The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a loan of 41.2 million euros to the Moldovan government “to rehabilitate the country’s railway infrastructure”. These funds will be added to a 12-million-euro grant unlocked in October for...Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan 992 million euros to the Czech Ministry of Finance “in support of a major railway upgrade”. This is the largest loan from the EIB to the Czech Republic.Read more
analysisThe integration of Moldovan railways into the European network is a key step to ensure connectivity with currently war-torn Ukraine. However, a few challenges make this process quite complicated. For example, the entire railway network...Read more
ports and railThe European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a loan of 250 million euros to finance the doubling of the line connecting Divaca to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The final document is expected to be...Read more
Terminal Thursday With a 50 million euros loan, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of a new grain and bulk cargo terminal at the Bulgarian port of Varna. EIB signed the agreement with Logistic...Read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support for Serbia’s rail sector, this time with a loan to state-owned operator Serbia Cargo. The bank is lending the company 43 million...Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a budget of 1,1 billion euros for modernising the Belgrade-Niš railway line in Serbia. The investment will contribute to the extension of the core TEN-T network in the country...Read more
The EU is currently assessing the possibility of extending the normal gauge of the European railway network to Ukraine and Moldova, as part of its effort to better integrate the countries in the European transport...Read more
Calea Ferată din Moldova (CFM-Moldova Railways) agreed on a 23,5 million euros loan that will be used for rail infrastructure upgrades in the country. The funding is provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and...Read more
The Connecting Europe Express has reached Paris, its final destination, after travelling for 36 days and crossing 26 countries and 33 borders. The emblematic initiative to celebrate the European Year of Rail has been unanimously...Read more
Interoperability, modernisation and more capacity are some of the essential elements that European rail infrastructure lacks. For all these to improve, everyone agrees on one prerequisite: money. But is money really missing?Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to inject 200 million Euros in the Fehmarn Belt tunnel project. This project is to see a new, modernised tunnel between Denmark and Germany allowing for faster transit times....Read more
Spain has applied to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a one billion Euros loan to further develop the rail freight Atlantic Corridor linking the main Basque port cities of Bilbao and Pasajes with Madrid...Read more