Greener Transport Connectivity for Eastern Partnership Countries
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint policy initiative, which aims to deepen and strengthen relations between the European Union (EU) and its six Eastern neighbours. One of its four priority areas is stronger connectivity which includes the ext...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/830081593677370886/Greener-Transport-Connectivity-for-Eastern-Partnership-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34101 |
| Summary: | The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint
policy initiative, which aims to deepen and strengthen
relations between the European Union (EU) and its six
Eastern neighbours. One of its four priority areas is
stronger connectivity which includes the extension of the
Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T) to the EaP region.
On the policy front, it aims at achieving regulatory
convergence across transport modes between member countries
and with the EU to heighten the focus on energy efficiency
and combat climate change. The EaP countries experienced a
large shock to their economies following the end of the
Soviet Union in 1989. At the same time, EaP countries are
acutely aware of the need to converge with the EU in terms
of energy efficiency, environment and climate change goals.
The EU is currently formalising its European Green Deal,
which is a roadmap for making the EU's economy
sustainable. The objective of this study is to assist
decision-makers in prioritizing strategic transport policies
and infrastructure investments. It develops the evidence
base and prioritisation framework for improving the
transport sector of the region including improved energy
efficiency and sustainability so that it is not left behind
by advances in the EU. The study has also developed an
online visualization tool to help policy makers explore and
use the results of the modelling exercise. |
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