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Reducing train travel times and improving capacity on the Lublin-Dorohusk section to the Polish border are the main objectives of the feasibility study, which we entrusted to IDOM. We anticipate completing the Solidarity Lanes studies in 2026. Their net value exceeds PLN 10 million. Funding is provided by the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

On May 21, 2025, an online meeting of the “Public Procurement” community was held (as part of the work of Peer2Peer Communities DG REGIO) with the participation of a CUPT expert and approximately 20 representatives of institutions from other EU Member States involved in the management and control process within EU projects.

On 19 May, workshops on the Strategic Public Procurement project were held in Craiova (Romania), organized by the South-West Oltenia Regional Development Agency (Romania). The event gathered approximately 60 participants representing various contracting authorities in Romania.

On 18–19 May, a two-day workshop dedicated to the practical application of the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle in EU-funded projects took place in Brussels. Each Member State delegated two experts. Poland was represented, among others, by Ewa Paderewska, Head of the Environmental Protection Unit at CEUPT.

For four days — from 25 to 28 May 2026 — the Centre for EU Transport Projects (CUPT) hosted a five-member delegation from Montenegro. The study visit, organised under the European Commission’s TAIEX instrument, was designed to support Montenegro in preparing for effective participation in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme.

On 14 May, the third online meeting in 2026 of the DG REGIO Peer2Peer Public Procurement group took place, with the participation of an expert from Center for EU Transport Projects (CEUTP) and approximately 30 representatives of institutions from EU Member States involved in the management and control of EU-funded projects.

The expert mission was carried out in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG ENEST) of the European Commission, acting on behalf of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The TAIEX-REGIO Peer2Peer programme supports the implementation of EU regional and urban policy through the exchange of knowledge and experience between Member States.

During the “Institution Building Days 2026” conference held in Brussels on April 22-23, 2026, Poland was honored by the European Commission with the prestigious “TAIEX Champion” award.

The Centre of EU Transport Projects (CUPT), as consortium leader, brought together representatives of Polish and Ukrainian institutions at the Arche Hotel to review progress to date and set the direction for further work under the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes initiative.

Nearly 70 public administration representatives and experts from across Europe met on 11 March 2026 during a Peer2Peer Citizen Participation Community meeting to exchange experiences on engaging citizens in decision-making processes. The event showcased new initiatives from the European Commission and the OECD, alongside CEUTP’s efforts to develop civic participation in Poland.

A meeting of the Polish-Ukrainian consortium, coordinated by the Center for EU Transport Projects, took place in Warsaw and the surrounding area from February 17-19, 2026. The meeting was organized with the participation of key partners PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. and JSC “Ukrainian Railways” (Ukrzaliznytsia), as well as representatives of CINEA, the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, and the Ministry of Infrastructure.

We invite you to read about the course of the meeting of the DG REGIO Public Procurement group with the participation of a CUPT expert on 22nd January 2026!