Kristian Schmidt (@euambschmidt) 's Twitter Profile
Kristian Schmidt

@euambschmidt

🇪🇺 Director for Land Transport @EU_Commission DG MOVE @Transport_EU. Former EU Ambassador to Myanmar 🇲🇲 and Uganda 🇺🇬

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linkhttps://ec.europa.eu/transport/home_en calendar_today09-02-2015 12:06:53

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🚨 What’s in the latest #EUTransport Roadworthiness Package? Updated testing methods to protect citizens & align with new technologies, ensuring safer 🚗, 🚛 & roads. The new procedures, streamlined across 🇪🇺, will improve #RoadSafety and more. ➡️ europa.eu/!Tv3fmw

🚨 What’s in the latest #EUTransport Roadworthiness Package?

Updated testing methods to protect citizens & align with new technologies, ensuring safer 🚗, 🚛 & roads.

The new procedures, streamlined across 🇪🇺, will improve #RoadSafety and more.

➡️ europa.eu/!Tv3fmw
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🇪🇺 Coordinator for the Baltic-Adriatic Sea #TEN_T Corridor Anne Jensen & #EUTransport Director for Land Transport Kristian Schmidt attended @POLAND25EU's conference on ‘Competitiveness of 🛤️ transport’ in Wrocław 🇵🇱, where they took part in a panel discussion on high-speed rail. ⬇️

🇪🇺 Coordinator for the Baltic-Adriatic Sea #TEN_T Corridor Anne Jensen &amp; #EUTransport Director for Land Transport <a href="/EUAmbSchmidt/">Kristian Schmidt</a> attended @POLAND25EU's conference on ‘Competitiveness of 🛤️ transport’ in Wrocław 🇵🇱, where they took part in a panel discussion on high-speed rail.

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📢 Good news! The deadline to apply for the Excellence in #RoadSafety Awards 2025 has been extended to Friday 30 May! 🗓️ You now have more time to showcase your project. Don’t miss this chance! 🔗 Apply here: ow.ly/3SlR50VRTeq #ERSCAwards25 EU Transport

📢 Good news! The deadline to apply for the Excellence in #RoadSafety Awards 2025 has been extended to Friday 30 May! 🗓️

You now have more time to showcase your project. Don’t miss this chance!

🔗 Apply here: ow.ly/3SlR50VRTeq

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🚆 Applications are OPEN for the EU #WomenInRail Award! Are you championing equality & diversity in the rail sector? ♀️ Join us to celebrate excellence, inspire change, and be recognised at EU level! Apply by 6 June 2025 👉 europa.eu/!CVy9yC #WomenInTransport

🚆 Applications are OPEN for the EU #WomenInRail Award!

Are you championing equality &amp; diversity in the rail sector? ♀️ 

Join us to celebrate excellence, inspire change, and be recognised at EU level!

Apply by 6 June 2025 👉 europa.eu/!CVy9yC

#WomenInTransport
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Thank you for the welcome Minister Óscar Puente . I can confirm that the Chamartín worksite is very busy!! 🏗️ Looking forward to discussing how to build a European high-speed network with 🇪🇸 and 🇪🇺 experts here in #Madrid. EU Transport

Thank you for the welcome Minister <a href="/oscar_puente_/">Óscar Puente</a> . I can confirm that the Chamartín worksite is very busy!! 🏗️  Looking forward to discussing how to build a European high-speed network with 🇪🇸 and 🇪🇺 experts here in #Madrid. <a href="/Transport_EU/">EU Transport</a>
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🚄 #EUTransport & the 9 EU Transport Corridors of the #TEN_T network brought together leaders from construction and engineering companies, national authorities, and infrastructure managers at today’s workshop on reducing high-speed rail construction costs in Madrid, Spain. ⬇️

🚄 #EUTransport &amp; the 9 EU Transport Corridors of the #TEN_T network brought together leaders from construction and engineering companies, national authorities, and infrastructure managers at today’s workshop on reducing high-speed rail construction costs in Madrid, Spain.

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💬 Stakeholder consultation on Military Mobility Package now open! Military mobility is vital for Europe’s defence and security. Upgrading transport infrastructure to dual-use standards will enable rapid movement of troops and equipment across the EU. More information below 👇

💬 Stakeholder consultation on Military Mobility Package now open!

Military mobility is vital for Europe’s defence and security. Upgrading transport infrastructure to dual-use standards will enable rapid movement of troops and equipment across the EU.

