Government endorses strategy to devel border infrastructure with EU, Mdova until 2030

The document was develed by the Ukrainian Communities and Territories Develment Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The above strategy refers to road and railway border crossings with EU Member States and the Republic of Mdova. In addition to the strategy, the Ukrainian government approved an erational action plan for its implementation.

In accordance with the document, 29 border crossings will be renovated and 17 new checkpoints will be built. The strategy also includes railway infrastructure modernization, namely the renovation of railway tracks, multimodal terminals, and electrification measures.

The main objectives of the strategy are as flows: increasing the capacity of border infrastructure; introducing joint border and customs contr procedures with neighboring countries; digitalizing border crossing procedures; and creating a network of waiting areas.

The document provides for signing joint contr agreements with Pand, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and introducing the peak forecasting mechanisms for freight and passenger traffic.

Along with the strategy, the Ukrainian government endorsed an erational action plan for its implementation in 2024-2030. The plan consists of detailed measures for the develment of border checkpoints and access roads, and contains deadlines for the completion of tasks and the amount of necessary funding.