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P5_TA(2004)0173

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Thursday, 11 March 2004 - Strasbourg
Development of the trans-European transport network ***I
P5_TA(2004)0173A5-0110/2004
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European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending the amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (COM(2003) 564 – C5-0485/2003 – 2001/0229(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading - renewed referral)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal amending the amended Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 564)(1),

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 544)(2),

–   having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2002) 542)(3),

–   having regard to its position at first reading of 30 May 2002(4),

–   having regard to Articles 251(2) and 156 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0485/2003),

–   having regard to Rules 67 and 71(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0110/2004),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.  Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

3.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 362 E, 18.12.2001, p. 205.
(3) OJ C 20 E, 28.1.2003, p. 274.
(4) OJ C 187 E, 7.8.2003, p. 130.


Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 March 2004 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No ...../2004/EC amending the amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0229(MOD01)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 156 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1)

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2)

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(4),

Whereas:

(1)  Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(5) laid down Community guidelines for the trans-European transport network, identifying projects of common interest which must contribute to development of the network and, in Annex III, identifying the specific projects to which the European Council attached particular importance at its meetings in Essen in 1994 and in Dublin in 1996.

(2)  The forthcoming enlargement of the Union and the objective of shifting the balance between modes and achieving an infrastructure network capable of meeting growing needs, plus the fact that it could take over ten years to complete some of the priority projects, call for re-examination of the list of projects in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.

(3)  On 2 October 2001 the Commission proposed an amendment to Decision No 1692/96/EC to replace Annex III by a list of priority projects containing the specific projects not yet completed to which the European Council attached particular importance at its meetings in Essen and in Dublin, plus six new projects.

(4)  In its report submitted to the Commission on 30 June 2003, the High-Level Group on the trans-European transport network (hereinafter "the High-Level Group") identified a limited number of priority projects by using a methodology based on criteria which include, in particular, examining their potential economic viability, the degree of commitment on the part of the Member States concerned to keeping to a timetable agreed in advance, their impact on the mobility of goods and persons between Member States, and their impact on cohesion and sustainable development. The priority projects identified by the High-Level Group include the projects proposed by the Commission on 2 October 2001, plus new projects, including projects in the new Member States which will join the Union on 1 May 2004.

(5)  There is a need for limited extension of the list of priority projects, for declaring them to be of European interest and for introducing mechanisms to encourage coordination between Member States in order to facilitate completion of those projects within the desired timetable.

(6)  The Community should concentrate its own resources on reinforcing the basic infrastructure before moving on to the construction of major infrastructure projects with a high economic and environmental impact.

(7)  Mechanisms should be put in place to support the development of motorways of the sea between Member States in order to reduce road congestion and improve access to peripheral and island countries. Establishment of such mechanisms backed up, inter alia, by tendering procedures must be transparent and geared to needs, and must in no way prejudice the Community rules on competition or on public procurement.

(8)  For the funding of priority projects which reinforce territorial cohesion, provision should also be made for the use of the structural funds, the Cohesion Fund and the Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA).

(9)   Coordination between the States involved in projects on the same route, should, on the Member States' own responsibility, be improved in order to increase the return on investments and to make it easier to synchronise them and to put together the funding package.

(10)  Support for the development of the motorways of the sea should be seen as complementary to the provision of Community aid as an incentive to the development of short sea shipping operations under the Marco Polo Programme established by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system ("the Marco Polo Programme")(6). However, the granting of Community financial assistance under the two instruments should not be cumulative.

(11)  The development of priority projects will be subject to strategic environmental assessment according to the provisions of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment(7), and will be fully compatible with the requirements of relevant European Union environmental legislation, including Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds(8), Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(9) and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy(10). A cost-benefit analysis methodology for the TENs should be agreed and implemented for all projects to be included in Annex III of Decision No 1692/96/EC. A posteriori evaluation of the priority projects will facilitate future revisions of the guidelines and of the list of priority projects and will help to improve the a priori evaluation methods practised by the Member States.

(12)  A situation where national procedures for the assessment of the environmental and socio-economic impact of a project are carried out separately by Member States may prove to be inappropriate to the transnational dimension of the projects declared to be of European interest. In order to resolve this, coordinated evaluation and public consultation procedures or transnational enquiry procedures covering the different Member States concerned and focusing on the socio-economic and environmental aspects should be developed, in addition to joint evaluation methods. These coordinated or transnational enquiry procedures must apply without prejudice to the obligations imposed by the Community legislation on environmental protection.

