EU Transport Research and Innovation brief week 43 2026

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

CEF Infrastructure Capex Squeeze: The 2026 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport call closed with nearly €3 billion in funding requests against a €1.1 billion budget limit, creating a €1.9 billion deficit that threatens TEN-T network modernizations and Military Mobility projects.Industrialization of EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes: DG MOVE figures for September 2026 confirm the corridors have permanently transitioned from emergency routes to vital industrial arteries, carrying nearly 100% of Ukrainian imports and 90% of non-agricultural exports despite persistent rail track gauge and customs bottlenecks.Sino-European Maritime Ring-Fencing: The 19th EU-China Maritime Transport Agreement meeting in Shanghai actively protected baseline ocean freight and port operations from broader deteriorating trade battle...