Baiba Rubesa, CEO and Chairperson of the Management Board of the joint venture RB RAIL presented the Rail Baltica project to the G7 Transport Ministers Meeting on 22 June 2017, in Cagliari, Italy. Rail Baltica was indeed invited by the European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc to take part in a session devoted to best practices and models of sustainable infrastructure.
Ms. Rubesa focused her presentation on the European value of the project, its social benefits and the wider socio-economic impact on the three Baltic States. In addition, she highlighted some lessons learned from cross-border project implementation. After the presentation, Ms. Rubesa admitted that “due to the scope of Rail Baltica, its unique cross-border experience and socio-economic impact this project is emblematic of the type of cross-border infrastructure projects that the European Commission promotes. It is an interesting example to share with the transport ministers of the most advanced economies in the world. The Baltic nations should be proud that we are creating unique know-how to be shared with others in the EU and even globally.”
The G7 Transport Ministers meeting was dedicated to two main topics – the social impact of infrastructure and advanced technologies for cars and roads.
The event was attended by the Transport Ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, as well as the European Commissioner for Transport, Ms Violeta Bulc.