Brussels, July 30 -- The European Union's transport network is critically unprepared for a potential military conflict, EU Commissioner for Transport Apostolos Tzitzikostas warned, raising concerns about the bloc's ability to rapidly move troops and heavy equipment across the continent in the event of a war, reports RT News.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Tzitzikostas said much of Europe's key infrastructure - including railways, tunnels, and bridges - is either outdated or otherwise woefully inadequate for modern-day military logistics.
"If we want to move military equipment and troops from the western side of Europe to the eastern side, it takes weeks - and in some cases, months," he said. "We have old bridges that need ...