During the Connecting Europe Days 2024 – the European Commissions’ annual event to promote a sustainable, smart and resilient, transport and mobility network – the transport coalition started its campaign ‘More EU Budget for transport’.
UIP together with 48 European transport organisations, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network urge the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in the upcoming review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework.
Massive over subscriptions of the current CEF transport budget underline once again that the ambitions and challenges of the transport sector are high, yet are not met with the necessary EU support. The take-away for European leaders and policymakers should be clear: this is the moment for Europe to reverse the trend of continued under-funding of the transport sector and set the bar high. A strong CEF instrument for transport is the best guarantee to deliver high EU added value, foster a level playing field across Europe and enable no regret investments. More EU Budget for clean transport is the best investment plan for Europe.
“In order for all transport modes to enter the digital world, significant investments are required in rail infrastructure, operations and rolling stock to connect rail freight to the supply chain. It is essential to have a strong EU budget for transport as digital backbone of the economy ” underlines UIP Secretary General Gilles Peterhans.
Please find the full press release and the promotion flyer with the core message of the campaign to the right for your perusal and download
The campaign leaflet was officially handed over to the European Commission representatives on 4 April 2024.