Greece, Bulgaria and Romania sign rail and road corridor agreement

The corridor is to be integrated into the EU's eastern transport axis and forms part of the Sea2Sea project and the BBA corridor, which is meant to extend to the Baltic region, Ukraine and Moldova. The report cites trade, tourism and security policy as the background; no costs or timetable are given.

The transport and infrastructure ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have concluded an agreement on a high-quality rail and road axis from Alexandroupoli on the Aegean to Bucharest, which they signed together with EU Transport Commissioner Tsitsikostas. The axis belongs to the Sea2Sea project and the BBA corridor (Baltic Sea–Black Sea–Aegean Sea); alongside trade and tourism, security considerations play a role. Tsitsikostas considers an immediate start possible, although a remark in the report suggests this would initially mean planning work. Beforehand, the Greek transport ministry had negotiated the details of a cooperation memorandum with corridor coordinator Mario Mauro; on the Greek side the focus is the Svilengrad/Ormenio–Alexandroupoli line, which is also of military importance. (LOK Report, 11 Nov and 5 Dec 2025)