Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Greece)

Description - Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece).

The Pan-European Corridor IX  is a European multimodal transport corridor (rail and road, 1,313 km) covering the route between Helsinki (Finland) and Alexandroupolis (Greece) passing through Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, Chişinău, Bucharest, Ruse, Stara Zagora, Dimitrovgrad... This corridor has an enormous potential in the foreign trade between Europe and Asia.

Route of the Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece)

1. Finland: Helsinki, Porvo, Finland-Russia, Border
2. Russia: Finland-Russia Border, Vyborg, Buslovskaya, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Suzemka, Russia-Ukraine Border
   1. From Russia it is possible to access Central Eurasia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, the Persian Gulf ...
3. Ukraine: Russia-Ukraine Border, Bila Tserkva, Kiev, Lyubashevka, Ukraine-Moldova Border
   1. From Lyubashevka a branch to the port of Odessa (Black Sea) passes through Rozdilna
4. Moldova: Ukraine-Moldova Border, Dubasari, Chisinau, Leova, Moldova-Romania Border
5. Romania: Moldova-Romania Border, Bucharest, Romania-Bulgaria Border
6. Bulgaria: Romania-Bulgaria Border, Sophia, Bulgaria-Greece Border
7. Greece: Bulgaria-Greece Border, Alexandroupolis

The Pan-European Corridor IX has two branches in the northern part:

1. Branch 1: Klaipeda, Vilnius (Lithuania), Minsk, Gomel (Belarus)
2. Branch 2: Kaliningrad (Russia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Minsk, Gomel (Belarus)

Finland, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece are members of the European Union (free movement of goods).

Countries in the influence area of the Corridor: Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey.

The Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) connects with the New Silk Route.

Regional economic communities related to the Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece)

1. Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia
2. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
3. Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD): Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Estonia.
4. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Holy See, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine
5. Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Belarus
6. Regional Organisation Democracy Economic Development (GUAM): Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
7. Regional Cooperation Council: Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Moldova, Romania
8. Black Sea Synergy: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
9. Russia is a member of:
   1. European Union-Russia
   2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
   3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
   4. Africa-BRICS Countries Cooperation
10. Lithuania, Finland and Russia are a members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (Belarus and Ukraine are observers)
11. Russia and Belarus has the Union State
12. Belarus, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine are a members of the Central European Initiative (CEI)
13.  Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine are a members of the EU Eastern Partnership (Neighbourhood Policy)

Free trade agreements related to the countries of the corridor

1. Russia
   1. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of Russia: ASEAN, European Union, Andean Community, Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine and New Zeeland
   2. Free Trade Agreement between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
   3. Customs Union Russia-Vietnam
   4. Russia has a Trade Agreement with Cameroon
2. Belarus
   1. Russia-Belarus Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
   2. Belarus-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
   3. Free trade agreement between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
3. Moldova
   1. Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
   2. European Union-Moldova Association Agreement
4. Ukraine
   1. Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
   2. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
5. As a members of the European Union, Finland, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece are beneficiaries of the EU Free trade agreements with Algeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa, South Korea, India, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia etc. besides the Customs Union with Turkey

Main European institutions related to the corridor

1. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
2. European Union Institutions
   1. European Economic and Social Committee
   2. European Investment Bank
   3. European External Action Service

The main religions of the region of the Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) are:

1. Christianity
2. Orthodoxy

The Pan-European Corridor IX (Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) belongs to:

1. European Economic Area
2. Orthodox Economic Area

Corridors related to the Silk Route

1. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
2. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
3. Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor
4. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
5. China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor
6. Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI-ECO)
7. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO)
8. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
9. Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor)
10. Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
11. India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Economic Corridor