{"id":17196,"date":"2026-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/the-majority-of-lithuanian-residents-support-rail-baltica-and-associate-the-project-with-the-regions-security\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:00:00","slug":"the-majority-of-lithuanian-residents-support-rail-baltica-and-associate-the-project-with-the-regions-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/the-majority-of-lithuanian-residents-support-rail-baltica-and-associate-the-project-with-the-regions-security\/","title":{"rendered":"The majority of Lithuanian residents support Rail Baltica and associate the project with the region\u2019s security."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The majority of Lithuanians view the Rail Baltica project positively, considering it an important factor in economic growth and strengthening security in the Baltic region. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the research agency Norstat in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. In Lithuania, support for the project has reached 79% and continues to grow year on year. Moreover, 88% of respondents believe that Rail Baltica will contribute to the development of the national economy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04eng_artboard-1-1160x653-1.png\" alt=\"The majority of Lithuanian residents support Rail Baltica and associate the project with the region's security.\" class=\"wp-image-18592\" title=\"Europe The majority of Lithuanian residents support Rail Baltica and associate the project with the region's security.\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LTG <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lithuanians place particular importance on military mobility: 83% of respondents consider this aspect important for regional security, and 85% note that the new railway line will facilitate movement for NATO allies. Furthermore, 95% of respondents expect expanded transport links with other European countries, including Poland and Germany, and 94% expect improved connections between the Baltic states. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Roderikas \u017diobakas emphasized that Rail Baltica is not just an infrastructure project, but a strategically important economic and defense link that strengthens the country\u2019s resilience.<\/p>\n<p>LTG Infra CEO Vytis \u017dalimas noted that as the construction site expands, regions are beginning to feel the economic impact: demand for accommodation, food, transportation, and repair services is growing, and a significant portion of the funding is flowing directly from European Union funds into the country\u2019s economy. According to Norstat, interest in the project\u2019s progress in neighboring countries has also increased in Lithuania \u2013 from 36% in 2024 to 46% currently. Rail Baltica is the largest railway infrastructure project in the history of the Baltic states and envisions the construction of an electrified European-gauge line connecting Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with Central and Western Europe.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of Lithuanians view the Rail Baltica project positively, considering it an important factor in economic growth and strengthening security in the Baltic region. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the research agency Norstat in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. In Lithuania, support for the project has reached 79% and continues to grow year on year. Moreover, 88% of respondents believe that Rail Baltica will contribute to the development of the national economy.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}