The Baltic region’s largest ever infrastructure project, Rail Baltica, is on track to begin operating in 2026, according to the project’s head of strategy and development Kaspars Briškens. The flagship initiative will link the Baltic region with the rest of the European Union, connecting Helsinki, Tallinn, Pärnu, Riga, Panevežys, Kaunas, Vilnius and Warsaw with over 870 kilometres of high-speed railway. For the region, it represents more than a railway, however.…
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Retail chains will be able to send staff for coronavirus tests
Wednesday, April 15, 2020Latvia’s Health Ministry on April 14 announced new measures that will in future allow employers in the retail sector to send staff members for COVID-19 tests without the need for the individual’s family doctor to be part of the process. “In order to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Latvia, tests will be performed on retail workers if there are symptoms of the disease, also by order of the employer. Until now, store employees could…