On February 5th, FEPORT alongside 44 European transport organisations, co-signed an open letter urging EU policymakers to uphold a strong, centrally coordinated transport funding instrument to address Europe’s infrastructure, resilience, and decarbonisation challenges.
A well-functioning, integrated transport network is essential to maintaining Europe’s supply chain sovereignty and enabling the shift to a net-zero economy. European-level funding ensures investments of high EU-added value, tackling cross-border bottlenecks, improving intermodality, and supporting the long-term competitiveness of the transport sector.
“Strategic EU investment in transport is critical to overcoming fragmentation, ensuring infrastructure aligns with the needs of businesses, and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness,” says FEPORT Secretary General, Lamia Kerdjoudj.
“The Draghi report highlights the risks of a patchwork approach. National plans alone are not enough to secure integration, intermodality, and long-term resilience.” underlines FEPORT Secretary General.
The joint open letter has been handed over to the EU Commission by Karin de Schepper, Ansis Zeltins and Alberto Mazzola at the TEN_T conference in Lodz (Poland).
