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European Commission
Trans-European
transport network (TEN)
policy
Catharina Sikow-Magny
10 October 2006
Directorate general for Energy and Transport
Policy development process
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2006
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2010
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TEN policy into the Treaty
TEN Guidelines for EU15
Revision of the TEN Guidelines to include
ports and airports
Major revision of the TEN Guidelines and the
Financial Regulation in view of EU27
Communication on the extension of the major
TENs axes to the neighbouring countries
involving 53 countries
Revision of the TEN Guidelines?
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Objectives for the TEN-T
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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
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Main elements for the TEN policy
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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
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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 coordination 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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Further information
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DG Energy and Transport
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_
en.html
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Trans-European Transport Networks
http://ec.europa.eu/ten/index_en.html
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Contact
[email protected]
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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
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Costs of completing the full network is € 600
billion, of which € 250 billion for the priority
projects, by 2020
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Sources of funding:
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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
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Current regulation
 Studies <50%
 Works <10%
 Cross-border and
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cross natural barriers <20%
Commission proposal under discussion
 Studies <50%
 Priority projects
Works <20%
 Cross-border and cross natural barriers <30%
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 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
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Context: European Neighbourhood Policy
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Aim: Avoid dividing lines in Europe
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Tool: Connect the major TEN axes of the enlarged EU with the
those of the neighbouring countries
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Methodology: Commission Communication based on
recommendations of the High Level Group “de Palacio”
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5 transnational axes
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Indicative lists of infrastructure projects
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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 Transport
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_
en.html

Trans-European Transport Networks
http://ec.europa.eu/ten/index_en.html
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Contact
[email protected]
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