European Commission Europe Aid Extension of Motorways of

European Commission Europe. Aid Extension of Motorways of the Sea to the Neighbouring countries Barbara BERNARDI Programme Manager. Europe. Aid – Cooperation office Joint meeting of the SSS and Mo. S focal points and Shortsea Promotion Centres Brussels – 19 March 2010

Themes to be covered Europe. Aid 1. European Neighbourhood Policy 2. European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument 3. Extension of the TEN-T Network to the Neighbouring countries 4. Motorways of the Seas in the Neighbouring countries 5. Experience Motorways of the Seas programme to date 6. Future developments 2

European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) 1. • Ultimate aim: Creating mutual prosperity, stability and security in Europe’s neighbourhood countries; • Overall aim: Promoting good governance and reform; Europe. Aid 3

European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) 2. Europe. Aid • EU offers economic integration & deepening political cooperation not direct accession; • By means of assistance for achieving the agreed (sectoral) reform objectives, economic & social development, crossborder cooperation; • Emphasis on a country’s needs laid down in strategy papers and indicative programmes covering country, regional and cross-border programmes. 4

European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument 1. Europe. Aid • The ENP is funded through the ENPI (European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument) which is managed by Europe. Aid (DG AIDCO); • Since January 2007 replacing MEDA (which included also Turkey) and TACIS as financial instrument; • Approx € 12 bn for 2007 -2013 (+32% increase with previous period – for all 14 countries/for all sectors) • Total funds for ENPI earmarked for 2007 -2010 = 5. 6 BN € (all 14 ENP countries and all sectors) • See for more info also ENPI contribution at the Mo. S One Stop Helpdesk: http: //www. moshelpdesk. eu/ 5

European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument 2. 1. ENPI – Bilateral Assistance 2007 -2010 Europe. Aid • ENPI main focus is on country programmes = bilateral actions supporting country’s priorities (including twinning) = = € 4, 1 bn • Country programmes (all sectors, including transport): Morocco 654 M €, Egypt 558 M€, Ukraine 494 M €, Georgia 120. 4 M € 6

European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument 3. 2. ENPI – Multi Country Programmes 2007 -2010 Europe. Aid • Regional projects which serve regional cooperation & dialogue – ENPI regional projects = 827. 6 M€ (all sectors, including transport) 3. Other ENPI Funds • Cross. Border Cooperation: = 277. 1 M€ • Governance Facility & Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF): = 400 M€ 7

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 1. • 2005 – Recommendations of the High Level Group on Extension of the TEN-T to Neighbouring countries chaired by Loyola de Palacio Europe. Aid • 2007 – Commission Communication Guidelines for Transport in Europe and Neighbouring Regions: Extension policy also include Mo. S axes • 2009 – Ongoing revision of the TEN-T Policy also includes a working group on the extension to neighbouring countries chaired by Paolo Costa 8

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 2. Europe. Aid 9

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 3. Relevant developments – Southern Neighbourhood Europe. Aid • Euro. Med Transport Forum is working on the development of so-called Trans Mediterranean Transport Network (TMT-N) = concrete transport network based on the axes identified in the HLG report; • Proposal should be supported by a new GIS, more network data and better & common transport forecasting scenarios; • Proposal likely to be ready by end of 2010: to be adopted by next Euro. Mediterranean Transport Ministerial Conference 10

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 4. Relevant developments – Southern Neighbourhood Europe. Aid 11

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 5. Relevant developments – Eastern Neighbourhood Europe. Aid • 1998: Signature of Multilateral Agreement for development of transport corridor Europe-Causasus-Asia = TRACECA (Restoration of the Silk Route) • 2006: One of the pillars of the TRACECA IGC Strategy (Sofia) is the creation of a cohesive infrastructure network • From 2008: (IGC Baku) TRACECA countries started identifying priority transport infrastructure projects located on the extension of the TEN-T and which require financing. 12

Extension of TEN-T to Neighbouring countries 6. Relevant developments – Eastern Neighbourhood Europe. Aid 13

