On 22 August 2019, the European Commission approved EU funding for the project of upgrading the existing railway line Maribor-Šentilj-state border. This is a major project encompassing the upgrade of an 18 km-long railway track with a total value of a little over EUR 253 million. EU’s Cohesion Fund is contributing EUR 101 000 000 through the “Operational Programme for the Implementation of the EU Cohesion Policy” for the 2014-2020 programming period.