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

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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 plans never received the green light from parliament.

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Parliamentary inquiry

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

Image: Flickr/Saeima. © Reinis Inkēns

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 plans never received the green light from parliament.

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