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The Russian-Baltic states boundary: a limit between peripheries or a link between European Union and the post-soviet states

Arnaud SERRY Pierre THOREZ

1Introduction

22The past3

3Modal repartition of freight transportPart of road in fret transportation (%)1998200020052009EU73,776,477,5Estonia32,737,335,447,3Latvia2426,529,830,2Lithuania40,446,656,159Part of rail in fret transportation (%)1998200020052009EU19,717,716,5Estonia67,362,764,652,7Latvia7673,570,269,8Lithuania59,553,443,940,1Source : Eurostat44

55Goods carried by rail in 20096

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8Passenger air traffic: flights and destinations

Destina-tions fromTotalFSU%FSURiga861922Tallinn32516Vilnius234179

9Air traffic evolution.

Passengers by rail11International passengers by rail (Thousands)2004200720082009BelarusEstonie58757949Lettonie161150121Lituanie164182172131RussiaEstonie66758347Lettonie149167141115Lituanie110163160143UkraineEstonie0000Lettonie14700Lituanie1023167

11Road Transport12International passengers carried by bus (thousand)200020052010Lithuania1628,61546,1575,9Estonia753638,1796,4LatviaNDNDND

12The case of Kaliningrad13

13Conclusionthe border is a cut and a seam.

Business against political borders.

Ports are positioned as gateways between Russia and Europe and participate in the building of a single integrated reticular regional space.

At local scale the border became a frontier.

We could conclude that the border is a seam in global transport system, but a cut in local mobility. 14