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Directorate general for Energy and Transport
European Commission
10 October 2006
Trans-European transport network (TEN)
policy
Catharina Sikow-Magny
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Policy development process
1993 TEN policy into the Treaty 1996 TEN Guidelines for EU15 2001 Revision of the TEN Guidelines to include
ports and airports 2004 Major revision of the TEN Guidelines and the
Financial Regulation in view of EU27 2006 Communication on the extension of the major
TENs axes to the neighbouring countries involving 53 countries
2010 Revision of the TEN Guidelines?
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The TENs aim at: Integrating national networks Linking peripheral regions of the Union to the centre Integrating transport modes (intermodality) Improving safety and efficiency of the networks
Objectives for the TEN-T
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Main elements for the TEN policy
European priorities targeted by focussing investments on priority projects on 30 major trans-national axes
Enlargement facilitated by integrating the networks of the 10 new and 2 future Member countries
Sustainability addressed by giving priority to rail, intermodality and Motorways of the sea
Organisational means improved to facilitate co-ordination of funding and implementation of projects along the major axes
Financial framework adapted to enable concentration and target bottlenecks at border crossings
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Further information
DG Energy and Transporthttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html
Trans-European Transport Networkshttp://ec.europa.eu/ten/index_en.html
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Accessibilité
Accessibility improves
most in the periphery
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Implementation of 30 priority projects
Regional economic development
stimulated
Exchanges boosted in border areas
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Cost and financing of the TENs
Costs of completing the full network is € 600 billion, of which € 250 billion for the priority projects, by 2020
Sources of funding: National funding remains crucial European funding (TEN-budget, ERDF, Cohesion
Fund, EIB) Private sector, direct user contribution – infrastructure
charging (railway packages, Eurovignette)
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TEN financial regulation
Current regulation Studies <50% Works <10% Cross-border and cross natural barriers <20%
Commission proposal under discussion Studies <50% Priority projects
Works <20% Cross-border and cross natural barriers <30%
Works on other projects <10% European Rail Traffic Management System <50% Deployment of road and inland waterway traffic management
systems <20%
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TENs and the neighbouring countries
Context: European Neighbourhood Policy Aim: Avoid dividing lines in Europe Tool: Connect the major TEN axes of the enlarged EU with the
those of the neighbouring countries Methodology: Commission Communication based on
recommendations of the High Level Group “de Palacio” 5 transnational axes Indicative lists of infrastructure projects A number of horizontal measures to ensure efficient traffic flows
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Enlargement
Traffic volumes and share of international traffic to grow rapidly
By 2020:EU15 70%
AC 95%
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Further information
DG Energy and Transporthttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html
Trans-European Transport Networkshttp://ec.europa.eu/ten/index_en.html