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EUR 15 million EU financial support for ETCS development and installation

The EU’s TEN-T Programme will support with over €15 million the development and installation of the common European Train Control System (ETCS) in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and The UK. The new system is expected to improve the interoperability, safety, reliability and capacity on European railways. Seven separate projects aim to

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EU to commit EUR 1 billion to connect Western Balkans

The EU plans to commit EUR 1 billion for transport and energy infrastructure in Western Balkans countries, EU commissioner in charge of enlargement Johannes Hahn announced Wednesday at the first meeting with Western Balkans Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Transport. “The European Union is not only at your disposal at your side

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EUR 293 m of regional funds for sustainable transport for the cities of Warsaw, Łódź, Szczecin and Poznań

The European Commission has approved EUR 293 million from the Cohesion Fund for five major projects to improve sustainable transport services in the biggest Polish metropoles Warsaw, Łódź, Szczecin and Poznań. These investments aim to modernise the public transport systems in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and will provide

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    EUR 63m for the extension of Bratislava’s tram and reconstruction of Stary Most bridge

EUR 63m for the extension of Bratislava’s tram and reconstruction of Stary Most bridge

Slovakia: The European Commission approved an investment of EUR 63 million from the Cohesion Fund to extend Bratislava’s tramway from the city centre to Bratislava’s most populous borough Petrzalka (Title of project: Tramway extension to Petrzalka borough – 1st Segment Safarikovo namestie – Bosakova ulica D1 Dubna Skala – Turany) .

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    EUR 3m studies on a better connection between the northern Adriatic ports and the main rail and inland waterways networks

EUR 3m studies on a better connection between the northern Adriatic ports and the main rail and inland waterways networks

The EU’s TEN-T Programme will back with almost EUR 3 million studies on a better connection between the northern Adriatic ports and the main rail and inland waterways networks in the region. The project’s ambition is to contribute to the development of these ports as interconnection points between maritime and other modes

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    EUR 6 million EU co-financing for studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line in Austria

EUR 6 million EU co-financing for studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line in Austria

The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over EUR 6 million studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line between Linz and Wels and between Salzburg and Steindorf/Straβwalchen in Austria, to increase the capacity of the existing line and improve the efficiency of traffic flows.  The new line between Linz

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    EC identifies TEN-T infrastructure development needs representing EUR 700 bn of financial investment until 2030

EC identifies TEN-T infrastructure development needs representing EUR 700 bn of financial investment until 2030

The European Commission has published nine studies on the state of play and the development needs of the TEN-T core network corridors. The studies have identified infrastructure development needs which represent approximately €700 billion of financial investment until 2030. They highlight the importance of optimising the use of infrastructure along the corridors, notably

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    European Commission adopts improved set of specifications for ERTMS

European Commission adopts improved set of specifications for ERTMS

The European Commission adopted a Decision amending Commission Decision 2012/88/EU . These new technical requirements (Technical Specifications for Interoperability – TSI) will take effect upon notification to Member States and will be applicable as of July 2015 across the whole European railway network. This Decision contains an improved set of detailed system

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    Slovak rail infrastructure manager to invest EUR 224 m in 2015

Slovak rail infrastructure manager to invest EUR 224 m in 2015

The Slovak rail infrastructure manager ZSR plans to invest from EU funds an amount of EUR 224 million in 2015. Among the railway modernisation projects the company aims to complete next are:  –  Beluša – Púchov (Modernization of railway track Nové Mesto nad Váhom – Púchov, km 100.500 – 159.100 for track speed of

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    EU to finance study on developing better rail connection between Slovenia and Austria

EU to finance study on developing better rail connection between Slovenia and Austria

The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over EUR 550,000 a study on developing the railway connection between Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, and Šentilj near the Austrian border. The project will help facilitate passenger and freight transport between both countries. The project will carry out preliminary environmental, geodesy, design and investment

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