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Information and communication Directorate general for Energy and Transport

European Commission

EU transport policy

and

infrastructure development

Jan Scherp, DG TREN Berlin, October 2006

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Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

Maastricht Treaty 1993 Christophersen (Essen Projects) 1994 TI NA (Transport I nfrastructure Needs Assessment) 1995 Guidelines (incl. Revision 2001) 1996 Van Miert (Priority Projects) 2003 Revision of Guidelines 2004

Pan European Corridors

1994 and supporting studies

High Level Group I I „Wider Europe“

2004

European Transport Planning and Policy

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Essen priority projects

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The concept of the Corridors was defined at the 2nd Pan-European Transport Conference in Crete in 1994; 9 Corridors have been established. At the 3rd Pan-European Transport Conference in Helsinki in 1997, Corridor X, which serves the Balkan Area was added

Towards a Pan-European Transport Network

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Pan European Corridors

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The objective of the TI NA process

Definition

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the future Trans-European Transport Infrastructure Network in the enlarged European Union, using the criteria

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the decision 1692/96/EC

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Community guidelines for the development of the TEN

This includes the following tasks: § to define the outline of the multi-modal TINA Network; § to estimate construction costs per mode, section and country; § to monitor the network development through an assessment of the reported possible investment measures, fine-tuning them into concrete projects.

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Decisions of the European Council and the European Parliament

New trans-European transport network (TEN-T) guidelines and financial rules Decision of April 2004

adopted the guidelines 1692/96

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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

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Investments in transport infrastructure in % GDP

0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden UK 1980-86 1987-93 1994-2001

EU-15

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Investments in transport per mode in 2000 – 2003 in billion Euro

0,00 10,00 20,00 30,00 40,00 50,00 60,00 70,00 80,00 RAIL ROAD AIRPORT PORT IW W

2000 and 2001 2002 and 2003

EU-15

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Investments in transport per investor in 2002 – 2003 in %

National budget & private sources 80,8%

E IB 11,5% Cohesion F und 3,7% TEN

• T budget

1,4% ERD F 1,2% ISPA 1,3%

EU-15

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Evaluation of past TEN-T policy

Progress mainly on domestic sections 50 % of the rail network not completed in 2010 Only 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

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Commission’s proposals The new TEN-T policy

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

Define Priority Axis/Projects, based on the

report of the High Level group Van Miert

Part of a comprehensive strategy : growth

initiative, financial perspectives

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Objectives for the new TEN-T

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European priorities targeted by focussing investments

• n 30 priority projects on main trans-national axes

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

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Organisational means improved to facilitate co-

• rdination of funding and implementation of projects

along the major axes

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

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New organisational means

l European Co-ordinators to advise project

promoters on financing and evaluation methods and dialogue with operators and other stakeholders

l Declaration of European Interest –

Integrated, even joint evaluation procedures for cross-border projects, concentrated and combined financing etc.

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Financing the TEN-T:

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Costs of realisation of full network is € 600 billion to be completed by 2020

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€ 250 billion of which for the priority projects (80% for Railway and Inland waterway Projects)

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Sources of funding:

National funding European funding (TEN-budget, ERDF, Cohesion

Fund)

EIB loans Private sector Direct user contribution - charging - important

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Community budget

The article 19a of the Guidelines Decision proposes to concentrate TEN budget, Cohesion fund, ISPA and Structural Funds

• n the projects declared of European

Interest by asking Member States to give an appropriate priority in their application for funding.

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Community budget

a) Modification of Regulation 2236/95

allows financing rate up to 20 % of the cost for the

cross-border sections of any of the projects declared of European Interest

introduces pluriannual budget commitments, which will

guarantee support to investors, as currently practised by other financial instruments

b) Commission proposal

Considerable increase of the TEN-T budget to 20,35 billion

for the period 2007-2013 was proposed by TREN - but the parliament and council only accepted about 8 billion

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Total budget for 2007-2013: 308,04 Billion Euro

Community budget for TEN-T

contribution of EU regional funds

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251,2 bill. = 81,5%

177,1 bill. = 70,5% 12,5 bill. = 5,0% 61,6 bill. = 24,5%

Community budget for TEN-T

contribution of EU regional funds

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• Ministerial meeting “Wider Europe for

