Expanding green and digital trade and transport in the Eastern Partnership
Strengthening sustainable and digital trade routes and logistics concepts between Eastern Partnership countries and with the EU
Strengthening sustainable and digital trade routes and logistics concepts between Eastern Partnership countries and with the EU
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
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Armenia - Ministry of Economy , Azerbaijan - Ministry of Digital Development and Transport , Georgia - Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development , Moldova - State Chancellery , Ukraine - Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development
2024 to 2028
Infrastructure and vehicle providers
Infrastructure and vehicle providers, service providers such as freight forwarders and carriers, border authorities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Economic development and employment
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are part of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) with the European Union (EU). One aspect of this involves integrating these countries into the EU's internal market. To achieve this, the countries need to introduce and implement digital, sustainable and climate-friendly concepts for logistics and transport. Up to now, for example, they have made little use of renewable energies and rail transport for logistics and transport. There is a need for structural changes, better cooperation between all interest groups and increased capacities among the actors responsible for trade routes and logistics concepts in the countries.
Improved coordination and cooperation between those responsible is also required in order to boost convergence among the EaP countries, to ensure that goods are processed efficiently at borders, to improve logistics within the countries and to harness the potential of digital trade. The countries need to link their technical solutions and build capacities in transport and logistics and within customs and the ministries.
In the EaP countries, cooperation between the actors responsible for trade routes and logistics concepts has been strengthened.
The project operates in three areas:
Last update: May 2024