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 in these projects amounts to €8 billion.
Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu said: “These 25 projects are as many examples of how the EU is working to improve everyday life for our citizens from better drinking water to faster rail transport and modern hospitals. In the current budget period, I have adopted 258 large infrastructure projects worth €32 billion of EU funds; they are, in a way, the ambassadors of Cohesion Policy and I’m proud of each and every one of them.”
- More secure and affordable energy in Bulgaria
- Smoother road and rail connections on the Trans-European Transport Network in Czechia
- A modern research campus in Jena, Germany
- Efficient public services in Greece and affordable energy in Crete
- Improved connectivity, reduced congestion and increased transport safety around Budapest, Hungary
- Better rail transport in Sicily, Italy
- Better drinking water in Malta
- Better healthcare and greater connectivity in Poland
- A modernised Northern railway line in Portugal
- Smoother transport in Bucharest environmental protection and water management in Romania
Original source: European Commission
Published on 02 April 2019
