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In the most radical overhaul of EU infrastructure policy since its inception in the 1980s, the European Commission has published new maps showing the nine major corridors which will act as a backbone for transportation in Europe's single market and revolutionize East–West connections. To match this level of ambition, EU financing for transport infrastructure will triple for the period 2014–2020 to 26 billion euro.
Taken as a whole, the new EU infrastructure policy will transform the existing patchwork of European roads, railways, airports and canals into a unified trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
The new policy establishes, for the first time, a core transport network built on nine major corridors: 2 North–South corridors, 3 East–West corridors; and 4 diagonal corridors. The core network will transform East–West connections, remove bottlenecks, upgrade infrastructure and streamline cross-border transport operations for passengers and businesses throughout the EU. It will improve connections between different modes of transport and contribute to the EU's climate change objectives. The core network is to be completed by 2030. The availability of funding will depend on the successful conclusion of negotiations on the overall MFF (multi-annual financial framework) 2014-2020.
