February 26, 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kyiv Metropoliten/Kyiv Metro have signed a EUR50 million loan agreement and a guarantee agreement with the Kyiv City Council for the purchase of 50 new metro cars.
February 24, 2021
The Ministry of the Ecological Transition of France has signed an agreement with the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region to provide funding for the modernisation of five rail lines.
February 17, 2021
EIT Urban Mobility (EIT UM), an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has commenced the Startup Investment 2021 competition.
February 16, 2021
The European Commission (EC) has awarded SNCF Réseau a EUR31 million grant under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) blending call to install the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on 252 rail vehicles comprising passenger trains and freight locomotives.
February 12, 2021
The National Transport Authority (NTA) of Ireland has announced EUR240 million funding to support sustainable transport projects across the country.
February 5, 2021
The Government of the Netherlands has announced plans to provide EUR370 million as financial support to public transport operators to help recover from the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 25, 2021
A GBP69.5 million Transforming Cities Fund 2 has been proposed for improving and developing rail stations and the bus network, delivering more electric vehicle (EV) charging points, and planning new Metrolink stops.
January 9, 2021
Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB), the Austrian Federal Railways, has announced plans to invest EUR2.13 billion in 2021 across its rail networks in eight regions, that is, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Styria, Vienna, and Salzburg.
December 30, 2020
The European Commission (EC) has approved a DKK1 billion government scheme under EU state-aid rules to compensate passenger rail transport operators in Denmark that have suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 29, 2020
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with the Government of Egypt to provide EUR1.128 billion as support for the rehabilitation and expansion of the metro and tram networks in Alexandria and Cairo.
December 24, 2020
The Government of Switzerland, the Vinnytsia City Council, and Vinnytsia Transport Company have signed a cooperation agreement on technical and financial assistance for the transfer of a batch of trams from Zurich in Switzerland to Vinnytsia in Ukraine.
December 22, 2020
The Salzburg City Council has approved a funding agreement between the city, state, and federal governments to support the 750-metre-long extension of the Salzburger Lokalbahn (SLB), the local train service in Salzburg, to Mirabellplatz.
December 15, 2020
Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) and RB Rail AS, the joint venture (JV) implementing the Rail Baltica project, have signed two additional Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grant agreements to support the design, planning, construction, and land acquisitions for the Rail Baltica project.
December 7, 2020
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye (IBB)/Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has raised an additional USD580 million funding to complete the construction of four stalled metro projects through its first international Eurobond sale.
December 1, 2020
The Government of the UK has allocated GBP825 million funding to the Greater London Authority (GLA) for the final phase of the Crossrail project in the UK.