(13)  The strategic environmental impact assessment referred to in Directive 2001/42/EC should be carried out for all TEN projects in all countries before they receive Community funding.

(14)  The Commission has conducted an analysis of the impact of the recommendations made by the High Level Group. The results show that carrying out the projects identified by the Group, combined with several of the measures under the Common Transport Policy, such as charging for the use of infrastructure and opening up rail freight to competition, would produce significant benefits in terms of time savings, lower emissions and less congestion, better access to peripheral countries and to the new Member States, and greater general well-being.

(15)  Decision No 1692/96/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision No 1692/96/EC is amended as follows:

(1)  In Article 2(1), the date "2010" is replaced by "2020".

(2)  In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

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2.  The transport infrastructure shall comprise road, rail and inland waterway networks, motorways of the sea, seaports and inland waterway ports, airports and other interconnection points between modal networks.

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(3)  The following Article 12a is inserted:

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Article 12a

Motorways of the sea

1.  The trans-European network of motorways of the sea shall aim to concentrate flows of freight on a few sea routes in order to establish new viable, regular and frequent maritime links for the transport of goods between Member States in order to reduce road congestion and improve access to peripheral and island regions and States.

2.  The trans-European network of motorways of the sea shall consist of general infrastructure measures concerning at least two ports in two different Member States. These general infrastructure measures shall also include the port facilities, electronic logistics management systems and administrative and customs procedures, as well as infrastructure for direct land and sea access, including winter access, to the ports used by the links referred to in paragraph 1.

3.  Waterways or canals which link two European motorways of the sea and make a substantial contribution to shortening sea routes, increasing efficiency and saving shipping time shall form part of the trans-European network of motorways of the sea.

4.  The projects of common interest of the trans-European network of motorways of the sea shall be proposed by at least two Member States. The projects proposed shall combine the public and private sectors in accordance with procedures allowing, before aid is granted from the national budgets supplemented, if necessary, by aid from the Community, a tendering process in one of the following forms:

   a) a public call for proposals organised jointly by the Member States concerned, intended to establish new links from the category A port, as defined in Article 12(2), which they select in advance within each maritime region, as defined in project No 21 in Annex III;
   b) insofar as the location of the ports is comparable, a public call for proposals organised jointly by the Member States concerned and targeting consortia bringing together at least shipping companies and ports located in one of the maritime regions, as defined in project No 21 in Annex III.

5.  The projects of common interest of the trans-European network of motorways of the sea may also include activities which have wider benefits and are not linked to certain ports, such as ice-breaking, dredging operations and information systems, including traffic management and electronic reporting systems.

6.  The projects of common interest shall focus on general infrastructure measures which make up the network of motorways of the sea and may include, if necessary, start-up aid in accordance with the criteria of the Marco Polo Programme.

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7.  The Commission shall publish a clear framework for financial intervention, annexed to the Community guidelines, which shall state the type of expenditure eligible in terms of equipment, infrastructure and start-up aid, and the procedures for intervention by the various sources of Community funding, namely the TEN budget, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund.

8.  The projects of common interest shall be submitted to the Commission for approval.

(4)  The following Section 10a is inserted:

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SECTION 10a

COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES

Article 17a

European Coordinator

1.  In order to facilitate the coordinated implementation of certain projects or sections of projects amongst the projects declared to be of European interest referred to in Article 19a, the Commission may designate, at the request of the Member States concerned and after consulting the European Parliament, a person called the "European Coordinator". The Coordinator shall act in the name and on behalf of the Commission. The mission of the Coordinator shall normally cover a single project but may, if necessary, be extended to other projects located on the same route.

2.  The European Coordinator shall be chosen, in particular, on the basis of experience of the European institutions and knowledge of issues relating to the financing and the socio-economic and environmental evaluation of major projects.

3.  The Commission decision designating the European Coordinator shall specify how the Coordinator is to perform his tasks.

