{"id":122014,"date":"2025-07-04T16:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=122014"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:41:28","slug":"eu-invests-e2-8-billion-in-94-transport-projects-to-boost-sustainable-connected-mobility-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/top-news\/eu-invests-e2-8-billion-in-94-transport-projects-to-boost-sustainable-connected-mobility-across-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"EU invests \u20ac2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable, connected mobility across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, July 04  : The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly \u20ac2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising railways, inland waterways and maritime routes across the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the projects will not only help better connect European regions and cities \u2013 north to south, east to west, but also make the EU\u2019s internal market more competitive, and more resilient.<br \/>\nRail transport will receive the largest share of the funding \u2013 77% of the total \u2013 with investments directed towards major infrastructure upgrades across the TEN-T core and extended networks, particularly in cohesion countries. This includes the construction of Rail Baltica in the Baltic region and Poland, and improvements in Greece and Slovakia. High-speed rail lines will also be developed in the Czechia and Poland.<br \/>\nIn addition, 46 projects in 11 Member States \u2013 including Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Sweden \u2013 will implement the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on trains and tracks, improving rail safety and interoperability across borders.<br \/>\nThe CEF Transport program for 2021-2027 has a total budget of \u20ac25.8 billion. It is available to fund projects in all EU Member States as well as in Ukraine and Moldova \u2013 two CEF associated countries. With the current selection, 95% of this budget has already been allocated.<br \/>\nSince its launch in 2014, the Connecting Europe Facility supported 1861 projects (including the current selection of 94 projects) with a total of \u20ac47.34 billion in the transport sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, July 04 : The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly \u20ac2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). 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