Jose Laranjeira Anselmo - Sector Coordination of Priority Projects / TEN-T Policy / DG TREN

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Implementation of the Priority Project 7

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I - OBJECTIVES

.Recall the TEN-T Process.Identify the New Environment .Establish new Requirements.Define the Goals and intermediate steps

II. Recalling - Historical Summary

• LEGAL BASIS:

» Maastricht Treaty (Art. 154 social & economic cohesion)» TEN-T Guidelines (EC-1692/1996 + 884/2004)» TEN-T Regulation (EC-680/2007…)

• Objectives:» Cohesion» Developpement» Competitivity» Lisbon Strategy

III. Recalling - Main lines of action

» Establishing and reviewing the overall networks’scheme

» Identificatying projects of common intrests» Adapting and upgrading the existing network;» Achievieng network’s interoperability;» Reach the Best possible combination of the

different transport modes (Co-Modality)

IV. Recalling - TEN-T Guidelines

» Projects of Common Interest ( impact on cohesion Fund)

» Priority Projects (inter alia, impact on cohesion Fund)

» Horizontal activities (e.g ERTMS, ITS, VTMIS, RIS)

» White Paper , Green Paper, etc

V - Recalling – The embryo of PP7

.Within the 14 Priority Projects Adopted in ESSEN – 9 and 10 December 1994.A PP7 – Greek Motorways : Pathe and Via Egnatia ;reaching the Greek/Bulgarian Border and the Greek/Turkish border.Pan-european Corridor IV (Road and Rail…PPs 7 & 22….).Accession priorities identified by new MS…

VI. Priority Project n°7: Motorway Axis Igoumentsa / Patra-Athina-Sofia-Budapest

VIII. Identifying the New Environment:

.2009 Green paper on TEN-T ref:COM/2009/0044 final */2009.Future White Paper (2009/2010).Revision of the TEN-T Guidelines (starts in 2010).New funding priorities scheme 2013-2019 (starts in 2011)

IX. Identifying the New Environment :2009 & 2010 challenges and changes

.Green Paper; .European Elections.New commission.DG TREN will split in November 2009.New DG Transport from 11/2009 .Other organisational changes …[sic transit gloria mundi!....].WHITE PAPER.

X. Establish New Requirements: TEN-T Revision (2010…)

• Aim at better coherence between planning ambitions and implementation capacities

• Review the whole range of instruments for policy implementation – financial and non-financial – to make sure they are as effective as possible

• Integrate transport processes eg inteligent infrastructure, Logistics, Stakeholders,…

» Consultation to Member States, EP and Stakeholders

» New TEN-T Policies (eg.White Paper)

XI – Define Goals and Intermediate Steps

.Goal: achieve the best possible revision of PP7 i.e. priority, financial support, quality and achievement standards.Intermediate steps:» Establish the comprehensive state of the art» PP7 Atlas (physical + Web)» Portal to and from Member States and

stakeholders» Building a corporate image, raising awareness» Identify synergies – e.g. PP22, PP25 (Gdansk/Bratislava)

XII – Define Goals and Intermediate Steps

.Intermediate steps (continued):

» Build public support» Strengths : being Four countries (sharing common objectives)

» Weaknesses: weakest link will define the credibility of the whole Chain – be realistic !

» Define a common strategy (intelligent Infrastructure/operators/Universities)

» Excel on technical knowledge (technology, economics, cohesion and social)

XIII – Define Goals and Intermediate Steps.Concerning PP7 Coordinate efforts for the

Green & white Papers, for the Regional and Cohesion Funds, e.g. secure resting places for lorries&drivers.The coordination Mechanism will be the PP7 Conferences (e.g. 1 every 2 years alternating with a technical Workshop every other year).A Member of The EU Parliament or a “Wise Man” may chair each Conference.The Web Portal will keep the image alive integrating and marketing the existing info.

XIV – Define Goals and Intermediate Steps.The TEN-T and other key projects (e.g.

cohesion fund) projects will provide the data.The Commission will support financially the building of the Web site and the integration of reports and will face lift the global presentation» Eg. google earth, GPS maps, video cameras, etc.The Commission will organize the first PP7

high-level Conference, and….

Final Recommendation

[Quoting a 18th Century British Author…]

Wisdom is knowing what to do next,Skills is knowing how to do it,Virtue is doing it !

So be virtuous !....

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