Mo. S programmes to Neighbouring countries 1. Europe. Aid • With ENPI funds regional programmes have been set-up to support the establishment of Mo. S to Neighbouring countries • Europe. Aid regional programmes: 1. Euro. Med Transport: MEDAMo. S (2006 -2010) 4 yrs – 4. 8 M € - Beneficiaries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Isreal, Palestinian Authorities, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey 2. Euro. Med Transport: MEDAMo. S II (follow-up) – 3 yrs – 6. 0 M € - to be contracted in July 2010 3. TRACECA Mo. S for Black Sea and Caspian Sea (2009 -2011) - 2 yrs – 2. 5 M € - Beneficiaries: Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaïdjan, Kazachstan & Turkmenistan 4. TRACECA Logistic Processes & Mo. S II for Black Sea and Caspian (follow-up) – 3 yrs – 5. 5 M € - to be contracted end of 2010 14

Mo. S programmes to Neighbouring countries 2. Europe. Aid • Technical Assistance programmes: - So NO financing of infrastructure, but: - Organisation of (regional) seminars, workshops, etc. , and - Expert assistance for (mainly) government, port and customs officials in the beneficiary countries. 15

Mo. S programmes to Neighbouring countries 3. Technical assistance aims at: Europe. Aid • Further developing the concept of Short Sea Shipping to improve the quality, frequency and reliability of maritime services connecting N-S Mediterranean and E-W Black and Caspian Seas. • Further improving the limited and inefficient interconnections in ports to other transport modes serving urban & industrial areas (hinterland); • Better regulation of port and shipping industry of partner countries in fields of safety, security and environment; • Harmonizing and optimizing customs procedures to facilitate cross-border transport (imports and exports). 16

Mo. S programmes to Neighbouring countries 4. Technical assistance process: Europe. Aid • Identification of pilot projects connecting two ports and a maritime link with the potential of developing itself into an efficient, reliable and frequent short sea shipping line ; • Forcing beneficiary countries to develop project consortiums (consisting of relevant national and local authorities, a shipping line, customs autorities, shippers) which together support the pilot project; • Consortiums received expert assistance to reinforce the quality of their pilot projects and to resolve bottlenecks: e. g. support for port operations, IT systems, market development, hinterland connections, customs operations, etc. 17

Experience Mo. S Neighbourhood to date 1. Europe. Aid MEDAMOS (Mediterranean) programme • In depth technical expert assistance to selected 4 pilot projects (Agadir/Port Vendres, Bejaia/Barcelona-Marseille, Tunis/Marseille-Genova, Haifa/Trieste) • Technical assistance results in the following fields: - Partnership building (facilitating dialogue between partners on both sides); - Improving information systems and facilitation (eletronic customs declarations); - Multimodal/logistics procedures (improving waiting times in ports); - Markets and Financing (exploration of efficient hinterland identify potential sources of financing for port development/purchase of vessels). • Other spin-off effects - Signature Memorandum of Understandings between ports; - Additional purchase of vessels to cover increase of trade; - Involvement of a Neighbouring port in Marco Polo project. 18

Experience Mo. S Neighbourhood to date 2. Europe. Aid MEDAMOS programme 19

Experience Mo. S Neighbourhood to date 3. Europe. Aid TRACECA (Black and Caspian Seas) programme • Setting up of bi-lateral country working groups to identify pilot projects with trade potential (e. g. Baku (AZ) – Aktau (KZ)/Turkmenbashi (TU), Poti(GE)/Odessa (UA) • Joint identification of barriers/bottlenecks & selection of technical assistance to improve this • Results to date - bilateral working groups established contacts between countries on trade and logistics related subjects which were frozen before; - Concrete opening of bilateral negotiations on port tariffs; 20

Experience Mo. S Neighbourhood to date 4. General Results: Europe. Aid - Increased awareness of Mo. S concept and its potentialities for transport sector as a whole; - High level commitment and involvement in pilot projects; - Involvement of private sector operators; - Dialogue between ministries, port authorities, customs, terminal operators and transport operators (a wide network of stakeholders of institutional and economic actors); 21

Future developments 1. Europe. Aid General: - Revision of the TEN-T and connection to Neighbouring countries (including Mo. S) - Development of Mo. S master plans for neighbouring countries South: - Motorways of the Seas highlighted as key initiative in the Ministerial Declaration of the Union for the Mediterranean ( « land maritime highways » ) East: - Increased awareness of importance of transport (especially cross-border facilitation) to enhance trade: Platform 1 of the Eastern Partnership also mentions TRACECA 22

Thank you for your attention, Europe. Aid Barbara BERNARDI European Commission Europe. Aid Cooperation Office For more information also : roel. hoenders@ec. europa. eu 23