February 13, 2025

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Spain, 10 Nations Call on Brussels for More High-Speed Rail Funding
Spain, along with 10 other EU countries, has called on Brussels for a “greater financial ambition” in the next multiannual budget to accelerate the deployment of high-speed rail lines. The signatories, including leaders from Slovakia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, and Romania, stress the need to complete key projects such as the interconnection of the Atlantic and Mediterranean corridors as a vital element of Europe’s sustainable and competitive transport network. They also highlight the environmental benefits and enhanced military mobility that such projects would deliver, urging the EU to reduce conditionalities and significantly boost co-financing through instruments like the Connecting Europe Facility.