After evaluation, the European Commission has selected the following proposals for cross-border pilot services, in order of planned starting date:
- Hungarian Ministry of Transport, new services connecting Hungary, Austria and western Romania
- Connection Germany - Denmark – Sweden, with participation of SJ (new night train service Stockholm – Copenhagen – Berlin and day train Hamburg – Gothenburg (and potentially Oslo, in co-operation with DSB and DB), Snälltaget (enhanced night train service Stockholm – Copenhagen – Berlin), České dráhy (new service Prague – Berlin –Copenhagen, in co-operation with DB and DSB) and Flixtrain (new service Leipzig – Berlin – Copenhagen– Stockholm)
- Midnight Trains, new night train service Paris – Milan – Venice
- Flixtrain, new service Munich – Zurich
- WESTbahn, new service Munich – Vienna – Budapest, extension of existing service
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen, enhancement of the existing Amsterdam – London service, in cooperation with Eurostar
- European Sleeper, new night train service Amsterdam – Barcelona
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane / Deutsche Bahn, new services Rome – Munich and Milan – Munich
- ILSA, new services Lisbon – A Coruña and Lisbon – Madrid
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, new services connecting Catalonia and the South of France
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: "While demand for green mobility is growing, we need the rail market to respond much better and much faster, especially for long and cross-border journeys. This is why the European Commission now wants to help rail companies create new international train connections – by day and by night – by breaking down the many barriers to cross-border rail. I'm looking forward to working with the rail sector to make these 10 pilots a success and to inspire many more to join!"
