Only massive investment and political will can make the railways of the Western Balkans attractive again. On September 13 this year, the Connecting Europe Express train...
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In some places the biggest headache associated with air travel is often not Covid tests or vaccine passports, but the hassle of getting to and from the airport. How does...
Cycling infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe has hitherto not been as favourable for pedal power as it should be, but a few cities are now beginning to change...
Uzbekistan’s impressive high-speed rail lines have proven to be a major boon for the country’s economy and an example of well-planned public infrastructure. While much...
The launch of Poland’s national electric car, the Izera, has been pushed back from 2023 to 2024. Since it was first presented in 2020 the Izera, the brand name for...
This year has been declared the Year of Rail by the European Commission in order to highlight train travel as one of the most “sustainable, smart and safe means of...
Public areas are places in a city where people can safely rest outside with their friends or families. There are few such spots in Ukraine, so citizens hang out indoors...
It’s now more than a year since Beijing officially opened a new transportation corridor that connects China with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, but it remains far from...
At the last minute, Montenegro last month successfully paid the first instalment of a one billion US dollars loan owed to Exim Bank of China, a loan that threatened to...
Rail Baltica promised a high-speed-rail connection linking Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland by 2026. With several sections now under construction, the ambitious...
Open borders in the Western Balkans need infrastructure that allows everyone – tourists, citizens and businesses – to make the most of them. The subject of borders in...
On July 21, the United States and Germany issued a joint statement on Nord Stream 2, supporting Ukraine, European energy security, and climate goals. In their agreement...
