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Visit of Adina Vălean, European Commissioner, to Portugal
On 1 and 2 September 2021, Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, travelled to Lisbon.
On 1 September 2021, Adina Vălean gave a joint press conference with Pedro Nuno Santos, Portuguese Minister for Infrastructure and Housing.
On 2 September 2021, Adina Vălean attended the departure ceremony of the ‘Connecting Europe Express’ from Oriente Station.
The ‘Connecting Europe Express', a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, will pull out of Lisbon train station on 2 September. It will stop in more than 100 towns and cities during its five-week journey, before arriving in Paris on 7 October. Departing from Lisbon and ending its trip in Paris, the train will make a notable stop in Ljubljana, connecting the Portuguese, Slovenian and French Presidencies of the Council of the EU.
