Hungary submits railway plans for EU funding, crucial projects are missing
The Hungarian government submitted a funding request to EU’s Connecting Europe Facility 2 for several domestic railway projects. Although some of the railway schemes included in the proposal are relevant for rail freight development in...Read more
77% of CEF financing in first call for TEN-T goes to rail
ANALYSISIn the first round of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), 77,7 per cent will go to railway projects. Sixty-seven rail projects across Europe will be funded for a total...Read more
More money invested in roads than rail, is this the modal shift?
Railways are constantly hailed as the future for sustainable mobility, and leaders stumble over each other to say that we need a shift to rail. But when looking at the investments that were made in...Read more
7 billion euros available for EU infrastructure projects
A call for proposals launched on 16 September under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport programme makes available 7 billion euros for projects targeting new, upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure. The majority of...Read more
Valencia port to have double railway tracks to deal with traffic increase
The Valencia Port Authority has awarded Ardanuy Ingeniería with the task of doubling of the track and the implementation of the third railway line between the Poniente and Levante docks. The project should take five...Read more
Quieter brakes, track upgrades and more port connections in Europe
The EU is investing over 117 million euros in 39 key transport projects that will help build missing connections across the continent, while focusing on sustainable transport modes. The projects will reduce the noise generated...Read more
Port of Rijeka develops railway infrastructure
The port of Rijeka, the largest harbour in Croatia, intends to enlarge the intermodal facilities of the Zagreb Deep Sea Container Terminal. To this end, the port authority invests in the development of the railway...Read more
New CEF facility created for funding ERTMS
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have launched the new CEF Transport Blending Facility, which is a financial instrument to support projects such as ERTMS. With an initial budget of 200 million Euros...Read more
EU Parliament votes for larger transport budget
Two committees of the EU Parliament have voted in favour of an increased budget for transport in the financing period 2021-2027. The amount comes to 37.8 billion Euros, including the amounts transferred from the Cohesion...Read more
European Parliament asks for larger budget transport infrastructure
The European Parliament has called for a significantly larger budget for transport infrastructure through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme. This is a European financing tool for railway projects such as the TEN-T corridors and the...Read moreCER calls for extra 10 billion to fund digitalisation in railways
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called for an additional 10 billion Euros in the new CEF transport budget to support the digital transformation of rail. Without this support, the deployment...Read more
30.6 billion Euros fund for European transport confirmed
The European Commission has unveiled the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget proposal for the period 2021-2027. It confirmed a CEF Transport budget of 30.6 billion Euros, promising to continue support of improved interoperability and border...Read more
CEF funding for Divača-Koper railway line in Slovenia
The construction of a second track along the entire Divača-Koper railway line in Slovenia will be funded by CEF Transport. Director of INEA Dirk Beckers signed a grant agreement to this end on 31 May....Read more
European Commission launches CEF 2018 call for proposals
The European Commission has launched the 2018 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport call for proposals that opens co-financing possibilities for projects supporting the policy orientations of the Third Clean Mobility Package – transport digitalisation, road...Read more
‘Important EU railway projects secured under post-2020 budget’
At least thirty billion Euros has been allocated to the European transport subsidy programme Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). It now looks like the investments in important railway projects such as the TEN-T corridors and the...Read more
More EU funding needed for completion TEN-T network
Over forty stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for an increased EU budget for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). This is...Read more
EU Council reaffirms rail potential of TEN-T corridors
The Council of the European Union has formally accepted the latest report on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), of which the EU rail freight corridors are a key element. Ministers from the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy...Read more