| 2019 | The first design contract for the Rail Baltica main line signed |
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| 2018 | European Union Commission adopted the Implementing Decision on the Rail Baltica cross-border project on the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Corridor EU CEF3 Grant Agreement signed Rail Baltica Design Guidelines approved The first Rail Baltica construction design and supervision contract of Rail Baltica’s airport Riga railway station, related infrastructure, and viaduct was signed Route setting and spatial territorial planning for Rail Baltica railway finalised in all three Baltic states, except for the section Kaunas – Lithuania/Poland State border which is subject to the results of the upgrade feasibility study. |
| 2017 | Cost-Benefit Analysis completed Intergovernmental Agreement signed by Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Prime Ministers |
| 2016 | Rail Baltica Contracting Scheme Agreement signed EU CEF2 Grant Agreement signed Inter-beneficiary agreement signed Declaration adopted by the three Baltic States with Poland and Finland |
| 2015 | EU CEF1 Grant Agreement signed Declaration issued by the transport ministers of the Baltic States, Poland and Finland, together with Commissioner Violeta Bulc Detailed technical studies A contracting-scheme model developed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Poland and Finland publish supporting letters for the project |
| 2014 | Joint Statement signed by the three Baltic Prime Ministers RB Rail AS established |
| 2013 | Declaration on further cooperation signed by Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Transport Ministers |
| 2011 | Feasibility Study by AECOM Joint Statement signed by the three Baltic Prime Ministers |
| 2010 | Memorandum signed by representatives of the transport ministries from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland |
| 2008 | Decision of the European Commission on TEN-T co-financing for Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian projects |
| 2007 | Research conducted by COWI AS Memorandum of Understanding signed by the transport ministers of Latvia and Lithuania |
| 2006 | Declaration of Intent signed by the transport ministers of the five partner countries in Rail Baltica |
| 2005 | European Commission issued a tender for the entire Cohesion-fund pre-feasibility study on the Rail Baltica project Rail Baltica’s Interreg IIIB project application approved by the Interreg IIIB Steering Committee |
| 2004 | Rail Baltica included in TEN-T priorities list |
| 2003 | Rail Baltica in the list of priority projects in the proposal submitted to the European Council by the European Commission |
| 2001 | Cooperation agreement signed by Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian transport ministers |
| 1994 | The Rail Baltica concept first appears in the joint policy document Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea 2010 as an important element for spatial development in the Baltic Sea region |
| 1991 – 1997 | First idea and vision for the project raised during Pan-European transport conferences in Prague, Crete and Helsinki |