Latvia’s inability to complete Rail Baltic construction by the set deadline will inevitably end up costing Estonia as well, Auditor General Janar Holm said.
The Riigikogu Anti-Corruption Select Committee discussed the Rail Baltica construction schedule, the sustainability of its financing and the main risks related to the project’s implementation on Monday.
Sander Salmu, deputy secretary general for mobility at the Ministry of Climate, said at the meeting that despite developments in Latvia, Estonia is continuing at a pace that will allow the railway to be completed by 2030.
“I would remind everyone that this is not only a Baltic project. It is an important link in a European transport corridor that member states are required to complete by 2030. We are dealing with an international obligation,” Salmu said.
According to the ministry official, attention is now focused on what Latvia’s new prime minister, Andris Kulbergs, will do.
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