Another corruption scandal erupted in Latvia in early August, when the Latvian Railways’ head Ugis Magonis was arrested for taking bribes.
According to Smulczynski, an intergovernmental agreement should be signed for establishment of uniform transport conditions on the territories of all the participating countries.
According to Merkulov, the necessary measures include reduction of the travel time of trains on this route from the proposed 11 days to 9 days