This is the proposal for the development of TEN-T made by Marius Skuodis, the Minister of Transport and Communications
As the European Commission reviews the development plans for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), important transport connections should be included in this network, both the new European high-speed rail line to Klaipėda and the railway connections with Ukraine. This is the proposal for the development of TEN-T made by Marius Skuodis, the Minister of Transport and Communications, at the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) Council of the European Union (EU) in Luxembourg on 2-3 June, according to the Ministry’s press release.
“In order to connect all the ports of the EU’s eastern Baltic coast by rail and enable the residents and cargo to reach the rest of Europe faster, it is especially important to include a European gauge railway route to Klaipėda in the development plans of the Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T. In today’s geopolitical context, the integration of the Baltic States, as well as Ukraine, into the EU transport system is one of the priority goals,” said Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communications, at the TTE Council.
A branch of the high-speed European gauge railway to Klaipėda would improve transport and logistics connections in Central and Eastern Europe by creating new freight corridors with Ukraine.
According to the Minister, a fast European gauge railway track to Klaipėda would fundamentally change the Lithuanian transport system: it would create a promising alternative to road transport, and would help to diversify the activities of Klaipėda Seaport faster.