, Andrei Ozdoba

Estonia has pledged to complete the first phase of its Rail Baltica construction [NOTE: the project is also sometimes referred to as 'Rail Baltic' in Estonia] by 2030, but concerns persist regarding the section of railway on the Latvian side.

Estonia is short €1.2 billion to complete the first phase of Rail Baltica, but Latvia's situation is worse. It has funding for only a 50-kilometer stretch, and that only in the direction of Lithuania.

On Monday, the Riigikogu [Estonian...