In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020.

1989年1月，欧洲铁路共同体提出了一项建议，即在2020年前建成一个从瑞典延伸到西西里岛、从葡萄牙延伸到波兰的泛欧高速铁路网。