Congrats, Albania! Chapters 14 & 21 now open in #Albania’s EU accession talks 👏 📜 Chapter 14: aligning transport policy with EU rules 🧭 Chapter 21: connecting Albania to Europe’s TEN-T network A milestone for integration, connectivity & sustainability. #TogetherConnected 💙

In Constanța for Danube Ports Days, where I presented Transport Community's work, focusing on: 🛜 River Information Services 🔀 Interoperability 🌱 Greening the ports Flowing through 10 countries in 🇪🇺& the #WesternBalkans, the Danube is a lifeline for transport, trade, & connectivity 💙

The Transport Community's Social Forum showed that transport works best when citizens’ voices are heard 🎯 In Brussels, with Open Society Foundations Western Balkans, we gathered CSOs from the #WesternBalkans & EU to shape more inclusive, transparent & sustainable transport. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mmx448db

Originating from Slovenia, the Safer to School guidelines offer ready-to-implement measures to increase children traffic safety around schools 👧🎒👦 Today in Chișinău, we presented the guidelines to authorities in #Moldova. Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/5n8rbysp

In Belgrade, we spoke about building a better #RoadSafety system across the #WesternBalkans. “What happened” ➡️ “why it happened”. This is the value of highlighted Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigation (MDCI). Transport Community's road safety action plan 👇 transport-community.org/road-safety/ac…

🚆 200 years ago, the first train carried passengers in England Today, the #WesternBalkans is writing its own railway modernisation story, reconnecting w/ the EU through €22.6 billion EU supported investments in railways Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/4vvmd52x #TogetherConnected

🚦At Transport Community's 22nd #RoadSafety Committee, I underlined a sobering fact: We had only a 2.9% reduction in the number of road crashes fatalities in 2024 compared to the year before. We must act faster. Our Next Gen Road Safety Action Plan is the roadmap👉tinyurl.com/azvs89s6

In Tirana I met with Albanian Customs Director Genti Gazheli. We discussed stronger transport-customs coordination to boost trade flows & border efficiency. 🟢 Through TCT/CEFTA #GreenLanes we are reducing waiting times & building a more connected #WesternBalkans.

At #Walk21 in Tirana, I emphasised how #SUMPs, rooted in the new TEN-T Regulation, make cities greener and more walkable by integrating walking, cycling, and public transport. Read our #GreenMobility Declaration 👇 transport-community.org/wp-content/upl…

At #IGNITA2025 I joined colleagues to discuss the WB–EU Convergence Gap 🗣️ The new #Convergence Dashboard shows: ⚠️ Weak in environment, education & some infrastructure ✅ Stronger in digitalisation & roads True convergence is within sight,but only if we accelerate our efforts

Happy to join the IRF Europe & Central Asia Congress in Sofia 🛣️ Key focus: 🧭 TEN-T corridors anchoring #WesternBalkans in EU 0️⃣ Urgent #RoadSafety action for #VisionZero 🌱 Climate-proof & resilient corridors Our joint mission: safe, green, digital, future-ready transport ✅

✨ A new regional rail safety and regulatory network has been established! 🚅 Experts from the #WesternBalkans, #Moldova, and #Ukraine met in Belgrade to boost #RailwaySafety, law harmonisation & EU integration. Learn more👇 tinyurl.com/2jayuydx We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Our sister organisation, ReSPA, & Transport Community share a common mission: stronger institutions, better policies & deeper cooperation to prepare the #WesternBalkans for EU 🇪🇺 Pleasure to welcome Director Maja Handjiska Trendafilova at our premises today. #TogetherConnected 💙

EU Transport in Figures: Statistical Pocketbook 2025 has arrived ✅ This go-to source for data on EU Transport, now also covers the #WesternBalkans, #Georgia, #Moldova & #Ukraine 📊 Get the full picture here 👇 tinyurl.com/5hfjvxex We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Pleasure to host senior transport reps. from #WesternBalkans, observing participants, & EU Transport at our 28th RSC in Tirana 🤝 ✅ Progress report endorsed 🟡 New Action Plan adopted 🏗️ 2026 Summit discussed 👏 Moldova call for full membership More 👉 tinyurl.com/mst56cs3

Thank you Aspen Germany and Albanian MEFA 🇦🇱 for the invitation to the high-level conference “Structural Change in the Western Balkans.” We explored how digitalisation, the energy transition, and shifting global dynamics are reshaping growth, stability, and EU integration.

The #WesternBalkans’ path to stronger economies runs through better roads, railways & EU standards 🇪🇺 At the #BalkanEconomicForum, I highlighted that sustainable infrastructure + smart reforms = a truly connected region ready for EU integration. We are #TogetherConnected.

The search is on for the next Director of Transport Community As my second &final mandate ends on 31/07/26, I remain focused on reforms, border projects, & stronger EU - #WesternBalkans & MD, GE, UKR ties 👉transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/ne… The work continues. The journey too.#TogetherConnected

When regional partners accelerate reforms in transport, the results are visible 🇪🇺 European Commission 's Enlargement Package confirms progress in connectivity & reg. integration,with Transport Community driving alignment w/ EU rules & better cross-border mobility. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mv8sf9ka

Happy to be in Gyueshevo today to witness the signing of the agreement between #Bulgaria & #NorthMacedonia to build the cross-border rail tunnel, a key missing TEN-T link connecting the Adriatic & Black Sea. A milestone for regional connectivity. We are #TogetherConnected 💙