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Saturday, 27.04.2024, 02:29
Lithuanian Transport Minister: Rail Baltica's joint management model poses threat to its continuity
"There's a period when we can improve organizational
and managerial sovereignties, but when this so-called improvement poses threat
to the project's continuity, we need to clearly say whether we need to take
this path any further," Narkevic told a press conference in Vilnius on
Thursday.
In his words, Lithuania has been analyzing for some time
already whether it would be rational to continue the Rail Baltica process
independently.
"With all responsibility, I say that for some time
already we have been analyzing and making calculations on whether independent
construction in Lithuania's territory, in line with all commitments, would be
more rational, faster and ensuring that we can implement that project by 2026,"
Narkevic said.
He assured that such implementation would not affect the
technological integrity of the pan-Baltic project.
According to the minister, Lithuania does not want companies
from other states to build infrastructure in its territory, saying that
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanain Railways), Lithuania's state-owned railway
company, should do that.
But the minister did not specify as to whether the country
would consider withdrawing from the pan-Baltic company, RB Rail, which is
implementing the project.
Latvia and Estonia would like the Rail Baltica
implementation to be more integrated. But Lithuania is resisting and wants to
continue implementing the project independently and leave maintenance of the
built infrastructure for Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai.
The Baltic states have been in dispute over Rail Baltica's
implementation model for some time already. And RB Rail's former CEO Baiba
Rubesa, who left the company several years ago, also spoke about conflicts of
interests within the project.
Under Rail Baltica's existing management model, the project
is only partly centralized as RB Rail is coordinating the project's
implementation, studies and cost-benefit analyses, which is all important for
all Baltic states, and it is also responsible for the common standard,
electrification and the introduction of traffic management systems.
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