TGV

 

TGV

 The Council approved Military Requirements for Military Mobility including technical specifications. New steps are taken to identify main corridors and logistical hubs along the TEN-T and include the fuel supply chain requirements for military transports. 

The EU military requirements that drive the process of improving the dual use transport infrastructure are around 95% identical with those used by NATO.

European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities

As part of the TEN-T governance, nine European Transport Corridors and two horizontal priorities support the completion of the trans-European transport network. The European Transport Corridors integrate the Rail Freight Corridors, mainly to coordinate infrastructure investment planning.

A European Coordinator is appointed for each corridor and horizontal priority and oversees the progress of the corridor or priority. The European Coordinators also act as ambassadors of the TEN-T policy and are essential for the governance of the TEN-T.

TEN-T related legislation and actions

• Advancing the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T): The Streamlining Directive facilitates the administrative processes for permitting procedures of cross-border infrastructure
• Military Mobility is an EU initiative to ensure swift and seamless movement of military personnel, materiel and assets – including at short notice and at large scale – within and beyond the EU. The trans-European transport network can serve a dual use, military and civilian. In close cooperation with the Member States, the Commission ensures that the network is coherent and meets the requirements for both types of use. Following Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine the Commission and the High Representative put forward an Action Plan on Military Mobility 2.0. To ensure a well-connected, capable and secure military mobility network, the Commission supports the action plan with funding instruments such as the Connecting Europe Facility (funding dual-use transport infrastructure projects), and the European Defence Fund (supporting the development of interoperable logistical and digital systems).

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Factsheet%20-%20MilitaryMobility.pdf