Current Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) projects include many European links, such as the Baltica Railway, connecting Helsinki and Warsaw, the Brenner Base Tunnel, connecting Austria and Italy, and the high-altitude railway Lisbon–Madrid express.
Major transport infrastructure projects on the core TEN-T network must be completed by the end of 2030 to ensure a comprehensive network by the end of 2050. To accelerate project implementation across the network , an intermediate deadline of 2040 was introduced, an official release said.
Members of the European Parliament have backed updating EU plans to build a network of rail, road, inland waterways and short shipping routes across the EU by the end of 2030 to eliminate bottlenecks. congestion and lack of traffic links. The goal is a comprehensive network by the end of 2050. Transport infrastructure projects with Russia and Belarus will stop
MEPs ensure that railway lines in the core TEN-T network will be electrified, run at 100 km/h to carry goods and cross internal EU borders in an average of less than 25 minutes. minutes by the end of 2030.
Major airports in Europe (receiving more than 12 million passengers per year) will be connected to the trans-European rail network. To ensure better resting conditions for professional truck drivers, safe and secure parking lots at least 150 km apart will have to be established along main EU routes.
According to new regulations, transport infrastructure projects with Russia and Belarus will be paused, and instead links with Ukraine and Moldova will be strengthened.
Regarding the participation of companies from third countries in major TEN-T projects, Member States will have to inform the European Commission of the measures taken to minimize any risks security risks.
Members have persuaded EU governments to take into account military needs (the weight or scale of military transport) when building or upgrading infrastructure that overlaps with military transport networks, to ensure The transportation of troops and equipment was seamless.
Once the European Council approves the new regulations, they will enter into force 20 days after publication in the official journal.
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