EU transport fund gets requests for almost EUR 3bn

The EU transport fund picks its projects in March 2027. It has not said how much of the demand is for rail. Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Volker Emersleben.

EU: Applicants have asked for almost EUR 3bn from the EU’s transport infrastructure fund in its 2026 calls, against a budget of EUR 1.1bn. The agency running the calls received 246 applications by the 6 October deadline.