{"id":10055,"date":"2021-09-16T11:25:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2021-10-06T17:56:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:56:03","slug":"the-connecting-europe-express-train-arrives-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/news\/the-connecting-europe-express-train-arrives-in-the-western-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Connecting Europe Express train arrives in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectingeuropeexpress.eu\/\">Connecting Europe Express<\/a>, a special train put together as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/year-of-rail\/index_en\">European Year of Rail<\/a>\u00a02021, pulled out of Lisbon train station on 2 September. It stopped in Belgrade on 13 September and in Skopje on 14 September. The train is scheduled to visit more than 100 towns and cities during its five-week journey, before arriving in Paris on 7 October. By setting off from Lisbon and ending in Paris, with a notable stop in Ljubljana, the train connects the Portuguese, Slovenian and French Presidencies of the Council of the EU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Along the route, events are planned to welcome the train at railway stations across Europe. Rail enthusiasts can also follow debates happening on board as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectingeuropeexpress.eu\/event\/\">conferences<\/a>\u00a0on EU infrastructure policy and the role of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/transport\/themes\/infrastructure\/ten-t_en\">Trans-European Transport Network<\/a>\u00a0that will be livestreamed from Lisbon, Bucharest, Berlin and Bettembourg via an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectingeuropeexpress.eu\/\">event website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Connecting Europe Express is the result of unique cooperation between the European Commission, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, European rail operators, infrastructure managers and numerous other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectingeuropeexpress.eu\/partners\/\">partners<\/a>\u00a0at EU and local level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Connecting Europe Express, a special train put together as part of 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