European Commission. EU transport policy. infrastructure development. and. Jan Scherp, DG TREN Berlin, October 2006

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1 European Commission EU transport policy and infrastructure development Jan Scherp, DG TREN Berlin, October 2006 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication

2 European Transport Planning and Policy Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Maastricht Treaty 1993 Christophersen (Essen Projects) 1994 TINA (Transport Infrastructure 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 II Wider Europe 2004 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 2

3 Essen priority projects Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 3

4 Towards a Pan-European Transport Network 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 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 4

5 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Pan European Corridors Information and communication 5

6 The objective of the TINA process Definition of the future Trans-European Transport Infrastructure Network in the enlarged European Union, using the criteria of the decision 1692/96/EC on 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. Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 6

7 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 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 7

8 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 Information and communication 8

9 Investments in transport infrastructure in % GDP EU Finland Denmark Belgium Austria UK Sweden Spain Portugal Netherlands Luxembourg Italy Ireland Greece Germany France Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 9

10 Investments in transport per mode in in billion Euro 80,00 70,00 60,00 EU-15 50,00 40,00 30,00 20,00 10,00 0,00 RAIL ROAD AIRPORT PORT IWW 2000 and and 2003 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 10

11 Investments in transport per investor in in % EIB 11,5% TEN-T budget Cohesion Fund 3,7% 1,4% ISPA ERDF 1,2% 1,3% EU-15 National budget & private sources 80,8% Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 11

12 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 crossborder co-ordination, scarce funding Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 12

13 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 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 13

14 Objectives for the new TEN-T European priorities targeted by focussing investments on 30 priority projects on main trans-national axes Sustainability addressed by giving priority to rail, intermodality and Motorways of the Sea Organisational means improved to facilitate coordination of funding and implementation of projects along the major axes Financial framework adapted to enable concentration and target bottlenecks at border crossings Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 14

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16 New organisational means European Co-ordinators to advise project promoters on financing and evaluation methods and dialogue with operators and other stakeholders Declaration of European Interest Integrated, even joint evaluation procedures for cross-border projects, concentrated and combined financing etc. Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 16

17 Financing the TEN-T: Costs of realisation of full network is 600 billion to be completed by billion of which for the priority projects (80% for Railway and Inland waterway Projects) Sources of funding: National funding European funding (TEN-budget, ERDF, Cohesion Fund) EIB loans Private sector Direct user contribution - charging - important Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 17

18 Community budget The article 19a of the Guidelines Decision proposes to concentrate TEN budget, Cohesion fund, ISPA and Structural Funds on the projects declared of European Interest by asking Member States to give an appropriate priority in their application for funding. Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 18

19 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 was proposed by TREN - but the parliament and council only accepted about 8 billion Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 19

20 Community budget for TEN-T contribution of EU regional funds Total budget for : 308,04 Billion Euro Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 20

21 Community budget for TEN-T contribution of EU regional funds 251,2 bill.. = 81,5% 177,1 bill. = 70,5% 12,5 bill. = 5,0% 61,6 bill. = 24,5% Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 21

22 The High Level Group II Wider Europe - Background 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 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 22

23 The High Level Group Background 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 of 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 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 23

24 The Group s methodology Key for success: agreement upon a clear and rigorous methodology from the outset of the work Step 1: Criteria for identifying major axes International trade and traffic flows (current and forecast), existing international agreements, regional cooperation and integration Step 2: Criteria for selecting priority projects Political and financial commitment of country, economic profitability and environmental sustainability Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 24

25 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., of which 35 bill. needed by 2020 Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 25

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27 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. Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 27

28 Web Page and contact DG Energy and Transport> ndex_en.html Trans-European Transport Network: htm Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 28

29 Annex Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 29

30 Christophersen - Essen Projects 1. High speed train/combined transport north-south (Berlin-Verona) High-speed train (Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London) High-speed railway lines of south (Madrid-Montpellier and Madrid- Dax) High-speed railway line east (Paris-Karlsruhe) Rail/combined transprort (Betuwe line: Rotterdam-NL/D border) High speed train/combined transport (Lyon- Turin and Turin-Trieste) Greek motorways (Pathe and Via Egnatia) Motorway (Lisboa-Valladolid) 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 Ireland /UK /Benelux road link West coast main line -rail Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 30

31 1. Railway axis Berlin-Verona/Milano-Bologna-Napoli-Messina- Palermo 2. High-speedrailway axis Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln- Amsterdam-London 3. High-speed railway axis of south-west Europe 4. High-speed railway axis east 5. Betuwe line 6. Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Diva a/koper-diva a-ljubljana- Budapest-Ukrainian border 7. Motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patra-Athina-Sofia-Budapest 8. 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) Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 31

32 11. Öresund fixed link 12. Nordic triangle railway/road axis 13. UK/Ireland/Benelux road axis 14. West coast main line 15. Galileo Priority projects (article 19) (80% of proposed projects are rail projects) 16. Freight railway axis Sines-Madrid-Paris 17. Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava 18. Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube inland waterway axis 19. High-speed rail interoperability on the Iberian peninsula 20. Fehmarn Belt railway axis (incl. Hannover-Hamburg) Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 32

33 Priority projects (article 19) (80% of proposed projects are rail projects) 21. Motorways of the sea in 4 sea areas 22. Railway axis Athina-Sofia-Budapest-Wien-Praha- Nürnberg/Dresden 23. Railway axis Gdansk-Warszawa-Brno/Bratislava-Wien 24. Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen 25. Motorway axis Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Wien 26. Railway/road axis Ireland/United Kingdom/continental Europe 27. "Rail Baltica" axis Warsaw-Kaunas-Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki 28. "Eurocaprail" on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis 29. Railway axis of the Ionian/Adriatic intermodal corridor 30. Inland waterway Seine-Scheldt Directorate general for Energy and Transport Information and communication 33