Madrid, 30 October 2025 — The eFTI4LIVE Consortium officially launched its activities this week during a two-day Kick-Off Meeting in Madrid, marking a major step toward the digital transformation of freight transport across Europe.
Building on the achievements of its sister projects eFTI4EU and eFTI4ALL (with whom a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed), eFTI4LIVE aims to make the Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) system a reality by 2027. This initiative will enable seamless, secure, and paperless exchange of freight transport information throughout the EU — a milestone for smarter, standardised, and more efficient logistics.
Led by Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible (Spain), the project brings together 19 EU Member States, and a wide network of public authorities, IT providers, and logistics industry leaders (a total of 55 participants, including partners, associated partners, and affiliated entities). The project is co-funded by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with 47 million Euros, will last till June 2029 and aligns key EU priorities for digitalisation and sustainability in transport.
As said by Rocío Báguena, General Secretariat of Land Transport of the Spanish Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible, the Project Coordinator: “With eFTI4LIVE, we are taking a decisive step toward harmonising freight data exchange across Europe. This project brings public and private actors together to build the infrastructure, standards, and trust that will make eFTI a success story for European logistics”.
The Kick-Off meeting in Madrid also provided a valuable opportunity for participants to explore synergies with eFTI4EU and eFTI4ALL, ensuring coherence and shared learning among projects working toward a unified digital freight framework.
About eFTI4LIVE
eFTI4LIVE focuses on expanding the implementation of the Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) Regulation across EU Member States, closing participation gaps and connecting national ICT systems. The project develops and tests interoperable eFTI platforms to ensure seamless data exchange across transport modes and borders, while exploring forward-looking innovations such as eFTI platform pre-certification, digital identity wallets, and real-world multimodal transport pilots. These activities will help authorities and businesses prepare for the enforcement of the eFTI Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 and its go-live in 2027. eFTI4LIVE also contributes to the creation of a Single European Digital Enforcement Area (SEDEA), supports the adoption of digital applications like e-CMR, and aligns with the development of European Data Spaces — reinforcing the EU’s vision for a connected, data-driven, and sustainable transport system. Building on the foundations of previous projects, eFTI4LIVE paves the way for greater efficiency, transparency, and innovation in the European logistics ecosystem.