An exciting journey towards smarter, more sustainable, and more efficient transport along the TEN-T corridors in Europe begins in Berlin, 2026.
About 80 representatives from all 12 of our participating countries come together to reaffirm their commitment to their 69 projects.
The big goal behind VERKKO is to improve mobility along the European TEN-T corridors by strengthening state-of-the-art road infrastructure and digital services. The VERKKO Projects targets policy objectives related to the deployment of digital and multimodal services and intelligent systems along the TEN-T network and is intended to alleviate the challenges arising from the increased use of traffic infrastructure.
The welcome by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Germany, sums it up perfectly.
„Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues and partners from across Europe, today marks an important milestone. VERKKO, the Finnish word for net or network, captures the essence of what we are building: a strong European network of partners. VERKKO is more than a project. It is a European commitment: to safer mobility, to sustainable cities, to intelligent infrastructure, and to a truly connected Europe. Thank you all for your dedication, your expertise, and your willingness to shape this future together. Let us build this network – strong, resilient, and forward-looking. Here’s to a successful start and an inspiring collaboration.“
VERKKO is the largest partnership for the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). This requires to show a high standard in professionalism in working together.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND VERKKO
GUIDING THROUGH THE KICKOFF-MEETING IN BERLIN
Dr. Achim Reußwig, Autobahn GmbH, Germany
Head of the Traffic Management
Björn Siebert, Autobahn GmbH, Germany
Projekt Management VERKKO
Stephanie Kleine, Ministry for Environment, Nature and Transport North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Workgroup
NEW (C-)ITS TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY
Tomi Laine, Traficon, Finnland
Workgroup
PREPARING LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENTS OF C-ITS
Alberto Cozzi, Port of Trieste, Italy
Workgroup
EMPOWERING C-ITS TRANSITION