The Scandria Alliance organises expert knowledge exchange including the Scandria Alliance talks, monitors policy developments conveying joint positions to decision makers at various occasions. Regularly, the Scandria Alliance organises own events to promote the interests of its members. As an expert exchange platform, the Scandria Alliance members inform each other about relevant projects and develop joint project initiatives.
Activities
Positions
Scandria Alliance policy position on the MFF 2028–2034 proposals
The General Assembly of the Scandria Alliance adopted a joint policy position on the proposals for the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034.
Urban Nodes Alliance: amendments to the porposed CEF III regulation
The Urban Nodes Alliance calls on EU policy makers to reinstate urban nodes as a clear priority in the future Connecting Europe Facility.
Open letter: More EU budget for transport
45 European transport organisations urge national governments to strengthen EU funding for transport and to increase the budget of the future Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to at least €100 billion.
Investing in Resilience: Financing for a robust and sustainable European transport network
The Scandria Alliance General Assembly adopted a joint declaration on the future of infrastructure and transport financing and funding on 25 June 2025.
Urban nodes: Empowering cities and regions to build the TEN-T
Together with leading networks of local and regional authorities, the Scandria Alliance calls for greater support for urban nodes to ensure success of the TEN-T.
Adapting to a changing geopolitical landscape
Joint conference resolution on the resilience of the transport system adopted by the Scandria Alliance and the CPMR Baltic Sea Commission Transport Working Group on 6 November 2023
Clean fuel solutions. Decarbonising freight transport along the Scandria®Corridor
The brochure shall inspire by highlighting already applied clean fuel solutions for port handling, city logistics and long-distance heavy duty transport.
Scandria Alliance position paper on revised TEN-T guidelines
In their joint position paper, the Scandria Alliance members welcome the Commission’s proposal and suggest amendments that could further improve the effectiveness and accuracy of the regulation.
Vision for rail transport in the Northern Scandria Corridor
On the occasion of the European Year of Rail 2021, the founding members of the Scandria Alliance underline the importance of cross-border rail transport to their cities and regions and formulate joint objectives.
Key messages on clean fuel deployment
Our factsheet spells out key messages on what needs to be one to accelerate the transition towards climate-neutral mobility. It is based on an analysis of current developments in markets, infrastructure and incentives for clean fuel vehicles in the northern Scandria®Corridor.
Scandria Alliance position paper in the TEN-T revision process in 2021
The members of the Scandria Alliance have developed a joint position during the consultation process of the revised TEN-T guidelines in early 2021. Their position paper focuses on urban nodes, multimodal transport chains, a multi-fuel approach, cross-border railway connections and governance issues.
Projects
Our members are engaged in multiple innovative projects,
advancing our common vision to connect regions, communities and economies
through clean, smart and resilient transportation.
Events
The Scandria Alliance organises high-level dialogues with stakeholders
from all levels as well as expert knowledge exchange.
Workshop "Urban Nodes at the core of TEN-T", 1 Oct 2026
This in-person workshop will be organised in collaboration with the POLIS network and the BSR Urban Mobility Interreg project platform in Brussels. It will take place in Brussels on 1 Oct 2026, back-to-back to this year’s Connecting Europe Days. Two years into the revised TEN-T Regulation, the workshop aims to take stock of where urban nodes stand in meeting their new obligations and what still needs to happen.
We will examine how cities are being integrated into TEN-T corridor governance, where multi-level cooperation is working, and where gaps in policy, capacity, and funding remain. The goal is a frank dialogue between urban nodes, national authorities, and EU policymakers to identify what support cities need, and how EU funding under the next MFF can better align with TEN-T requirements.
Seminar "Connecting People. Connecting Regions. Connecting Europe", 28 Sept 2026
Back-to-back to this year’s Connecting Europe Days, the Scandria Alliance will organise a seminar on wider benefits of cross-border transport infrastructure in Brussels on 28 September 2026
More information will follow within short.
Scandria Alliance Talk on reactivating disused railway lines, 28 Aug 2026
In this Scandria Alliance Talk, we will discuss how reactivating disused railway lines can foster sustainable spatial development, climate-smart mobility and infrastructure resilience.
More details on the agenda and speakers will be published soon, so stay tuned!
Scandria Alliance Talk on decarbonising heavy-duty road transport, 12 June 2026
In this Scandria Talk, we will discuss how to facilitate the decarbonisation of heavy-duty road transport in Europe and along the Scandria Corridor.
Agenda
• The European Commission’s perspective on cleaning heavy-duty road freight | Rein Jüriado, European Commission, DG MOVE, Unit B.4
• Brenner Digital Green Corridor | Michael Andergassen, Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol
• How to cut emissions profitably in Heavy-Duty Transport in Norway | Bjørn Røst Kjørmo, Green Transport Norway
• HyTruck: Transnational network of hydrogen refuelling stations for trucks: Status & Perspectives | Sven Friedrich, INFRASTRUKTUR & UMWELT Professor Böhm und Partner
Moderator: Sophie Bockholt, Ministry of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)
Cross-border Connections In Northern Europe, 18 May 2026
The Scandria Alliance transport conference “Cross-border Connections in Northern Europe” took place in the Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo on 18 May 2026.
It brought together more than 100 decision makers and experts from politics, regional authorities, and European institutions to discuss about the future of cross-border infrastructure in the northern part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor.
Scandria Alliance at EUSBSR Annual Forum, 11–13 May 2026
The 17th EUSBSR Annual Forum will bring together governments, cities, visionaries, policymakers, researchers, and civil society leaders with a shared mission: to jointly address the region’s most pressing challenges through stronger cross-sectoral cooperation, smarter coordination, and bold innovation.
The Scandria Alliance contributed to two of the Forum’s breakout sessions:
• From plans to reality: governing urban mobility for resilience
• Mind the Gap – permanent cross-border platforms as silo-breakers between regions and the EU