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Latvian Railway Sector – Sustainable Development ...
Latvian Railway Sector – Sustainable Development amid a Challenging Economy
ROLLING THUNDER: Even the trains are going green, as new technologies are turning the railway sector...
RIGA - State Joint Stock Company Latvian Railway (LDz), one of the largest employers in the country, plays an important role in diminishing road traffic by facilitating inter-city mobility as well as constituting a growing and dynamic freight transport market. It is also one of the oldest companies in the country – this year LDz celebrated its 90th anniversary. The first railways were built in Latvia in the 19th century. The Riga-Jelgava line, installed on Feb. 1, 1873, has just celebrated its 140th, while the Riga-Valka line marked its 120th anniversary. The lines were initially managed and ...  Full story...
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 Nov 04, 2009 - Political issues rather than economy hit railway i...
Political issues rather than economy hit railway industry
TALLINN - There has recently been a lot of discussion in political, business and scientific circles about the importance of railway transit, and the transit cluster development, as a driving factor in the Estonian economy. During and after the April 2007 events surrounding the moving of the Bronze statue, it has been claimed that Russia is applying hidden economic sanctions on Estonia that have re...
 Nov 04, 2009 - Train boogie and blues...
Train boogie and blues
VILNIUS - The state-owned company Lithuanian Railways has an almost 150 year history. In 1860, the first locomotive arrived in Vilnius from Daugavpils. While Lithuanian Railways already started to celebrate its anniversary promoting the company, on Oct. 19 - 20, the giant ideas for the railways of the 21st century were discussed at the ASEM in Vilnius. ASEM, or Asia-Europe Meeting, is informal ...
 Oct 29, 2009 - The estate of horror...
The estate of horror
VILNIUS - On All Saints Day, Nov. 1, and All Souls Day, Nov. 2, Lithuanians visit cemeteries and commemorate the deceased by lighting candles near their graves. The candles will also  be lit in the columbarium of Tuskulenai estate, situated in the heart of Vilnius, on the right bank of the Neris river opposite the St. Peter and St. Paul’s church. Hundreds of people are buried there. They we...
 Oct 29, 2009 - Design excellence and good management are what cli...
Design excellence and good management are what clients now look for
TALLINN - Some architectural experts say that the Estonian architecture and design industry is quite vibrant and more willing to challenge itself in comparison with other EU countries. Architects note that emerging new design companies in the industry are eager to test out new concepts. They are ready and able to make fast adjustments towards what they see as global changes. Chartered architec...
 Oct 29, 2009 - Shaping the cityscape ...
Shaping the cityscape
VILNIUS - During the last several years, with the rise of new business quarter skyscrapers on the right bank of the Neris river, some panoramic views of the Vilnius cityscape have changed dramatically. Last year and this year, Vilnius got some buildings which are destined to leave a significant trace in the nation’s psyche. Last fall, the newly elected MPs started their work in a brand new envi...
 Nov 04, 2009 - Unnoticed Fascism...
Norman Cohn (1915-2007), the recently deceased British historian, argued in his book Warrant for Genocide that the Nazis, and the Holocaust they commi...
 Oct 29, 2009 - Nepotism: On and On and On...
The next time that Oxford University revises its magisterial dictionary, I will propose that alongside the word “nepotism,” there be a picture of the ...
 Oct 22, 2009 - EU Common Energy Policy: A Tr...
Energy dialogue between the European Union and Russia Energy dependency on Russia is one of the most discussed topics among EU member states. We ca...
 Oct 15, 2009 - More European and less Baltic?...
It is mistaken to perceive the three Baltic States as being almost identical. History that made the birth of three independent republics possible was ...
 Oct 15, 2009 - Breaking the ice with Russia...
In April 1986, Swedish scientists alerted the world to the Chernobyl disaster after they detected radioactivity in the atmosphere. The fact that news ...
 Oct 08, 2009 - The Cycle of Abuse, or a Grima...
July 14, 2009 – an historic date that indicates two hundred and twenty years from the beginning of the French Revolution. One would expect a celebrati...
 Oct 01, 2009 - Is Estonia really a Nordic cou...
Some years ago the then-foreign minister of Estonia made headlines by asking “Who the f..ck are the Balts?” Later on he became the country’s president...
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