Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor

“The Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor represents a crucial north-south axis for the European economy. The corridor extends from the North of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, through Denmark, Germany, and Austria to the Mediterranean coast of Southern Italy and further on by sea to Malta. Major ports and network nodes are Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Gothenburg and Copenhagen in the North, Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Innsbruck in the centre and finally Verona, Bologna, Rome, Naples, La Spezia, Ancona, Livorno, Florence, Cagliari (Sardinia), Bari, Palermo (Sicily) as well as Valetta and Marsaxlokk (both Malta) in the southern part of the corridor. It comprises rail and road and European Maritime Space sections (e.g. Lübeck/Rostock to Scandinavia or southern Italy/Sicily to Malta) sections as well as 21 airports, 33 ports, 29 rail-road-terminals and 74 urban nodes. The key infrastructure projects on this corridor are the Fehmarnbelt fixed link and the Brenner base tunnel.” (European Commission) “The Scan-Med Corridor links the major urban centres in Germany and Italy to Scandinavia (Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki) and the Mediterranean (Italian seaports, Sicily and Malta). It covers seven EU Member States and Norway and represents a crucial axis for the European economy, crossing almost the whole continent from North to South. The Corridor is the largest of the corridors in terms of Core Network length – with more than 9,600 km of core rail and in excess of 6,300 km of core road network – together with 25 core ports, 19 core airports, 28 core intermodal terminals and 19 core urban nodes.” (Fourth Work Plan of the European Coordinator Pat Cox Mobility and Transport 2020: 12) “The Scan-Med Corridor links the major urban centres in Germany and Italy to Scandinavia (Oslo, København, Stockholm and Helsinki) and the Mediterranean (Italian seaports, Sicily and Malta). It covers seven EU Member States and Norway and represents a crucial axis for the European economy, crossing almost the whole continent from North to South. The cartogram in Figure 1 shows the corridor’s schematic alignment and its core nodes according to the TEN-T and CEF-Regulations.” (Work Plan of the European Coordinator Pat Cox 2015: 3) “CEF Transport funding for actions in the Scandinavian Mediterranean Corridor is €2.4 billion, corresponding to €6.4 billion in eligible costs. No significant funding reductions have taken place yet.” (CEF 2020: 12) References: - European Commission: Innovation and Networks Executive Agency, CEF support to Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridor, Publications Office, 2020, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2840/78675 - https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/infrastructure-and-investment/trans-european-transport-network-ten-t/scandinavian-mediterranean-corridor_en - https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/4a70178d-66a6-478c-8dc6-556e744cc885_en?filename=work_plan_scanmed_iv.pdf - https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b6bec4f3-888d-4e1e-9d1e-819e2566f88d_en?filename=work_plan_scanmed_i.pdf