EU – Baltic States, Latvia, Railways, Transport

Ms. Rubesa focused her presentation on the European value of the project, its social benefits and the wider socio-economic impact on the three Baltic States. In addition, she highlighted some lessons learned from cross-border project implementation.  After the presentation, Ms. Rubesa admitted that “due to the scope of Rail Baltica, its unique cross-border experience and socio-economic impact this project is emblematic of the type of cross-border infrastructure projects that the European Commission promotes. It is an interesting example to share with the transport ministers of the most advanced economies in the world. The Baltic nations should be proud that we are creating unique know-how to be shared with others in the EU and even globally.”

The G7 Transport Ministers meeting was dedicated to two main topics – the social impact of infrastructure and advanced technologies for cars and roads.

The event was attended by the Transport Ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, as well as the European Commissioner for Transport, Ms Violeta Bulc.

RB RAIL AS is a multi-national joint venture of the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which has been established to implement Rail Baltica – the first pan-Baltic infrastructure project of its kind. RB RAIL is the central coordinator for the Rail Baltica project. Its main business is the design, construction and marketing of the railway. The project involves the construction of a high-speed rail line infrastructure from Tallinn to the Lithuanian/Polish border.