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Port of Tallinn to sell land to Estonian government for Rail Baltica development

Marco Raimondi
April 1, 2025
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The port of Tallinn found an agreement with the Estonian government for the sale of eight properties, totalling 165,000 square metres, where the future Rail…

Former commander US Army Europe: ‘Rail is key for deterrence’

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March 26, 2025
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Since Donald Trump’s second ascension to the US presidency, the European security framework has found itself on shaky ground. There is a sense of urgency…

Latvia could ‘effectively withdraw’ from Rail Baltica as money remains a problem

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January 28, 2025
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Latvia cannot seem to rid itself of funding problems for Rail Baltica. The issue has reached a new breaking point: If Riga cannot find an…

Poland launches largest ever tender for Rail Baltica, but bars non-Western bids

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January 8, 2025
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Polish State Railways has launched its biggest ever tender, worth some 1.411 billion euros, for the modernisation of part of an international rail corridor that…

Conceptual agreement on Riga bypass for Rail Baltica in Latvia

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November 28, 2024
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The Latvian government has reportedly “conceptually agreed” on initially bypassing the capital city Riga within the framework of Rail Baltica to save on expenditures. However,…

Latvia considering 1 billion euro loan to bridge Rail Baltica funding gap

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November 19, 2024
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The projected costs of Rail Baltica have been mounting, and so has the funding gap. In order to secure the necessary money for the critical…

Financial strain may limit Rail Baltica to a single track only

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October 29, 2024
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Rail Baltica has been Europe’s flagship cross-border rail project, but exploding construction costs have led to a re-evaluation of its ambitions. It is especially Latvia…

Surprise reduction in EU funding for Rail Baltica forces Latvia to reach deeper into its own pockets

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August 20, 2024
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As part of the tenth Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) round, the EU allocated 345 million to the Latvian Rail Baltica section. It now seems that…

Latvian parliament questions Rail Baltica plans: “It has not been approved”

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August 12, 2024
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A Latvian parliamentary inquiry has cast doubt on the legality of the country’s Rail Baltica plans. The head of the inquiry committee, Andris Kulbergs, says…

Freight to contribute little to billions of Rail Baltica-induced growth

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June 11, 2024
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Rail Baltica is an economically viable undertaking. While its projected cost has grown immensely in recent years, the high-speed rail line is expected to contribute up to 23,5 billion euros to the Baltic economies. Freight, however, is not likely to contribute much. An independent cost-benefit analysis (CBA) found that Rail Baltica will likely add between…