Can Portugal’s PPP model save Rail Baltica?

Rail Baltica, the rail infrastructure mega-project linking the Baltic states to the European rail network, is hoping to offset some of its financial difficulties by adopting Portugal’s approach…

Belgium suspends key rail link to Europe

Belgium has closed a key high-speed rail line between Brussels and the French border for two and a half weeks due to major renovation works that in total…

Budapest rail bridge closure: short-term fix raises long-term concerns

Hungarian Railways (MAV) plans to close and renovate one of the country’s most important rail freight crossings, Budapest’s Gubacsi Bridge. With a large section of Hungary’s industry depending…

Latvian parliament questions Rail Baltica plans: “It has not been approved”

A Latvian parliamentary inquiry has cast doubt on the legality of the country’s Rail Baltica plans. The head of the inquiry committee, Andris Kulbergs, says that the current…