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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 7h

🚆Regular passenger services start on the Belgrade–Subotica high-speed railway, with trains running up to 200 km/h!

👥12.5M+ passengers already travelled Belgrade–Novi Sad, including 6.1M on the “Soko”.

Extending to Budapest, this line is a part of TEN-T.
#TogetherConnected 💙

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 10h

#Albania, #NorthMacedonia, & #Greece are #TogetherConnected 💙

🛂 At the trilateral workshop in Gevgelija, we advanced plans for modernising key border crossing points, expanding SEED+ data exchange & one-stop controls, enhancing the #GreenLanes.

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Albania, North Macedonia, Greece Strengthen Cooperation on Border Crossing Facilitation - Transport Community

GEVGELIJA – Officials from Albania, North Macedonia, and Greece gathered on 3 October 2025 in Gevgelija for the Trilateral Technical Workshop on Border Crossing Facilitation, focusing on strengthening...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 5d

🔒 Secure. ☁️ Reliable. 📊 GDPR-compliant.

We will soon publish a tender for ICT solution services covering infrastructure setup, migration, and 24/7 support, among other areas.

Express your interest in participating 👇
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#TogetherConnected

Provision of managed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution services - Transport Community

TCT Secretariat plans to award a contract for Provision of managed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution services with indicative budget of EUR 35,000.00. More details can be found i...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 7d

🚛💻 The future of road transport is digital, and you can be the one shaping it!

Help us build the #WesternBalkans Electronic Register of Road Undertakings (WBRRU) in line with the EU’s ERRU.

Apply by ⌛️ 26 October 2025

More info 👇
tinyurl.com/2z5z6fx7

#TogetherConnected

Setting up the Western Balkans Electronic Register of Road Undertakings (WBRRU) - Transport Community

Type of procedure: Open procedure Deadline for submission of the Tender – the Tenders shall be submitted not later than 26 October 2025 at 23:59h CET Tender documents: Invitation to tender and Instruc...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 8d

🚆 200 years after the first passenger train, the #WesternBalkans is on track for a railway renaissance.

With €15.27bn for rail projects, the region is connecting to Europe’s transport network.

Read the op-ed by our @mzakon.bsky.social 👇
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#TogetherConnected💙

Two Centuries on Tracks: From Steam Dreams to European Connections - Transport Community

On 27 September 1825, the world changed: Locomotion No. 1 pulled the first passenger train between Stockton and Darlington. What began as an experiment in northern England quickly became a global tran...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 8d

Autumn brings the spirit of change 🍂

Our lates newsletter highlights:
🏗️ CSOs in transport policy & projects
🚛 Challenges for Western Balkan road carriers
🚸 Safer to School guidelines promotion in Moldova

Read 👇
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Subscribe 👇
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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 12d

🛣️ Study visit in Germany back-to-back with 20th Road Technical Committee 🚗

#WesternBalkans explored tachographs, tolling & IT solutions, exchanged best practices, and advanced reforms in line with our Next Gen Road Action Plan 👉 www.transport-community.org/road/action-...

#TogetherConnected 💙

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 13d

🌊 This #WorldMaritimeDay we reaffirm our commitment to safe, secure & sustainable maritime transport.

⚓ Ports are gateways to prosperity for the #WesternBalkans & beyond – greener, digital & resilient.

Our Action Plan 👇
www.transport-community.org/maritime-and...

We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 14d

The European #MobilityWeek may be over, but our Sarajevo moments remain 👌

We showcased how TCT supports green & multimodal mobility 🌱 and provided traffic counters to help plan sustainable investments 🎯

👏 Kudos to all partners for inspiring initiatives!

#TogetherConnected 💙

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 15d

The Safer to School guidelines offer ready-to-implement measures to increase children traffic safety around schools 👧🎒👦

Today in Chișinău, we presented the guidelines to authorities of #Moldova.

Read more about the event 👇
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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 16d

Two events, one goal: greener, smarter waterways 🌱

From Constanța, we advanced sustainable & multimodal waterborne transport through:
🚢 15th Technical Committee on Waterborne Transport and Multimodality
⚓ Workshop on Green Transition of Ports

We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 19d

🧐 Curious how it all started? Click here to learn about the first workshop 👇
www.transport-community.org/news/moldova...

