2. Introduction
∗ TEN-T Guidelines
∗ Connecting Europe Facility
∗ Transport White Paper 2011
∗ e-Maritime
∗ e-Logistics
∗ e-Customs
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3. TEN-T Guidelines
∗ East of England office
received a copy of the
draft Guidelines in
September 2011
∗ Information in
presentation taken from
draft copy
∗ Official publication on 19th
October 2011
∗ Scrutiny and agreement
with MEPs
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4. TEN-T Guidelines
∗ TEN-T Guidelines set out criteria for the ‘Core
Network’
∗ Methodology created/evaluated the Commission
∗ Core Network to be composed of urban nodes,
ports (air/sea/inland) and critical bottlenecks
∗ Comprehensive Network to match national plans
and be financed through financial instruments
∗ New financing formula for Core Network via
‘Connecting Europe Facility’
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5. TEN-T Core Maritime Ports
∗ Ancona ∗ Klaipeda
∗ Antwerp ∗ Marseille
∗ Genova ∗ Riga
∗ Hamina ∗ Tallinn
∗ Haven Gateway – ∗ Valencia
(Felixstowe)
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6. Connecting Europe Facility
∗ Transport → €21,7 billion
∗ Energy → €9,1 billion
∗ Digital Infrastructure → €9,2 billion
∗ Total facility = €40 billion
∗ Plus - €10 billion earmarked from Cohesion Fund
to transport projects
(2014-2020 MFF Programme Period)
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7. Connecting Europe Facility
∗ Fund will provide direct aid for projects or support
financial engineering instruments (loans, guarantees,
investment funds, debenture loans etc)
∗ Establish an environment that stimulates private
investment
∗ Completion of the TEN-T network will cost around €500
billion to 2020, of which €250 billion to remove the main
bottlenecks
∗ Projects will be selected through invitations to tender
through a new EU Executive Agency (TEN-T EA)
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8. Connecting Europe Facility
∗ Co-financing rate (main €21,7 billion CEF Fund)
Studies → = 50%
Works →
= 20% (standard project)
= 30% (bottlenecks)
= 40% (cross-border sections)
∗ Cohesion Transport Fund (€10 billion ring fenced)
Works → = up to 75%
∗ Mid-term review in 2017 and project evaluation
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9. Transport White Paper
∗ White Paper published in March2011
∗ European Parliament Transport Committee
currently drafting their response –
rapporteur Mathieu Grosch MEP (EPP, BE)
∗ Council of Ministers responded June 2011
∗ 10 Strategic Goals
∗ More than 130 initiatives listed
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10. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 4 – ‘Blue Belt’
Integrate use of monitoring tools and full
interoperability between ICT systems in the
waterborne sector (guarantee the monitoring of
vessels and freight)
Pilot Exemption Certificates in EU ports
Review restrictions on provision for port services
Enhance transparency of ports’ financing (e.g.
clarifying the destination of public funding)
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11. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 7 – e-Freight
Implementation of ‘single window’ and ‘one-
stop administrative shop’ for documentation
Ensure that liability regimes promote rail,
waterborne and intermodal transport
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12. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 9 – Maritime Social Agenda
Enhance enforcement of the Maritime
Labour Convention with regard to Flag
States, Port States and labour supplying
states
Include all/or part of currently excluded
seagoing workers in EU labour law directives
Update Seafarers Training Directive
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13. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 18 – Safer Shipping
Modernise passenger ship safety legislation
Develop SafeSeaNet – maritime information
tools for safety, security and protection of
marine environment from ship pollution
Assess feasibility of EU register/EU flag
Assess feasibility of shared coastguard
functions
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14. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 39 – Smart Pricing and Taxation
Internalisation of external costs for all modes
of transport applying both common
principles and specificity of each mode
Issue guidelines on public funding to
different modes of transport & infrastructure
Reassessment of all transport taxation,
including environmental taxes, VAT system
etc
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15. Transport White Paper
∗ Objective 40 – External Dimension
Extend internal market rules through work in
international organisations (e.g. WTO, IMO)
Enhanced security dialogue with strategic
partners and EU neighbours
Ensure recognition of EU ‘one stop security’
system internationally
Implement Mediterranean Maritime Strategy
Advance removal of exemptions for liner
shipping conferences outside EU
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16. Transport White Paper
∗ Passenger Rights (Objective 21)
∗ Mobility Continuity Plans (Objective 23)
∗ Technology Roadmap (Objective 24)
∗ Carbon footprint (Objective 29)
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17. Integrated Maritime Policy
∗ Expected to be published 30th November 2011
∗ Will align 2007 Integrated Maritime Policy with
EU2020 Strategy, “smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth”
∗ Policy expected to look at e-Maritime
developments, maritime spatial planning,
fisheries preservation, and reducing CO2 and ship
pollutants
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18. e-Maritime Proposals
∗ e-Maritime Systems and Services proposals to be
published by Commission in December 2011
∗ Improving safety and security of services and
assets and environmental protection
∗ Increase EU competitiveness
∗ Integrating sustainable waterborne transport
services into door-to-door services
∗ Supporting the welfare of seafarers
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19. e-Customs
∗ Commission currently reviewing the
Modernised Customs Code 2008
∗ Aims to have full introduction of most IT
systems at Commission, national and business
level by 2013
∗ Customs 2013 Annual Work Programme for
2012 to be published early 2012
∗ Proposals for new customs measures possible
before end of 2011
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20. Marco Polo 2011 (Forthcoming)
∗ Annual Work Programme 2011 now available
∗ Five actions expected to be supported – Modal
Shift, Catalyst Actions, Motorways of the Sea,
Traffic Avoidance and Common Learning
∗ Budget of €67,5 million to fund 36 projects
∗ Call for proposals expected to be published
before end of October 2011
∗ Deadline for applications: 16th January 2012
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21. Thank you for your attention!
Jonathan Millins
East of England Brussels Office
jonathan.millins@east-of-england.eu
+32 2289 1200
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