The new TENT guidelines High Level Meeting Danube

The new TEN-T guidelines High Level Meeting Danube Commission Cesare Bernabei Budapest, 9 October 2013 Transport

The key elements of the Commission proposal • Support implementation of Transport White Paper through new infrastructure policy including: • Dual layer approach based on an objective methodology: core and comprehensive network • Ambitious standards for all infrastructures • Common deadlines to achieve network (2030/2050) • Corridors and coordinators for implementation • Regulation instead of decision Transport

The results: Maps • A core and comprehensive network based on an objective methodology • Parliament and Council accepted and adjusted the methodology • Comprehensive network to ensure accessibility to all regions • Core network focussing on strategically most important parts • 93 seaports, 93 airports, 79 inland ports in the core network • Delegated acts to adapt comprehensive network according to traffic flows (inclusion/exclusion of nodes) Transport

Transport Ports and IWW

Transport Rail (freight)

Transport Rail (passengers)

Roads Transport

The results: the implementation tools • Coordinators and Core Network Corridors • Support the implementation of the core network • Synchronise investments in order to optimise network benefits • Multimodal, involving at least 3 Member States • Flexible governance structures • Involvement of stakeholders • Coordinators for ERTMS and Motorways of the Sea Transport

The results: How to make a corridor 1 2 3 4 5 • Nomination of coordinators • Drawing up work plan • Consultation of Corridor Forum • Approval of work plan by Member States • Implementing decision Transport

The 9 core network corridors defined in the CEF Transport

Main results of the negotiations: • € 23. 1 billion for TEN-T (€ 26 bn in current prices) • European Council agreement 7 -8 February 2013 • EP resolution backed the agreement. Vote on the MFF Regulation in Autumn expected to be positive. • € 13. 1 bn available to all Member States (€ 14. 8 n in current prices) • € 10 bn to be transferred from the Cohesion Fund (€ 11. 2 bn in current prices) • To be allocated exclusively to projects in Cohesion Fund eligible Member States • Respect of National allocations under the Cohesion Fund until end 2016 • Specific Programme support actions for MS experiencing difficulties in proposing projects Transport

Main results of the negotiations: • 80 – 85 % of available budget through MAPs for preidentified projects listed in Annex 1 • 4 horizontal priorities (including innovation and new technologies, Mo. S, Safe and Secure infrastructure) • 9 core network corridors • and other important cross-border and bottleneck sections • 15 – 20 % for other projects of the core and comprehensive networks and for financial instruments Transport

Overall assessment • Stronger European approach • • Emphasis on EU added value Network approach Reinforced implementation tools Stronger engagement by MS and stakeholders (deadline, regulation) • Stronger transport policy • Infrastructure as basis for transport policy • Standards • New technologies and innovation Transport

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