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The railway construction itself should start in five years\u2019 time and by that time it is planned to complete the technical design of the railway, obtain necessary building permits and acquire the lands on which Rail Baltic will be constructed.<\/p>\n<p>According to T\u00f5nis Tamme, board member of the Rail Baltic Business Network and partner of law firm TRINITI in charge of transport and infrastructure matters, advising the preparation of an agreement signed with the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) that administers the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) was another good example of effective implementation of the experience and competencies relating to Rail Baltic. \u201cIn recent years, we have carried out an interdisciplinary research that preceded the foundation of Rail Baltic joint venture, we have advised both the negotiations concerning the RB Rail AS shareholders\u2019 agreement and the foundation of joint venture, and the matters relating to financing the 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