United Nations Economic Commission for Europe TRANSEUROPEAN RAILWAY

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe TRANS-EUROPEAN RAILWAY (TER) PROJECT 2 nd Expert Group Meeting (Budapest, 23 September 2004) By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser UNECE Transport Division 1

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Content • Background (TOR-Tasks-Participation) • Elaboration • Objectives of the Meeting • Review of the work • Problems encountered • Next steps UNECE Transport Division 2

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Terms of Reference Objectives Consistent and realistic investment strategy for the development of the rail and combined transport infrastructures in the wider TER Region, supporting: • Promotion of TER Project goals • Extension of TEN-T • Development of Pan-European Transport Corridors • Promotion of intermodality • European transport integration UNECE Transport Division 3

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Tasks • Review of related TER work and European initiatives, policies and studies (WP. 1, 2) • Socioeconomic framework of concerned countries and alternative scenarios of growth (WP. 3) • Methodology and main assumptions (WP. 4) • Inventory of needs (WP. 5) • Elaboration of Master Plan (WP. 6) • Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP. 7) • Border crossing questions (WP. 8) • Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination(WP. 9) UNECE Transport Division 4

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Participation Country Legend TER Member TER Observer Other UNECE Transport Division 5

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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Elaboration Organisation and management (WP 0) • PCO Main responsible • National Experts Consolidate national information • Invited organizations Thematic support/guidance • External consultants Technical/ scientific assistance TER Master Plan Expert Group PCO, National Experts, Organizations, Consultants, UNECE TEM and TER Master Plan Coordination Group PCOs, External Consultants, UNECE Transport Division 7

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Completed Review of TER development (WP 1) Description of work / tasks 1. 1: Introduction of the TER Project objectives and degree of their attainment 1. 2: Introduction of the TER technical standards 1. 3: Introduction of TER network and plans 1. 4: Introduction of the TER GIS mapping and database 1. 5: Introduction of the TER Master Plan decisions Outputs – deliverables TER Project’s background, objectives and plans Time October 2003 UNECE Transport Division 8

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Completed (2) TER environment in Europe (WP 2) Description of work / tasks 2. 1: Collection and review of relevant studies and works 2. 2: Pan-European Transport Corridors (PETCs) and TER 2. 3: Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) and TER 2. 4: Trans European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and the TER 2. 5: EU railway infrastructure package and its impact in TER region 2. 6: TER role and perspectives in the Pan-European context Outputs – deliverables TER environment in Europe Time November 2003 UNECE Transport Division 9

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Completed (3) Socio-economic framework of the concerned countries (WP 3) Description of work / tasks 31: Economic and social characteristics of concerned countries 3. 2: Alternative scenarios of growth Outputs – deliverables Socio-economic status and scenarios of growth in the countries of the TER wider region Time January 2004 UNECE Transport Division 10

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Completed (4) Methodology (WP 4) Description of work / tasks 4. 1: Definition of bottlenecks, missing links and other priority transport infrastructure needs 4. 2: Identification of parameters and assumptions 4. 3: Criteria of priority infrastructure needs 4. 4: Identifications of data requirements Outputs – deliverables Methodology and main assumptions for the work Time January 2004 UNECE Transport Division 11

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe To be done (1) Priority infrastructure needs in concerned countries (WP 5) Description of work / tasks 5. 1: Collection of necessary information 5. 2: Analysis and control of information obtained 5. 3: Review and update the TER Region traffic forecasts 5. 4: Establish alternative scenarios for the TER Master Plan 5. 5: Review and prioritize proposed projects 5. 6 Identify interconnections between TER other network components (Ports-IWW-SSS-CT) 5. 7: Identify possible connections and extensions of the TER Network with neighboring regions Outputs – deliverables Inventory of priority infrastructure needs and assessment of their costs Time May 2004 UNECE Transport Division 12

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe To be done (2) Elaboration of Master Plans (WP 6) Description of work / tasks 6. 1: Identification of the wider TER Region Backbone Network 6. 2: Elaboration of the wider TER Region Master Plan and its alternative implementation scenarios 6. 3: GIS presentation of the wider TER Region Master Plan Outputs – deliverables TER Master Plan and GIS maps Time June 2004 UNECE Transport Division 13

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe To be done (3) Addressing funding questions (WP 7) Description of work / tasks 7. 1: Inventory of specific projects for implementation 7. 2: Estimate of budget for the implementation 7. 3: Possibilities of stage construction 7. 4: Technical and institutional actions for implementation 7. 5: Estimate of financial resources available 7. 6: Perspectives to construct the wider TER Region Backbone Network Outputs – deliverables 1. Inventory of specific priority projects and costs 2. Definition of technical and institutional actions required Time July 2004 UNECE Transport Division 14

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe To be done (4) Addressing border crossing questions (WP 8) Description of work / tasks 8. 1: Inventory of border crossing problems on the wider TER Region Backbone Network and improvement recommendations Outputs – deliverables 1. Inventory of border crossing problems 2. Recommendations for improvement Time July 2004 UNECE Transport Division 15

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe To be done (5) Conclusions/Recommendations (WP 9) Description of work / tasks 9. 1: Conclusions and recommendations 9. 2: Results on the WEB pages 9. 3: Publication of newsletter, brochures and summary report 9. 4: Organization of workshops to present the results Outputs – deliverables 1. Final Report 2. Dissemination and Public awareness 3. Follow-up preparation Time September 2004 UNECE Transport Division 16

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Elaboration-Time table UNECE Transport Division 17

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Objectives of the Meeting • Review of the work • Economic and social characteristics-WP 3. 1 • Alternatives scenarios of growth-WP 3. 2 • Analysis and evaluation of projects – WP. 5 • Additional data needs • Follow-up actions UNECE Transport Division 18

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Review of the work done • • • 1 st Coordination meeting, Budapest 16/9/03 2 nd Coordination meeting, Warsaw 15/12/03 3 rd Coordination meeting, Geneva 9/6/04 1 st EGM Budapest, 10 -11 February 2004 2 nd EGM Budapest, 23 September 2004 Completed: WP 1, WP 2, WP 3, WP 4, WP 5 (part) • TEM and TER Master Plans Website opened and updated UNECE Transport Division 19

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Review of work to be done • Inventory of needs (WP. 5) • Elaboration of Master Plan (WP. 6) • Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP. 7) • Border crossing questions (WP. 8) • Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination( WP. 9) UNECE Transport Division 20

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Problems encountered • Late submission of country inputs • Not all countries provided inputs • Missing data • Delay in the elaboration • Short time left for completion UNECE Transport Division 21

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Next steps • Cover missing data • Complete the rest of the work, by October 2004 • Convene the 4 th TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination Meeting, Budapest, 25 October 2004 • Present the result to the next Steering Committee • Decide upon the appropriate follow-up actions • Implement the follow-up actions (starting in 2005) UNECE Transport Division 22

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