The Trans-European Railway (abbreviated "TER") are a project of the

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and i ...

of sub-regional cooperation among

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and South Eastern European countries regarding transport infrastructure . The

Trans-European Motorways The Trans-European Motorways (abbreviated "TEM") are a project of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe of sub-regional cooperation among Central, Eastern and South Eastern European countries regarding transport infrastructure. The Tra ...

(abbreviated "TEM") is the twin project for the motorways. The TER project was established in 1990. There are 17 member countries: Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Turkey. In addition, a number of observer countries participate in certain activities of the project: Belarus, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine Azerbaijani membership is pending, awaiting signature for accession. In 2018 the development focus has turned towards high-speed railway lines. A master plan study has been already published. There is a coordinated master plan for the TEM and the TER.

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