Partnership between SNCF and IZS for the modernization of the railway network in Serbia

ongoing

Supporting the ambitious program, AFD and the French authorities have set up FEXTE technical cooperation based on a peer-to-peer exchange between French (SNCF) and Serbian (IZS – Infrastruktura železnice srbije) railway companies. The two main fields of application are the management and development of stations and the maintenance of infrastructures. A third part concerns the overall vision of the rail system by putting into perspective the last 20 years of reforms and alignment with the acquis of the European Union.The SNCF's technical expertise will help the IZS identify the gaps between the current state and a modern, efficient infrastructure management model, backed by a sustainable economic model. With regard to the management and promotion of stations, the challenge of this cooperation is to help the IZS to define an organization and management methods by taking inspiration from the examples and good practices observed in France and in the EU. This partnership will also include study trips to France.