Core network corridors and horizontal priorities With the revision of the TEN-T Regulation, a third layer – the extended core network – should be added as an intermediate milestone, to be completed by 2040. The comprehensive network connects all regions of the EU to the core network and needs to be completed by 2050. It needs to meet the highest infrastructure quality standards. The core network includes the most important connections linking major cities and nodes, and must be completed by 2030. As set out in the current regulation, it consists of two layers, the core and the comprehensive network.

The trans-European transport network is designed according to an objective methodology. This Regulation is currently being revised in order to make the network greener, more efficient and more resilient, in line with the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. The TEN-T policy is based on Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013.

It also aims to reduce the environmental impact of transport and to increase the safety and the resilience of the network. It strengthens the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion and creates seamless transport systems across borders, without physical gaps, bottlenecks or missing links. It fosters the efficient transportation of people and goods, ensures access to jobs and services, and enables trade and economic growth. It comprises railways, inland waterways, short sea shipping routes and roads linking urban nodes, maritime and inland ports, airports and terminals. The EU’s trans-European transport network policy, the TEN-T policy, is a key instrument for the development of coherent, efficient, multimodal, and high-quality transport infrastructure across the EU.

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