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Directorate general for Energy and Transport
European Commission
23rd October 2003
The trans-European transport network: new guidelines and
financial rulesProposals of the
Commission
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 2
Policy context
Enlargement as from 1st May 2004
Higher requirements for modal rebalancing and intermodality
Growth initiatives to stimulate economy
Strengthen the internal market dynamics
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 3
Evaluation of the past
Progress mainly on domestic sections 50 % of the rail network not completed in 2010 36 % of investments decided in 1994 in Essen
are done Delays affect primarily transnational links and
their cross-border sections Main problems : opening up to competition of
networks longer than expected, difficult cross-border co-ordination, scarce funding
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 4
Investments in transport infrastructure in % GDP
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
Austria
Belgium
Denm
ark
Finland
France
Germ
any
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sw
eden
UK
1980-861987-931994-2001
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 5
Commission’s proposals
To modify Decision 1692/96/EC on the TEN-T guidelines
To modify EC Regulation 2236/95 laying down rules for granting aids to TEN
Based on the report of the High Level group Part of a comprehensive strategy : growth
initiative, financial perspectives Supplement – not substitute – proposals done in
2001
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 6
Three building blocks Priority projects (article 19)
Process to identify priority projects
Organisational means to facilitate their co-ordination
Financial framework
Six criteria to be met Prior examination
required Those to start before
2010 identified in Annex III with sections and dates
Revision planned in 2010
Directorate general for Energy and Transport 7
General Map of Priority Projects