Deadlines

The deadlines at a glance

From the TEN-T Regulation to the expiry of the LuKIFG: every date taken from the legal texts, the Federal Law Gazette and official releases.

DateWhat happensProvision
18 Jul 2024TEN-T Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 in force; Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 repealedReg. (EU) 2024/1679
1 Jan 2025SVIKG in force (retroactively); earliest start of measures under LuKIFGSVIKG § 12, LuKIFG § 4
22 Mar 2025amendment of the Basic Law with Art. 143h (BGBl. 2025 I No 94)Art. 143h Basic Law
30 Sep 2025SVIKG signed (BGBl. 2025 I No 230)SVIKG
20 Oct 2025LuKIFG signed (BGBl. 2025 I No 246)LuKIFG
Dec 2025economic plan 2026 of the special fund adoptedBMF
1 Jan 2026first annual Länder reports on planned, started and completed measuresLuKIFG § 6(2)
22 Jul 2026Infrastructure Future Act signed (BGBl. 2026 I No 224)Infrastructure Future Act
9 Oct 2026new sequence for the general renewal: 13 corridors 2027–2031BMV 094/2026
mid-Dec 2026Obertraubling – Passau and Troisdorf – Wiesbaden back in serviceBMV 094/2026
19 Jul 2027Member States' terminal market and prospective analysisReg. (EU) 2024/1679 Art. 36(3)
31 Dec 2029one third of Länder funds committed through approvalsLuKIFG § 4(2)
31 Dec 2030TEN-T core network completedArt. 6
2034last of ten tranches to the Climate and Transformation FundSVIKG § 4(2)
31 Dec 2036last approvals from the special fundSVIKG § 11(1), LuKIFG § 4(2)
31 Dec 2040extended core network; 740 m freight trainsArt. 6, Art. 16(2)
31 Dec 2042end of eligibility under LuKIFGLuKIFG § 4(2)
31 Dec 2043last payment ordersLuKIFG § 7(2)
1 Jan 2044latest start of repaymentSVIKG § 11(3)
2045climate neutrality target for GermanySVIKG § 2
31 Dec 2050TEN-T comprehensive network; LuKIFG expiresArt. 6, LuKIFG § 10