Obtaining EU Funding for the Development of Intermodal Transport in Poland

New changes and a new way of obtaining EU funding emerged in the intermodal transport sector in 2004-2006 and 2007-2013.The new economic situation requires changes of the ways of obtaining EU funding to subsidise projects involving the development of intermodal transport in Poland. Intermodal transport projects are one type of investment projects that increase safety and promote environmentally friendly solutions in transport. The article is an analysis of the available sources of EU funding for intermodal transport projects. The objectives and priorities of funding projects within two financial perspectives are presented. The article also looks at the principles of Poland’s policy on implementing such projects subsidised by the EU.