MEETINGS
13 – 14 November 2023 – International Conference “Prospects of Building the Infrastructure Capacity on the Freight Corridors in EU-Ukraine Border Area”
The organizers of the event were WSB University (Poland), Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine), Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovakia), University of Debrecen (Hungary), University of Oradea (Romania). This is already the third public event within the project.
The congratulatory messages were delivered by the Director of the Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, WSB University, Poland, Prof. Dr. Joanna Kurowska-Pysz; Deputy Director for Research of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Prof., Dr Iryna Storonyanska; and Project Coordinator, Head of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Assoc. Prof., Dr Khrystyna Prytula.
During the conference, project partners presented the results of research on the development of infrastructure for freight corridors along the Ukraine-EU border. This included the establishment of logistics routes for cargo transportation, increasing the capacity of border infrastructure, promoting multimodal transportation in Ukraine and neighbouring EU countries, as well as implementing green technologies and innovations in freight transport and multimodal terminals.
- Khrystyna Prytula, Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRR NASU, Ukraine
- «Development of border infrastructure in the Ukraine-EU cross-border space: a systematic approach»
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- Iwona Krzyżewska, Department of Transport and Informatics, WSB University, Poland
- «Development of TEN-T corridors in Poland: past and ongoing projects»
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- Daniel Michniak, Director of the Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
- «Prospects of building freight transport infrastructure between Slovakia and Ukraine»
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- Florentina Chirodea, Constantin-Vasile Ţoca, Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Oradea, Romania
- «Best practices, government support and investment programs for the development of green and sustainable transport infrastructure in Romania»
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- Maryana Melnyk, Iryna Leshchukh, Department of Spatial Development, IRR NASU, Ukraine
- «Logistical potential for ensuring the resilience of the economic system of Ukraine in the face of global challenges»
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- Klára Czimre, Zsófia Szaniszló, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary
- «Cross-border cooperation development between Hungary and Ukraine in the context of granting Candidate status for EU membership to Ukraine»
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22 June 2023 – Round table „Multimodal terminals on the territory of Ukraine and neighbouring EU countries“
At the round table, the project partners presented the results of research on multimodal transportation in Ukraine and neighbouring EU countries, the development of transhipment infrastructure, particularly in border regions, as well as the current state and prospects for improving the organizational and legal environments for the development of multimodal terminals in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
- Maryana Melnyk, Department of Spatial Development, IRR NASU, Ukraine,
«Institutional framework and features of multimodal transportation infrastructure development in Ukraine» - Iryna Leshchukh, Department of Spatial Development, IRR NASU, Ukraine,
«The infrastructure of multimodal transportation in Ukraine – EU cross-border area: obstacles and prospects for development» - Iwona Krzyżewska, Department of Transport and Informatics, WSB University, Poland,
«Multimodal terminals in Poland – analysis and assessment» - Daniel Michniak, Director of the Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia,
«Multimodal terminals in Slovakia as a factor of the development of freight transport flows between Slovakia and Ukraine» - Klára Czimre, ZsófiaSzaniszló, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary,
«Towards multimodality along the Hungarian-Ukrainian border: the case of the East-West Gate Intermodal terminal» - Florentina Chirodea, Constantin-Vasile Ţoca, Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Oradea, Romania,
«Development of multimodal/intermodal terminals in Romania. Current status and future strategies»
May 2023
Based on the research results of the throughput capacity of the border infrastructure along the
Ukraine-EU border and the Round Table, the project participants prepared and disseminated
to key stakeholders an Analytical Report.
According to the results of the study of the development of the infrastructure of multimodal
transportation in Ukraine in the context of the change of transport and logistics routes in the
conditions of war an Analytical Report.
Round Table “Multimodal terminals on the territory of Ukraine and neighbouring EU
countries” held online on 22 June 2023
The aim of the Round Table was to discuss and exchange views on issues regarding the
development of multimodal transportation in Ukraine and neighbouring EU countries, the
development of transhipment infrastructure in the context of strengthening the connectivity
between Ukraine and the EU and to outline the ways of improving the organizational
and institutional environment of the development of multimodal terminals in Ukraine.
Theoreticians and practitioners, among others from Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and
Romania discussed the issues.
An event program can be downloaded here.
8 December 2022 – Round table “Freight traffic flows across EU-Ukraine: current trends and future prospects” (in online format)
Congratulatory Speeches:
- Vasyl Kravtsiv, Director of the IRR NASU, Prof., Dr.;
- Ewelina Stacherzak, Project Manager, International Visegrad Fund;
- Ioan Horga, University of Oradea, Romania, Prof.;
- Maksym Sahan, The Department of International Technical Assistance and International Cooperation of the Lviv Regional State Administration;
- Khrystyna Prytula, Coordinator of the Project, Head of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRR NASU, Dr.
At the round table, project partners from Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania highlighted and discussed the study results concerning the existing capacity of road and railway border crossing points on the border between Ukraine and EU member states, eliminated bottlenecks as well as ways to improve performance of BCPs.
- Khrystyna Prytula, Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRD NANU, Ukraine,
«Institutional and economic factors of the development of freight transportation across the Ukraine-EU border: analysis of main trends and problems»
download the presentation - Anna Maksymenko, Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRD NANU, Ukraine,
«The Underlying Trends in Road and Rail Freight Traffic Flows across Ukraine-Poland and Ukraine-Slovakia Border»
download the presentation - Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Iwona Krzyżewska, Katarzyna Chruzik, Dariusz Trojszczak, Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, WSB University, Poland,
«Current situation at Polish-Ukrainian border crossing points»
download the presentation - Daniel Michniak, Director of the Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia,
«Transport infrastructure in Slovakia as a precondition for the development of freight transport flows between Slovakia and Ukraine»
download the presentation - Yaroslava Kalat, Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRD NANU, Ukraine,
«The transport and logistics infrastructure of Ukraine on the border with Hungary and Romania: analysis of the current state and bottlenecks»
download the presentation - Klara Czimre, Zsófia Szaniszló, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary,
«Transportation facilities across the Hungarian-Ukrainian border: an analysis of the existing infrastructural background»
download the presentation - Florentina Chirodea, Constantin-Vasile Ţoca, Ioana Bordeianu, Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Oradea, Romania,
«The Romanian-Ukrainian freight traffic flows. An evaluation of the current situation»
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1 December 2022 – Round Table “Freight traffic flows across EU-Ukraine: current trends and future prospects” is ongoing to be held online on 8 December 2022
Round Table “Freight traffic flows across EU-Ukraine: current trends and future prospects” is ongoing to be held online on 8 December 2022.
Partners from Ukraine will present research concerning the existing capacity of road and rail border crossing points at the land border with EU-Ukraine. Participants will discuss ways to increase freight capacity flows at the EU-Ukraine land border through existing border crossing points and transport infrastructure bottlenecks at Ukraine’s border regions.
Partners from EU countries will present topics about the existing transport network (road and rail), infrastructure development from their side of the border, as well as regional, national, and EU legal framework concerning the prospect of increasing the capacity of existing border crossing points or opening new ones at Poland/Slovakia/Hungary/Romania land border with Ukraine.
Representatives of regional and government authorities, policymakers from the Customs Service, researchers, and other stakeholders will be invited to the round table.
An event program can be downloaded here.