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Trans-European Networks (TENs)

The Trans-European Networks (TENs) are large infrastructure networks of transport, energy and telecommunications underpinning the developmental and integration goals of the European Union.

TENs facilitate:

  • The economic and social integration of the Union
  • Free movement of people and goods
  • The development of less favoured EU areas

The trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks cover the whole of the Union of 27 Member States.

In the context of the transport corridors in the countries of the wider European neighbourhood, there is also a focus on EU neighbours, specifically:

  • Accession Countries (Croatia and Turkey)
  • The European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
  • The Balkans
  • The Mediterranean Partner Countries
  • Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus

The EIB has decided to provide at least EUR 75bn for trans-European transport projects in the period 2004-2013. In 2008, the EIB lent EUR 9.8bn for transport in the EU.