4.  The European Coordinator shall:

   a) promote joint methods for the evaluation of projects, advise project promoters on the financial package for the projects, canvass potential private investors and may give an opinion on issues relating to the operation of the networks;
   b) draw up a report every year for the Commission and the European Parliament regarding progress achieved in the implementation of the projects for which the Coordinator is responsible, new regulatory or other developments which could affect the characteristics of the projects and any difficulties and obstacles which may result in a significant delay in relation to the dates indicated in Annex III;
   c) contribute, in close cooperation with the authorities of the Member States concerned and without prejudice to the procedures applicable under national law, to the dialogue with regional and local authorities, in particular, and also with operators, transport users and representatives of civil society with a view to gaining fuller knowledge of demand for transport services, of the constraints and of the service parameters required to optimise the use of the infrastructure being financed.

5.  The Member States concerned shall cooperate with the European Coordinator and give the Coordinator the information required to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 4.

6.  The Commission may request the opinion of the European Coordinator when examining applications for Community funding for projects or groups of projects for which the European Coordinator is responsible.

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(5)  In Article 18, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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1.  The Member States shall inform the Commission of the draft national plans and programmes which they are drawing up with a view to development of the trans-European transport network, in particular with regard to the projects declared to be of European interest referred to in Article 19a, as well as the national plans and programmes which have been adopted. Once adopted, the Member States shall send the national plans and programmes to the Commission for information.

(6)  Article 19 is replaced by the following:

Article 19

Priority projects

1.  The priority projects shall be projects of common interest referred to in Article 7 where examination confirms that they:

   a) aim to eliminate a bottleneck or complete a missing link on a major route of the trans-European network, in particular projects which cross natural barriers;
   b) are on such a scale that long-term planning at European level provides significant added value;
   c) demonstrate, in terms of the overall project, potential socio-economic profitability and other socio-economic advantages, as well as a commitment on the part of the Member States concerned to carrying out the studies and evaluation procedures in time to complete the work in accordance with a date agreed in advance;
   d) provide significant added value in facilitating the mobility of goods and persons between Member States, including contributing to the interoperability of national networks;
   e) contribute to the territorial cohesion of the Union by integrating the networks of the new Member States and improving connections with the peripheral and island regions in particular by including regional airports and ancillary services;
   f) contribute to sustainable development of transport by improving safety and reducing environmental damage caused by transport, in particular by promoting a modal shift towards railways, intermodal transport, inland waterways and maritime transport, provided that such projects are in full compliance with the requirements of Community environmental legislation;
   g) promote the development of sustainable inland navigation in line with the requirements of relevant Community environmental legislation, in particular European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy*, and following internationally developed guidelines for sustainable navigation.

2.  The priority projects on which work is due to start before 2010, the sections thereof and the dates agreed for completing the work referred to in paragraph 1(c) are identified in Annex III.

3.  Every three years with effect from the entry into force of Decision No .../2004/EC the Commission shall draw up a report on the progress of priority projects and the level of involvement of the various financial partners concerned. If necessary, it shall propose amendments to the list of priority projects identified in Annex III in line with paragraph 1 of this Article and shall submit that proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.

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* OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1. Directive as amended by Decision No 2455/2001/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).

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(7)  The following Article 19a is inserted:

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Article 19a

Declaration of European interest

1.  The priority projects identified in Annex III are declared to be of European interest. When programming its financial requirements the Commission shall give priority to the projects declared to be of European interest. In the areas where there has been under-investment in infrastructure, the Commission may also make a proposal to declare the rail infrastructure connecting to the priority projects set out in Annex III to be of European interest. This declaration is made solely in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty and in the legal acts based thereon. Any arbitrary setting of priorities with regard to the priority projects listed in Annex III should be inadmissible.

2.  When submitting their projects under the Cohesion Fund, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1164/94*, the Member States shall give appropriate priority to the projects declared to be of European interest.

3.  When submitting their projects under the budget for the trans-European networks, in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2236/95**, the Member States shall give appropriate priority to the projects declared to be of European interest.

4.  The Commission shall encourage the Member States to take into account the projects declared to be of European interest when planning the programming of the Structural Funds, in particular in regions covered by Objective 1.

5.  The Commission shall ensure that the countries qualifying for the instrument for structural policies for pre-accession give appropriate priority, when submitting their projects under that instrument in accordance with Articles 2 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999***, to the projects declared to be of European interest.

6.  The Commission may propose to the European Parliament and the Council that some of the projects included in Annex III be expedited as a priority, with the aim of pursuing objectives designed to stimulate growth and contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion, and also to intermodality within the European Union. Those projects may then be given priority treatment under Community financial instruments.