Moldova Moves Towards Smarter Transport: First Workshop on ITS Strategy Held in Chișinău - Transport Community

CHIȘINĂU – The Republic of Moldova is on the right track in modernising its transport system with the first workshop dedicated to shaping the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Strategy organised by ...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 19d

#Moldova is shaping the future of its transport with EU-aligned ITS strategy ✅

Our 🇪🇺-funded 2 day-workshops in #Chisinau focused on:
🔹EU ITS Framework
🔹Draft ITS Strategy & Action Plan
🔹Practical stakeholder sessions across all transport modes

We are #TogetherConnected 💙

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 19d

🛡️ Enforcement, training, environment & emergency response were the topics discussed at Vienna meeting of the Transport of Dangerous Goods Technical Committee. We reviewed progress & set new priorities.

Goal: safer, greener & EU-aligned transport across the #WesternBalkans ✅

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 20d

🌱 At Skopje’s #SustainableUrbanMobility Conference, our Deputy Director, Ms Ljuba Siljanoska, presented our Clean Bus & Fleet Platform 🚍 which supports e-buses, charging infrastructure & investments for cleaner air & smarter mobility.

Learn more here👇
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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 20d

Transport works best when institutions & civil society join forces ✅

In Brussels, CSOs from the #WesternBalkans & EU pitched solutions to make transport more transparent, sustainable & inclusive 🎯

Learn more about our and Open Society Western Balkans's event 👇
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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 21d

In Constanța, we held an 🇪🇺-funded workshop on River Information Services (RIS) in #Moldova, & #Ukraine - digital tools making river navigation safer, greener & more efficient ⚓️

Moldova & Ukraine are more than observers in @transport-community.org, they actively contribute alongside WB partners ✅

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 22d

Big step forward for #Albania's EU path 🇪🇺

At today’s Intergovernmental Conference, Albania opened negotiations on Chapters 14 (Transport Policy) 🛤️ & 21 (TEN-T) 🧭

Both are crucial for safer, greener & better-connected mobility across the #WesternBalkans.

#TogetherConnected

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 22d

🚴 #MobilityWeek 2025 has officially launched! 🏃

Stay tuned for a week full of sustainable urban mobility activities taking place across Europe and beyond 🇪🇺

Check out and join the activities in your city 👇
mobilityweek.eu/participatin...

#TogetherConnected 💙 #Mobility4Everyone

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 23d

📢 We are seeking experts to help #WesternBalkans partners align with the EU’s #AlternativeFuels Infrastructure Regulation by developing robust National Policy Frameworks for alternative fuels.

Apply by ⏳ 12 Oct 2025

Learn more 👇
tinyurl.com/2ab6mzzx

#TogetherConnected

Developing National Policy Frameworks on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure in the Western Balkans - Transport Community

Type of procedure: Open procedure Deadline for submission of the Tender – the Tenders shall be submitted not later than 12 October 2025 at 23:59h CET Tender documents: Invitation to tender and Instruc...

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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 23d

6 years ago, our HQ in Belgrade became the first seat of an international organisation in the city 🇪🇺

Since then, it's been a symbol of trust & cooperation between the EU & #WesternBalkans.

Here’s to a more connected, sustainable future.

We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 26d

✈️On 12/10, EU’s new Entry/Exit System (#EES) will replace passport stamps w/ digital registration, making travel faster & more secure.

For almost 100 #WesternBalkans representatives, together w/ EU Home Affairs, we organised a presentation on the system👇
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Transport Community @transport-community.org · 27d

At our 20th Technical Committee on #TransportFacilitation, we focus on:
📊 Progress in the implementation of the Next Generation Action Plan on Transport Facilitation
🚛 #GreenLanes and border crossings
🌱 Green Agenda and Common Regional Market

We are #TogetherConnected.

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 28d

Great energy at #TruckFair in Belgrade 🚛✨

Our #TransportCommunity stand welcomed carriers, associations, and partners from the #WesternBalkans, exchanging ideas and building cooperation for faster, safer and more connected road transport.

We are #TogetherConnected 🩵

Transport Community @transport-community.org · 28d

🚚 At the Truck Fair in Belgrade, we gathered carriers, authorities and businesses from across the #WesternBalkans and the EU to discuss challenges in road transport & ways forward.

Our focus was on the key obstacles and practical solutions ✅
Read more 👇
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Round Table on Challenges for Western Balkans Road Transport Carriers Takes Place in Belgrade - Transport Community

BELGRADE – A round table dedicated to the “Challenges for the Western Balkans’ Road Transport Carriers and Ways Forward” took place today at the Belgrade Fair, as part of the Truck Fair and Serbian Ca...

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