Halkalı-Kapıkule
Railway Line Project is composed of three phases: Kapıkule-Çerkezköy (ÇE-KA),
Çerkezköy-Ispartakule and Ispartakule-Halkalı. The purpose of the Monitoring Board
is to observe the implementation of these three phases together with the
railway connection to Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and seeking solutions to the
problems faced if any. Directorate General for Infrastructure Investments in the
Ministry (DGII), Turkish State Railways (TCDD), European Commission Directorate
General for Neighbourhood Relations (DG NEAR), Delegation of the European Union
to Turkey and as the Operating Structure of ÇE-KA project the Directorate
General for EU Affairs and Foreign Relations are the members of the Board
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate of EU Affairs, European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are the observers.
The 5th
meeting of the Board was held on 20th of June 2023 through online
platform.
The meeting has
been co-chaired by the Director General for EU Affairs and Foreign Relations,
Head of Operating Structure Mr. Burak
AYKAN and Director General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
European Commission Ms. Henrike
TRAUTMANN.
During the
meeting, the project owner institutions -TCDD and DGII - delivered
presentations on the current status of Kapıkule-Çerkezköy,
Çerkezköy-Ispartakule, Ispartakule-Halkalı sections of the project as well as
its railway connections to Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.
The participants
were informed about the implementation process of the Halkalı-Kapıkule Railway
Line Project since the previous Monitoring Board meeting.