Rail Baltica development employees haven’t been paid since February

This system experiences that the builders of two worldwide Rail Baltica stations – at Riga Airport and Riga Central Station – haven’t been paid salaries since February.

Contracts with builders signed a number of years in the past present for worth indexation, however it was not anticipated that inflation could be 20-30%. “The ordered work was accomplished, invoices had been issued and accepted by each European Railways and the Ministry of Transport, however resulting from inflation, the work price way more, and there may be nothing to pay the distinction,” the journalists say, including that the rise in price was ignored for a very long time and at present reaches 39 million euros.

“The builders’ calls for are justified as a result of the work has been accomplished,” says Erik Dilevs, chairman of the interim board of European Railways.

He additionally notes that the worth improve till December 31, 2023 was 33 million euros, and this yr till June the worth improve will probably be one other six million euros.

In flip, Transport Minister Kaspar Briskens famous {that a} detailed data report is being ready for 2 worldwide Rail Baltica stations to search out out why such a radical improve in costs is going on.

“Throughout inner checks, we additionally established that it’s seemingly that the officers of the Latvian aspect coming into into the settlement assumed obligations that went past the framework outlined by the federal government,” the minister stated.

Negotiations are underway with builders to revise the fee schedule.