Czechia’s Ministry of Transport and the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport launched a new bilateral Transport Dialogue in London on Saturday (22 November 2025), pledging deeper collaboration on the technologies and policies that will shape the next decade of mobility. Senior officials Zdeněk Čechura and Simon Argyle signed a framework that sets out a work plan spanning five pillars: smart and autonomous vehicles, the transition to zero-emission transport, high-speed and cross-border rail, innovative project financing, and joint research and innovation.
For the Czech side the accord is timely. Prague is finalising its National Transport Strategy 2035 and will unveil tenders for a €20 billion high-speed rail backbone next spring. British rail consultancies such as HS2 Ltd and Arup are expected to bid, drawing on UK experience in Digital ETCS signalling and public–private finance models. Meanwhile, British firms developing battery-electric and hydrogen buses see new opportunities in Czech regional fleets after 2027 emission targets tighten.
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From the UK perspective, the agreement opens doors to Central Europe just as London courts export customers for its Connected Autonomous Mobility (CAM) technology and begins piloting road-pricing reforms that Prague also wants to study. The two ministries will establish working groups early in 2026, exchange seconded experts, and stage an industry forum during the Brno Engineering Fair next October.
Business-travel stakeholders should note that the dialogue also commits both sides to improving border processes for drivers and freight once the EU’s Entry/Exit System goes fully live in 2026. Companies operating UK–CZ supply chains therefore gain an official channel to raise concerns about customs waits, cabotage rules and professional-driver licensing. Multinationals are encouraged to monitor the joint communiqué for consultation dates and to prepare position papers on cross-border workforce mobility.
For the Czech side the accord is timely. Prague is finalising its National Transport Strategy 2035 and will unveil tenders for a €20 billion high-speed rail backbone next spring. British rail consultancies such as HS2 Ltd and Arup are expected to bid, drawing on UK experience in Digital ETCS signalling and public–private finance models. Meanwhile, British firms developing battery-electric and hydrogen buses see new opportunities in Czech regional fleets after 2027 emission targets tighten.
From the UK perspective, the agreement opens doors to Central Europe just as London courts export customers for its Connected Autonomous Mobility (CAM) technology and begins piloting road-pricing reforms that Prague also wants to study. The two ministries will establish working groups early in 2026, exchange seconded experts, and stage an industry forum during the Brno Engineering Fair next October.
Business-travel stakeholders should note that the dialogue also commits both sides to improving border processes for drivers and freight once the EU’s Entry/Exit System goes fully live in 2026. Companies operating UK–CZ supply chains therefore gain an official channel to raise concerns about customs waits, cabotage rules and professional-driver licensing. Multinationals are encouraged to monitor the joint communiqué for consultation dates and to prepare position papers on cross-border workforce mobility.
