The EU will need an initial investment of €70 billion to urgently adapt its rail, road, sea, and air corridors to facilitate the swift movement of troops and equipment across the bloc in the event of conflict, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius told Euronews in an interview.
The European Commission has already identified 500 hot-spot projects – including the expansion of ports and airports, the widening of tunnels, and the reinforcement of railway bridges – that will need to be updated for short-notice, large-scale movements of personnel and equipment within the EU and to partner countries.
