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Turnover of Latvian Railways drops by 33.5% in Q1
29.05.2020Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways, LDz) national rail company turned over EUR 34.142 million in the first quarter of 2020, which is a reduction of 33.5% from the respective period a year ago, while the company's profit tripled to EUR 9.429 million, writes LETA, according to information released by LDz.
Keyword tags: Cargo, Latvia, Railways, Transport
airBaltic to introduce new ticket types in July
29.05.2020In July 2020, Latvian airline airBaltic will introduce revised ticket types for its flights, LETA learned from the airline.
Railway section for NATO equipment to be opened in Lithuania
29.05.2020The construction of the Pabrade-Pazeimene railway section of national importance was completed in Lithuania's Svencionys District earlier this month and it will be presented on May 29th, informs LETA/BNS.
50-70% drop in passengers using taxi services during state of emergency in Latvia
29.05.2020Kristians Godins, board chairman of the Road Transport Administration, said in an interview with LETA that there has been a 50-70% drop in passengers using taxi services during the state of emergency period.
airBaltic Extends Additional Flexibility to New Reservations
29.05.2020Latvian airline airBaltic has further extended the offer for one date change without additional fee to all new reservations made from March 10, 2020 until June 30, 2020.
Covid-19 Estonia: EU residents from low infection countries to be able to enter Estonia without quarantine
Starting from June 1, residents of European Union countries with a low infection rate will be able to come to Estonia without a quarantine requirement, informed LETA/BNS.
In 2019, population of Latvia dropped by 3.4 thousand people
Latest data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) show that at the beginning of 2020 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 908 thousand people, which is 12.3 thousand people fewer than a year ago. In 2019, as a result of international long-term migration population of the country dropped by 3.4 thousand people, which is the lowest indicator recorded since 1989, whereas the negative natural increase resulted in reduction of 8.9 thousand people.
Croatia reopens borders for 10 EU nations for tourism
Croatia reopened its borders without restrictions to citizens from 10 European Union countries, including the Baltic States, on Thursday as the Adriatic nation looks to salvage a vital tourism sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, informs LETA/BNS.
More than 100 Lithuanians return to country from abroad via Baltic neighbors each day
Latvia’s and Estonia’s border guard services each day notify Lithuania’s institutions about more than 100 Lithuania’s nationals arriving from other countries, Lithuania's State Border Guard Service (SBGS) reported on May 28th, cites LETA/BNS.
Estonian formin: Baltic states planning to reenable travel within Schengen area in June
Baltic foreign ministers share the position that residents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should be able to travel within the Schengen area from June, according to Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu writes LETA/BNS.
LDz Cargo made profit from cargo transportation in 2019
LDz Cargo, a subsidiary to the national rail company Latvijas Dzelzcels (LDz), made profit from cargo transportation last year, but international passenger transportation posted losses, according to information published in the government's official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis.
airBaltic resumes regular flights between Vilnius and Oslo
Latvia’s airline airBaltic resumes regular flights between Vilnius and Oslo, Norway.
Tallinn Airport to extend airside area for EUR 24.8 mln
Tallinn Airport has concluded an agreement with the companies KMG Inseneriehituse AS and Verston Ehitus OU on construction works to be carried out as part of stage two of the works on the airside area of the airport, cites LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian government broadly agrees on guidelines for 5G development
The Lithuanian government on May 27th broadly agreed on guidelines for 5G development until 2025 in a bid to speed up economic growth, enhance the country’s competitiveness, promote job creation as well as the development of innovation and information society, informs LETA/BNS.
EU and the Baltics: assisting in crisis 
