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Rail Transport

DiscoverEU celebrates 40 years of Schengen with 40,000 tickets for young travellers

The European Commission is offering 40,000 young people a unique opportunity to explore Europe through DiscoverEU, an action of the Erasmus+ programme, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen area. To apply for a travel pass, young people born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007 must complete a short quiz […]

Commission offers 36,000 free EU travel passes to 18-year-olds #DiscoverEU

Thousands of young people will soon have the chance to explore Europe for free with DiscoverEU. The European Commission has opened applications for a new DiscoverEU round, making nearly 36,000 travel passes available to 18-year-olds across Europe. Successful applicants will be able to travel across Europe by train for up to 30 days between 1 […]

EU to invest record €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure

The Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU's instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding will support projects that deliver on the EU's climate objectives, […]