7.  If there is or will be a significant delay in starting work on one of the projects declared to be of European interest in relation to the deadline of 2010, the Commission shall ask the Member States concerned to give the reasons for the delay within three months. After receiving and examining the reply from the Member States concerned, the Commission may, after consulting the European Parliament and in order to protect the financial interests of the Community and with due regard to the principle of proportionality, decide to withdraw the classification of the project as a project declared to be of European interest.

8.  Five years after the completion of a project declared to be of European interest or one of the sections thereof, the Member States concerned shall carry out an assessment of its socio-economic impact and its impact on the environment, including its impact on trade and the free movement of people and goods between Member States, on territorial cohesion and on sustainable development. Member States shall inform the Commission of the results of this assessment.

9.  If a project is declared to be of European interest the Member States concerned shall carry out, for each section of the project in question, coordinated evaluation and public consultation procedures prior to granting planning permission.

10.  If a project which is declared to be of European interest includes a cross-border section which is technically and financially indivisible, the two Member States concerned shall conduct a transnational enquiry with a view to evaluating the cross-border section and consulting the public prior to granting planning permission.

11.  The coordinated or trans-national enquiry procedures referred to in paragraphs 9 and 10 shall apply without prejudice to the obligations by the Community legislation on environmental protection, particularly on environmental impact assessment. The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and the European Parliament when such coordinated or trans-national enquiry procedures are launched and of the results.

12.  If the evaluation and enquiry procedures referred to in paragraphs 9, 10 or 11 result in the conclusion that the project or projects in question are likely to have undesired social, economic or environmental consequences, Member States shall consult with the Commission with a view to mitigating such consequences, including the option of withdrawing the project or projects from the priority list.

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* Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 62).

** Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 of 18 September 1995 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks (OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1655/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 1).

*** Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1).

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(8)  Annex III is amended as follows:

   a) the title is replaced by "Priority projects on which work is due to start before 2010";

b)   the content is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

ANNEX

The list of priority projects contains, in addition to the priority projects included in the October 2001 Commission proposal(11) and approved by the European Parliament at first reading on 30 May 2002, the following new priority projects:

Extension of project No 3 along the high-speed railway axes of south-west Europe

   Lisboa/Porto-Madrid (2011);
   Dax-Bordeaux (2020);
   Bordeaux-Tours (2015).

Extension of project No 6 along the railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Divaca/Koper-Ljubljana-Maribor-Graz-Budapest-Ukrainian border(12)

   Venezia-Ronchi Sud-Trieste/Koper-Divaca-Ljubljana (2015);
   Ljubljana-Maribor-Graz-Budapest (2015);

Extension of project No 7 along the motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patra-Athina-Sofia-Budapest

   Sofia-Kulata-Greek/Bulgarian border motorway (2010), with Promahon-Kulata as cross-border section;
   Nadlac-Sibiu motorway (branch towards Bucuresti and Constanta) (2007).

Extension of project No 16 along the freight railway axis Sines/Algeciras-Madrid-Paris Railway line Sines-Badajoz (2010).

   Railway line Sines-Badajoz/Algeciras Bobadilla (2010);

Extension of project No 17 along the railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava

   Strasbourg-Stuttgart (2015) with the Kehl bridge as cross-border section;
   Wien-Bratislava (2010), cross-border section.

Extension of project No 18 along the Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube inland waterway axis(13)

   Rhine-Meuse (2019) with the lock of Lanaye as cross-border section;
   Measures to improve navigability between Straubing and Vilshofen (2013);
   Wien-Bratislava (2015), cross-border section;
   Palkovicovo-Mohàcs (2014);
   Bottlenecks in Romania and Bulgaria (2011).

Extension of project No 20 along the Fehmarn Belt railway axis

   Railway line for access in Denmark from Öresund (2015);
   Railway line for access in Germany from Hannover (2015);
   Railway line Hannover-Hamburg/Bremen (2015).

Project No 21: Motorways of the sea

Projects of common interest identified in accordance with Article 12a and concerning one of the following motorways of the sea:

   Motorway of the Baltic Sea (linking Member States within the Baltic Sea area with Member States in Central and Western Europe, including the route through the North Sea/Baltic Sea Canal) (2010);
   Motorway of the North Sea and the Irish Sea (2010);
   Motorway of the Atlantic (2010);
   Motorway of the sea of south-east Europe (connecting the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean to include Cyprus) (2010);
   Motorway of the sea of south-west Europe (western Mediterranean), connecting Spain, France, Italy and including Malta, and linking with the motorway of the sea of south-east Europe (2010)(14).