Transport” in Santiago de Compostella in June 2004, organised by the Commission and European Parliament

• European Neighbourhood and Partnership

Policy launched in preparation of the financial perspectives 2007-2013

The High Level Group II “Wider Europe” - Background

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New political and geographical context:

§ On 29 April 2004, adoption of the guidelines for TEN-T

networks for the EU15 with a strong link to the territory

• f EU27

§ Accession of 10 new Member states on 1 May 2004

Need to integrate regional exercises into a coherent framework:

§ Pan-European Corridors and Areas mostly in EU

territory

§ TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) § Euro Mediterranean regional transport programme § South East European MoU signed in 2004

The High Level Group Background

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The Group’s methodology

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

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

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

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The Group’s recommendations

• 5 major axes identified that contribute most to

international exchanges and regional integration;

• Almost 100 infrastructure projects put forward

along the 5 axes;

• > 20 “horizontal” measures were proposed to

remove technical, organisational and other barriers along the axes;

• Total cost of measures approximately 45 bill. €,
• f which 35 bill. € needed by 2020

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Way ahead for the links towards the TEN-T network

After the Public consultation on 28 March 2006, which was open December-March,

• Commission will prepare a Communication to the

Council and the European Parliament before end of 2006

• In parallel, the implementation of the

recommendations, especially on the horizontal measures can already start

• Commission will assist and provide technical

assistance under the existing instruments e.g. Tacis, Meda etc.

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Annex

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1. High speed train/ combined transport north-south (Berlin-Verona) - 2015 2. High-speed train (Paris-Bruxelles/ Brussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London) - 2007 3. High-speed railway lines of south (Madrid-Montpellier and Madrid- Dax) - 2010 4. High-speed railway line east (Paris-Karlsruhe) - 2007 5. Rail/ combined transprort (Betuwe line: Rotterdam-NL/ D border) - 2007 6. High speed train/ combined transport (Lyon- Turin and Turin-Trieste) - 2015 7. Greek motorways (Pathe and Via Egnatia) - 2008 8. Motorway (Lisboa-Valladolid) - 2010 9. Conventional rail link (Cork-Dublin and Belfast-Stranraer) 10. Malpensa airport 11. Fixed rail/ road link between Denmark and Sweden (Öresund) 12. Nordic triangle rail/ road - 2010 13. I reland / UK / Benelux road link - 2010 14. West coast main line -rail - 2007

Christophersen - Essen Projects

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1.

Railway axis Berlin-Verona/Milano-Bologna-Napoli-Messina- Palermo

2.

High-speed railway axis Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln- Amsterdam-London

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High-speed railway axis of south-west Europe

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High-speed railway axis east

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Betuwe line

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Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Diva• a/Koper-Diva• a-Ljubljana- Budapest-Ukrainian border

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Motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patra-Athina-Sofia-Budapest

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Multimodal axis Portugal/Spain-rest of Europe

9.

Railway axis Cork-Dublin-Belfast-Stranraer

10.

Malpensa

Priority projects (article 19)

(80% of proposed projects are rail projects)

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11.

Öresund fixed link

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Nordic triangle railway/road axis

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UK/Ireland/Benelux road axis

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West coast main line

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Galileo

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Freight railway axis Sines-Madrid-Paris

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Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava

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Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube inland waterway axis

19.

High-speed rail interoperability on the Iberian peninsula

20.

Fehmarn Belt railway axis (incl. Hannover-Hamburg)

Priority projects (article 19)

(80% of proposed projects are rail projects)

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21.

Motorways of the sea in 4 sea areas

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Railway axis Athina-Sofia-Budapest-Wien-Praha- Nürnberg/Dresden

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Railway axis Gdansk-Warszawa-Brno/Bratislava-Wien

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Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen

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Motorway axis Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Wien

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Railway/road axis Ireland/United Kingdom/continental Europe

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"Rail Baltica" axis Warsaw-Kaunas-Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki

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"Eurocaprail" on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis

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Railway axis of the Ionian/Adriatic intermodal corridor

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Inland waterway Seine-Scheldt

Priority projects (article 19)

(80% of proposed projects are rail projects)