This call (SESAR-ER4-14-2019) whics aims to improve airport capacity and resilience and ensuring safety and security levels, falls under the H2020-JTI-SESAR-2019 sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Weather has a significant impact on airport operations: snow, sleet, and freezing rain, which along with strong winds, low clouds, and reduced visibility may create dangerous conditions at or […]
H2020: Shift2Rail-RIA: ASupport to the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of brake systems
This call for proposals addresses the priority area of the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of braking systems within the Shift2Rail-RIA Research and Innovation action sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Although rail freight markets within the EU have been open for a number of years, the modal share of intra-EU rail […]
Commission adopts €4 billion investment package for infrastructure projects across 10 Member States
Nowadays, the EU Cohesion Policy invests €4 billion of EU funds in 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member States. The investment package involves Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania. The projects cover a wide range of areas: health, transport, research, environment and energy. With national co-financing, the total investment […]
Brexit: Railway safety and connectivity with the UK
The EU is ensuring continuity of train services between the EU (France and Ireland) and the United Kingdom in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The Council today adopted a regulation on a temporary extension of the validity of certain authorisations, certificates and licences that are needed to run the […]
Satisfactorio acuerdo provisional para financiar infraestructuras de alto rendimiento para conectar mejor a los europeos
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proposal, as part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. The new programme will enable the European Union to lead the way to climate neutrality in line with our A Clean Planet for all […]