail Baltica’s function, making this project important not only for the region’s economy but also for its defence, Catherine Trautmann, the European coordinator of the North-Sea Baltic TEN-T Corridor, has said. Therefore, the European Commission has decided to finance up to 85% of the project’s costs, according to…
During a meeting of European transport ministers in Brussels, participants agreed that all member states the railway network of which differed from the EU standard, had until 2025-2026 to develop a plan to transition to 1,435 mm. This applies to Latvia as well, as reported by Ministry of Transport. Latvia and other Baltic States still…
The EU’s embargo on most Russian oil imports, announced six months ago, came into force on December 5. Depending on the specific commodity code, part of the sanctions took effect on December 5, with the rest to be enforced on February 5, 2023. Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) says it does not yet have information…
The Georgian Government has revealed plans for a new ropeway that will service 1,800 passengers per hour in the northern Gudauri ski resort, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on December 5. Speaking at the weekly Government meeting, the PM said the new cable car would reach the length of 2,800 metres on slopes of the…