Directorate general for Energy and Transport

European Commission

22 November 2006

Trans-European transport network (TEN)

Policy

Sanna KUUKKA

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Content

The logic of the extension of the trans-European transport network – 3 phases from 1992 to 2006

European Union of 15 Member states Enlargement of the EU to 27 Member states Extension of the network to countries

neighbouring the EU

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White paper of Jacques Delors - Growth, competitiveness and employment launches the debate in 1992

Chapter on TENs was introduced to EU Treaty in 1993 (Maastricht treaty)

The TEN Guidelines were first adopted in 1996 aiming at: Integrating national networks and modes of transport Linking peripheral regions of the Union to the centre Improving safety and efficiency of the networks

14 priority “Essen” projects identified by the EU Heads of State and Government in 1994 were included in the TEN Guidelines

Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

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1st revision of the Guidelines

Decision 1346/2001/EC of 2/7/2001

Introduction of seaports, inland ports and intermodal terminals

Defining the characteristics and criteria for specific projects and projects of common interest

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2nd revision of the Guidelines

Background – the new context was analysed in the White paper on European transport policy 2001

Forthcoming enlargement in May 2004 Slow progress of priority projects, particularly as regards rail and

cross-border sections Scarce EU funds distributed thinly over a vast network Increases in demand imbalanced

Slow progress of priority projects particularly regarding rail and border crossings

Investments in MSs insufficient (1%→ 0.8% of GDP) Co-financing of EU budget not sufficiently concentrated on the

priorities

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New elements for the TEN policy

European priorities targeted by focussing investments on priority projects on 30 major trans-national axes

Enlargement facilitated by integrating the networks of the 10 new and 2 future Member countries

Sustainability addressed by giving priority to rail, intermodality and Motorways of the sea

Organisational means improved to facilitate co-ordination of funding and implementation of projects along the major axes

Financial framework adapted to enable concentration and target bottlenecks at border crossings

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Extent of the TEN Network

TEN-T network (EU25, existing and planned) consists approximately of 90 000 km of roads, 100 000 km of rail tracks, 12 000 km of inland waterways, 400 airports, 400 international sea ports, 300 inland ports and traffic management systems.

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Cost and financing of the TENs

Costs of completing the full network is € 600 billion, of which € 250 billion for the priority projects, by 2020

Sources of funding: National funding remains crucial European funding (TEN-budget, ERDF, Cohesion

Fund, EIB) Private sector, direct user contribution – infrastructure

charging (railway packages, Eurovignette)

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Extension of the TENs to the neighbouring countries

Aim: To integrate regional exercises Pan-European Corridors TRACECA (Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) Euro Mediterranean regional programme Western Balkan core network

Tool: European Neighbourhood Policy Methodology: High Level Group chaired by

Ms de Palacio and including the EU27, 26 neighbouring countries and 3 banks

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The High Level Group

Chair of the Group - Ms Loyola de Palacio

Neighbouring countries: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya (as observer), Morocco, Moldova, Norway, Palestinian Authority, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine

EU Member States as well as Bulgaria and Romania (EU27)

EIB, EBRD and World Bank

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The Group’s methodology

Key for success: agreement upon a clear and rigorous methodology from the outset of the work

Step 1: Criteria for identifying major axes International trade and traffic flows, existing international agreements, regional cooperation and integration

Step 2: Criteria for selecting priority projects Political and financial commitment of country, economic profitability and environmental sustainability

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Liste of horizontal measures

The Group analysed in detail 10 horizontal and cross-cutting themes:

Border control and customs procedures Satellite radio navigation systems Maritime transport and Motorways of the Seas Rail transport and interoperability Inland waterways Road safety and vehicle dimensions Air transport Security Environment Financing and public private partnerships (PPP)

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3rd revision in 2010?

Need to integrate the regional exercises into a coherent framework TEN of EU27, motorways of the sea Croatia, Turkey, etc? Euro-Med

Commission is preparing a Communication to the Council and the European Parliament before end 2006

Tool: TEN Guidelines

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Further information

DG Energy and Transporthttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html

Trans-European Transport Networkshttp://ec.europa.eu/ten/index_en.html

sanna.kuukka@ec.europa.eu