The Commission shall, within one year, identify and publish a list of specific projects upon which work may commence during the current programming period, for each of the seas concerned.

Project No 22: Railway axis Athina-Sofia-Budapest-Wien-Praha-Nürnberg/Dresden(15)

   Railway line Greek/Bulgarian border-Kulata-Sofia-Vidin/Calafat (2015);
   Railway line Curtici-Brasov (towards Bucuresti and Constanta) (2010);
   Railway line Budapest-Wien (2010), cross-border section;
   Railway line Brno-Praha-Nürnberg (2010), with Nürnberg-Praha as cross- border section.

Project No 23: Railway axis Gdansk-Warszawa-Brno/Bratislava-Wien(16)

   Railway line Gdansk-Warszawa-Katowice (2015);
   Railway line Katowice-Brno-Breclav (2010);
   Railway line Katowice-Zilina-Nove Mesto n.V. (2010).

Project No 24: Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen

   Lyon-Mulhouse-Mülheim(17) (with Mulhouse-Mülheim as cross-border section) (2018);
   Genova-Milano/Novara-Swiss border (2013);
   Basel-Karlsruhe (2015);
   Frankfurt-Mannheim (2012);
   Duisburg-Emmerich (2009);(18)

–  "Iron Rhine" Rheidt-Antwerpen (2010).

Project No 25: Motorway route Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Wien(19)

   Gdansk-Katowice motorway (2010);
   Katowice-Brno-Wien-Bratislava/Zilina-Budapest-Ivandarda;
   Brno-Wien motorway (2009), cross-border section.

Project No 26: Railway/road axis Ireland/UK/continental Europe

   Road/railway corridor linking Dublin with the North (Belfast-Larne) and South (Cork) (2010)(20);
   Road/railway corridor Hull-Liverpool (2015);
   Railway line Felixstowe-Nuneaton (2011);
   Railway line Crewe-Holyhead (2008).

Project No 27: "Rail Baltica" railway axis Warszawa-Kaunas-Riga–Tallinn

   Warszawa - Kaunas (2010);
   Kaunas - Riga (2014);
   Riga - Tallinn (2016).

Projet No 28: Eurocaprail on the Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis

   Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Strasbourg (2012).

Project No 29: Railway axis on the Ionian/Adriatic/Black Sea intermodal corridor ('Corridor VIII')

   Kozani-Kalambaka-Igoumenitsa (2012);
   Ioannina-Antirrio-Rio-Kalamata (2014);
   Bari-Durazzo-Sofia-Varna/Burgas (Black Sea) (2020).

The date, agreed in advance, for completing the work is shown in brackets. The dates for completing the work for projects 1 to 20 and the details of the sections are as indicated in the High-Level Group's report where these have actually been identified.

Project No 30: Seine-Schelde river navigation project

   navigability improvements Deulemont-Gent (2012);
   Compiègne-Cambrai canal (2012).

Project No 31: Railway axis Praha-Linz-Ljubljana

   railway line Praha-České Budějovice (2010)-Linz (2016);
   railway line Linz-Graz-Ljubljana-Zagreb (2016);
   railway line Wien-Graz-Ljubljana/ Villach-Koper-Trieste (2018).

(1) OJ C
(2) OJ C
(3) OJ C
(4) Position of the European Parliament of 11 March 2004.
(5) OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision No 1346/2001/EC (OJ L 185, 6.7.2001, p. 1).
(6) OJ L 196,2.8.2003, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30.
(8) OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).
(9) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
(10) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1. Directive as amended by Decision No 2455/2001/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).
(11) COM(2001) 544.
(12) Parts of this route correspond to pan-European Corridor V.
(13) Part of this route corresponds to the definition of pan-European Corridor VII.
(14) Including to the Black Sea.
(15) This major route largely corresponds to the definition of pan-European Corridor IV.
(16) This major route largely corresponds to the definition of pan-European Corridor VI.
(17) Including the "TGV Rhin-Rhône" minus the western branch.
(18) Project No 5 (Betuwe line) links Rotterdam and Emmerich.
(19) This major route largely corresponds to the definition of pan-European Corridor VI.
(20) Including Essen project No 13 - road link Ireland/UK/Benelux.

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