The EU is investing a record €7B in transport infrastructure, including four Ukrainian projects.

The European Commission selected 134 transport projects that will receive more than €7B in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) instrument for strategic infrastructure investment. Among the approved projects, four Ukrainian ones:

1. Integration of Ukraine’s railway system into the EU transport system. It is planned to improve the railway network and develop the 1,435 mm track.
2. Organization of transport flows to increase the throughput capacity of the border crossing infrastructure. The project’s implementation will ensure the traffic continuity between the checkpoints Galati, Djurdzhulesti, and Reni.
3. A project to create a river information service on the Ukrainian section of the Danube River, in particular its integration into the EuRIS portal and CEERIS of the RIS COMEX project, as well as ensuring the appropriate level of navigational safety.
4. Integrated modernization of the European CNS network, restoration of Ukraine’s aeronautical industry, and further modernization of the communication, navigation, surveillance, and aeronautical information infrastructure.

A feature of the CEF program is co-financing for project implementation. The EU grants to the four Ukrainian projects will amount to €53M; Ukraine must provide the same amount.