More information below 👇
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💶 💶 77% of total goes to strategic rail 🚆 projects on ECTS, ERTMS, DAC …. and EUR 91 Million for Safe 🚛 Truck Parking Areas. The #CEFTransport Facility is essential for better 🇪🇺 land transport!

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Big day indeed 🛻 🇪🇺! Praise to the companies and industry for getting the job done. We now have the tool in place to ensure smarter, safer and fair conditions across the EU. IRU 👇 #digital

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One track. One standard. One step closer to Europe. 🇺🇦 Ukraine opens its first European-gauge railway, a 22-km line from Uzhhorod to Chop. A €28.6 million #EUfunded project bringing: ✅ Faster border crossing ✅ More trade ✅ Better links to 🇸🇰🇭🇺🇦🇹 and beyond ↓

Oleksii Kuleba (@oleksiikuleba) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Important meeting with Magda Kopczyńska, Director for Transport at the European Commission. We focused on: – 🇪🇺 Road transport agreement → towards a permanent deal – New cross-border rail projects under CEF – Integration of 🇺🇦 routes into TEN-T

Important meeting with Magda Kopczyńska, Director for Transport at the <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a>.
We focused on:
– 🇪🇺 Road transport agreement → towards a permanent deal
– New cross-border rail projects under CEF
– Integration of 🇺🇦 routes into TEN-T
Oleksii Kuleba (@oleksiikuleba) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the morning, the first direct trains departed on the European gauge railway to three EU cities. This is a symbol of integration into the common EU transport space. The next step is to scale up such projects and expand convenient European routes for the Ukrainians.

In the morning, the first direct trains departed on the European gauge railway to three EU cities. This is a symbol of integration into the common EU transport space. The next step is to scale up such projects and expand convenient European routes for the Ukrainians.
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22 years after 🇦🇹 & 🇮🇹 committed to building the Brenner Base Tunnel & 18 years after the 🇪🇺 committed to co-financing construction, we have a breakthrough! #EUTransport Cssr Apostolos Tzitzikostas joined PM Meloni & Chancellor Stocker and Ministers Salvini & Hanke for the ceremony.

22 years after 🇦🇹 &amp; 🇮🇹 committed to building the Brenner Base Tunnel &amp; 18 years after the 🇪🇺 committed to co-financing construction, we have a breakthrough!

#EUTransport Cssr <a href="/tzitzikostas/">Apostolos Tzitzikostas</a> joined PM Meloni &amp; Chancellor Stocker and Ministers Salvini &amp; Hanke for the ceremony.
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Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba welcomed today’s agreement as “historic”. Proud to sign it for the European Union 🇪🇺! Thanks to DM Serhiy Derkach for the excellent cooperation 🇪🇺 🤝 🇺🇦

Deputy Prime Minister <a href="/OleksiiKuleba/">Oleksii Kuleba</a> welcomed today’s agreement as “historic”. Proud to sign it for the European Union 🇪🇺! Thanks to DM <a href="/SerhiyDerkach/">Serhiy Derkach</a> for the excellent cooperation 🇪🇺 🤝 🇺🇦
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🇺🇦🤝🇪🇺 Ukraine & the EU have extended the Road Transport Agreement until 31 March 2027. No special permits needed for bilateral & transit freight operations. This ensures stable trade, easier logistics & stronger EU-Ukraine connectivity. 🚛🌍 EU Transport Oleksii Kuleba

🇺🇦🤝🇪🇺 Ukraine &amp; the EU have extended the Road Transport Agreement until 31 March 2027. No special permits needed for bilateral &amp; transit freight operations. This ensures stable trade, easier logistics &amp; stronger EU-Ukraine connectivity. 🚛🌍
<a href="/Transport_EU/">EU Transport</a> <a href="/OleksiiKuleba/">Oleksii Kuleba</a>
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🔴The Excellence in #RoadSafety Awards 2025 are LIVE! Join us online to celebrate visionary projects & meet the winners shaping safer roads in Europe. 🎥Register here to watch the ceremony👉 link.europa.eu/cNbfQc #ERSCAwards25

🔴The Excellence in #RoadSafety Awards 2025 are LIVE! 

Join us online to celebrate visionary projects &amp; meet the winners shaping safer roads in Europe.

🎥Register here to watch the ceremony👉 link.europa.eu/cNbfQc

#ERSCAwards25