Out of a total of 353 projects sent in response to the call for submit proposals published in 2022, the European Commission has selected 107 projects in the field of infrastructure transport that will receive €6.2 billion of EU funds from Connecting Europe Facility programme, the instrument of the European Union for strategic investments in transport infrastructure. More than 80% of funding will support projects that achieve a more efficient network, more Green and smarter than railways, inland waterways and shipping routes along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). In addition, the projects will strengthen solidarity corridors EU-Ukraine set up to facilitate exports and imports of Ukraine.

Main cross-border rail connections also along the TEN-T core network, priority was given to purposes of financing. Among these, in particular, the gallery of Brenner base connecting Italy and Austria, Rail Baltica connecting connects the three Baltic States and Poland with the rest of Europe, and the cross-border section between Germany and the Bass (Emmerich-Oberhausen).

The seaports of Ireland, Greece, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Poland will receive funding for development of ground-based power supply to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships at berth.

To help make inland waterway transport future-proof internal needs, the infrastructures along the Seine-Scheldt cross-border waterways between France and Belgium will be modernized. The inner ports of the Danube and Rhine are also affected, like Vienna and Andernach, they will benefit from modernisation.

To further increase security and interoperability of EU rail transport, the European management system of rail traffic (ERTMS) will be installed on trains and railway lines in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. As regards the road network, different EU Member States to deploy transport systems and services intelligent (ITS), in particular cooperative ITS (C-ITS) for safer and more efficient transport. Several Member States receive support for European traffic management projects air, in order to increase the efficiency of air transport and creating a single European sky.

EU funds that are earmarked for projects involving Italy amounted to €906.7 million, of which €14.7 million relating to projects on the Italian territory only. The largest share, amounting to EUR 700.0 million, is for the Brenner Base Tunnel. To the Turin-Lyon railway project EUR 44.5 million is earmarked. Funds also to interports, with 2.0 million for the Interporto - Centro Ingrosso di Pordenone and 3.1 million euro for the Centro Padano Interscambio Merci - CePIM Parma Interport.