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The EU is to invest \u20ac4bn on 25 large infrastructure projects across ten of its Member States<\/h2>\n

The EU Cohesion Policy<\/a> investment package adopted by the Commission includes Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania.<\/p>\n

The infrastructure projects cover a wide range of areas: health, transport, research, environment and energy<\/a>. With national co-financing, the total investment in these projects amounts to \u20ac8bn.<\/p>\n

Affordable energy in Bulgaria<\/h3>\n

\u20ac33m of EU funds will finance the construction of a 182-km cross-border gas interconnector between Komotini, Greece, and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The pipeline is a European Project of Common Interest, contributing to the objectives of the\u00a0EU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two countries’ gas systems will be linked for the first time, diversifying energy sources in the region and increasing energy security. With more competition in the gas market, consumers will enjoy lower prices.<\/p>\n

Road and rail connections in Czechia<\/h3>\n

\u20ac76m is financing upgrades on the rail corridor between Prague and Pilsen. Works include new or reconstructed tracks between Rokycany and Pilsen, shortening travel time by half on this section and reinforcing the attractiveness of Pilsen as a regional economic centre.<\/p>\n

Almost \u20ac75m will also be invested in a road from Nebory to Byst\u0159ice, as part of a major link between the Czech D48 motorway and the Slovak D3 motorway.<\/p>\n

Research campus in Jena<\/h3>\n

In Jena, Germany, the Friedrich-Schiller-University’s facilities will be given a makeover with almost \u20ac84m of EU funds. The project will finance the construction of two buildings: the university data centre and the faculty of mathematics and IT science, benefitting 18,000 students.<\/p>\n

Efficient public services in Greece<\/h3>\n

Almost \u20ac135m is invested in the \u201cSyzefxis II\u201d telecom system, which will eventually unify the entire Greek public administration network. An additional 600,000 civil servants and 34,000 premises will be connected to the system, resulting in important economies of scale and better services to the population.<\/p>\n

Some \u20ac95m will also fund the construction of an electrical interconnection between the island of Crete and the Peloponnese peninsula. It includes two 135-km submarine power cables. This project will lower the costs of electricity in Crete, by replacing expensive oil-fired generation units with electricity from mainland Greece.<\/p>\n

Improved connectivity in Budapest<\/h3>\n

\u20ac105.5m will finance upgrades on the southern section of the Budapest ring road, with reconstructed roads, bridges and new cycle paths. This project will shorten travel time and improve road safety for the 90,000 vehicles circulating daily in the area. In addition, it will reduce congestion<\/a> by diverting traffic away from the city centre.<\/p>\n

Better rail transport in Sicily<\/h3>\n

More than \u20ac358m of EU funds will help extend the Circumetnea railway line operating in Catania, Sicily, with eight new stations and rolling stocks. This project will help reduce congestion on the road network and will promote clean mobility in the region.<\/p>\n

Better drinking water in Malta<\/h3>\n

Almost \u20ac74m will provide Malta, Gozo and Comino islands with better drinking water, enhanced security of water supply and improved groundwater resource management. The project will benefit the entire population of the country. EU-funded works include an underground tunnel and the extension of water and wastewater distribution networks.<\/p>\n

Improved healthcare in Poland<\/h3>\n

In the field of\u00a0healthcare, almost \u20ac61m of EU funds will help purchase new equipment for the University Hospital of Krak\u00f3w, Ma\u0142opolskie, benefitting over 3.3 million inhabitants.<\/p>\n

Then, \u20ac56m will help build a new hospital complex for the Regional Centre of Children Health in Pozna\u0144, Wielkopolskie, centralising healthcare services, extending facilities and buying new equipment. The centre will be equipped with an emergency care department for children and will enlarge its orthopaedics, traumatology and rehabilitation departments.<\/p>\n

In the field of\u00a0maritime transports, \u20ac155m will increase the safety of operations in the Port of Gda\u0144sk, Pomorskie, with upgraded breakwater structures. Almost \u20ac65m will help build or modernise quays and hydro-technical engineering structures in the Port of Gdynia, increasing traffic safety.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0rail transport, \u20ac126m will help build the Szczecin Metropolitan Railway, connecting the main cities of Western Pomerania including Stargard, Police and Gryfino and benefitting 687,000 inhabitants. Almost \u20ac39m will help purchase 16 electric train units, which will operate in the Warsaw agglomeration. Some \u20ac58m will help modernise 152 passenger carriages and purchase 20 electric locomotives, which will circulate on the routes operated by PKP Intercity in the country.<\/p>\n

Lastly, in\u00a0road transport, Cohesion Policy will finance the construction of a section of the S7 express road linking Warsaw to Gr\u00f3jec (\u20ac129m), a section of the A2 motorway between Warsaw’s southern bypass and Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki (more than \u20ac78m), a section of the S3 express road towards the Czech border in Lower Silesia (\u20ac105m) and a section of the Olsztyn bypass in Warmi\u0144sko-Mazurskie (\u20ac87m).<\/p>\n

A modernised Northern railway line in Portugal<\/h3>\n

The Ovar-Gaia section on the Northern railway line, part of the Trans-European Transport Network, will be modernised with almost \u20ac119m of EU funds. Passengers will enjoy shorter travel time, more comfortable conditions and increased safety on this axis.<\/p>\n

Transport in Bucharest and water management in Romania<\/h3>\n

\u20ac1bin will help upgrade Bucharest’s ring road by expanding several of its sections, doubling the lanes in each direction. It will also support the construction of a 51-km section of the southern part of the new Bucharest Orbital Motorway. Still in the Romanian capital, \u20ac97m of EU funds will finance works on the entire metro line 2, with new tracks and rolling stocks.<\/p>\n

Almost \u20ac603m will support the protection and rehabilitation of the highly touristic area of the Black Sea coastline in the Constan\u021ba County. The project includes cliff consolidation works, replenishment of sand on the beaches, biodiversity preservation measures (artificial reefs and repopulation of marine species) as well as monitoring equipment.<\/p>\n

The EU will also invest more than \u20ac135m in better drinking water and wastewater<\/a> systems in the Timi\u0219 County. An additional 15,000 inhabitants will be connected to the drinking water network and almost 380,000 people will enjoy better drinking water.<\/p>\n

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