Boosting Europe’s Transport Sector: President von der Leyen at Connecting Europe Days
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Connecting Europe Days is Europe’s mobility flagship event, taking place from 28 September to 1 October 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. It brings together politicians, financial partners, industry representatives, transport stakeholders and the European Commission to discuss concrete measures to create a competitive, resilient, safe and sustainable transport sector in Europe. On 29 September, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech at the event. In her speech, she highlighted Europe’s key transport goals: complete a truly European network by closing cross-border gaps, removing bottlenecks and investing in rail, roads, waterways. Europe also wants to lead in transport innovation by scaling up clean and smart technologies such as high-speed rail, electric trucks, and charging corridors . Finally, she pointed out that the sector must build infrastructure that is climate-resilient, fit for a more volatile world, and able to connect future members such as Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans more closely to the Union. Disclaimer: Comments considered in breach of our social media moderation policy may be removed. You can take a look at it here: https://europa.eu/!q4KMP8 Follow us on: -X: https://twitter.com/EU_Commission -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/europeancommission/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/ -Medium: https://medium.com/@EuropeanCommission Check our website: https://commission.europa.eu/
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