High speed rail train - Photo by Juris Freidenfelds on Pexels

The European Commission has selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in grants under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, to boost cross-border connectivity and efficiency and also competitiveness.

Driving - Photo by why kei on Unsplash

EU Council and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement on modernised new driving licence rules, introducing a mobile licence, a probation period for new drivers, and ‘accompanied’ driving.

Car crash - Photo by Clark Van Der Beken on Unsplash

Preliminary figures on road fatalities in the EU for 2024 show a slight 3 per cent drop compared to 2023, with around 19,800 people killed in road crashes in the EU last year.