Topic: Eu-commission

Rail Baltica. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbgc_project/7886074122/in/dateposted/

Construction Rail Baltica starts in 2020, Vilnius to be included

A time frame has been set for the completion of Rail Baltica, linking Poland and the Baltic states by rail. Construction should commence in 2020, while the entire project should be delivered by end 2025....Read more

14-11-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

New TEN-T maps for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

The maps of the TEN-T network in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have been presented. The European core transport network has for the first time been extended towards these eastern countries, in order...Read more

13-11-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

EU Commission: ‘The Belt and Road initiative is a Chinese project’

The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a Chinese project. The EU does not participate in it, but it is also not a simple spectator of it. The European Commission pays attention to the BRI...Read more

18-09-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

A containertrain on the 'Nord-Süd-Strecke' in Germany

German companies funded for energy saving investments

Germany will receive EU funding for a scheme to support railway companies that invest in energy efficiency technologies. Companies providing electrically powered rail transport services may be compensated for up to 50 per cent of...Read more

31-07-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

All rail freight facilities of Europe in one web portal

After a successful pilot phase, web portal Railfreightlocations.eu will be expanded to include all rail freight facilities in Europe. The web portal is an online source of information on rail service facilities across the continent,...Read more

29-05-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen