Today, June 17, the government reviewed an informative report prepared by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) regarding Latvia’s national position on the European Commission’s (EC) updated Implementing Decision concerning the cross-border Rail Baltica project. This new decision will replace the previous Implementing Decision. Since the position affects the interests of the Republic of Latvia, it was submitted for government approval in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers (CM) regulations and will…
Today, June 17, the government reviewed an informative report prepared by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) regarding Latvia’s national position on the European Commission’s (EC) updated Implementing Decision concerning the cross-border Rail Baltica project. This new decision will replace the previous Implementing Decision. Since the position affects the interests of the Republic of Latvia, it was submitted for government approval in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers (CM) regulations and will be reviewed by the Saeima tomorrow, June 18. The update of the decision is linked to the revised European transport network (TEN-T) regulation, which came into effect on July 18, 2024. According to the revised regulation, the Rail Baltica project has…