SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Completion of TEN-T core network is behind schedule and has shortcomings, says European Court of Auditors

Brussels, 22/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

In an audit published on Tuesday 21 April, the Court of Auditors gives its conclusions on the progress made towards the completion of the core road network of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). This so-called ‘core’ network brings together the most strategic sections of the entire TEN-T (see EUROPE B12397A9) and should be operational by 2030.

Between 2007 and 2017, almost 3,100 km of motorway were built with EU support, “which helped to make travel faster, safer and...