European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region - Action Plan 11. To improve internal and external transport links (Coordinated by Lithuania and Sweden)

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Baltic Sea Strategy

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Substantial growth of freight flows expected

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

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The Baltic Sea region is a global growth area

Source: East West Transport Corridor

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Strategic actions: “Coordinate national transport policies and infrastructure

investments” such as

– Regional cooperation should increase on transport issues for example on the interoperability of transport systems, icebreaking, co-modality, user charging schemes and transport Research and Development – The long-term transport development policies should be coordinated as well as the national investment strategies to improve access to the region and intraregional connections. In particular, the stakeholders of the Baltic Sea Region should agree on a joint position of the region regarding changes which could be introduced in the framework of the TEN-T Policy review and the revision of the TEN-T guidelines – The inland waterway and estuary navigation should be promoted – The stakeholders should jointly identify the infrastructure gaps which are important for the whole region (e.g. on North-South and East-West axes) [2] .

[2] To support this the BSR countries will carry out a study that describes the current transport flows used by all transport modes in the Baltic Sea Region, infrastructure status, bottlenecks, and take into account forecasts until year 2030.

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Cooperative actions: “Improve the connections with Russia and other neighbouring

countries” - through cooperation in the framework of the Northern Dimension policy (Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics) - and the EU - Russia Common Spaces.

“Facilitate efficient overall Baltic freight transport and logistics solutions” by for instance removing non infrastructure-related bottlenecks, promoting inter-modal connections and developing the Green Corridor concept through the implementation of concrete projects.

“Increase the role of the Baltic Sea in the transport systems of the region”

through, inter alia, identifying and implementing Motorways of the Sea and Marco Polo actions; developing ports and their adequate connections to the hinterland in particular by rail and inland waterways and through the gradual introduction of e-freight and e-maritime concepts.

“Promote sustainable passenger and freight transport and facilitate the shift to intermodality”.

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Flagship projects (as examples): “Complete the agreed priority transport infrastructures”

• • • • • In particular the TEN-T Priority Projects such as: Upgrading road, rail and maritime infrastructures in Sweden, Finland and Denmark on the Nordic Triangle multimodal corridor; Rail Baltica axis linking - by rail - Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (as well as Finland through a rail-ferry service); Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany with the access railways from Copenhagen and Hannover / Bremen via Hamburg; Railway axis Gdańsk-Warszawa-Brno/Bratislava-Wien Motorway axis Gdańsk-Brno/Bratislava-Wien Options should also be considered to implement other important projects for the region such as: • • • • The Bothnian Corridor (divided to the Swedish side and the Finnish side) which connects the Northern Axis to the Nordic Triangle and to Rail Baltica; Links with the Barents Region; Elements of the Northern Axis (East-West connections through the Baltic States and in the North of the region); Via Baltica linking – by road – Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; (Lead: all relevant countries)

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• • “Implement the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics”, including the related legal instruments. (Lead: Northern Dimension Partners) “Develop the Baltic Motorways of the Seas network” – linking the Baltic Sea Member States with Member States in Central and Western Europe through sustainable transport links, including the route through the North Sea / Baltic Sea canal / Danish straits. • 3 Motorways of the Sea projects have been approved by the Commission– Trelleborg-Sassnitz, Karlshamn-Klaipeda and Karlskrona-Gdynia. (Lead: The Baltic Motorways of the Sea Task Force)

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• • “Shorter plane routes” through the establishment of ‘Functional Airspace Blocks’ (FAB) in the Baltic Sea Region (i.e. the North European FAB, the Nordic Upper Area Control FAB and the Baltic FAB). To develop a cooperation system between countries in the Baltic Sea Region in order to ensure a successful and smooth transition from domestic air traffic management arrangements to a more integrated European dimension with 2012 as a deadline for implementation. (Lead: Poland, Lithuania) “Cooperate for smarter transport” through development and implementation of concrete pilot initiatives which would contribute to improving safety, freight logistics efficiency, shifting freight from road to rail and sea, and minimising environmental impact of transport in the region (e.g. the Green Corridor project from ports of Sweden, Denmark and Germany to ports of Lithuania and Kaliningrad, the Easy Way project in the Baltic Sea Region and the Swedish – Finnish eco-driving project and road safety promotion cooperation programmes). Lead: Lithuania and Sweden

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Baltic Transport Outlook

– Aim of the study – Geographical scope and target groups – Main content of the study – Timetable

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Aim of the study

The overall aim is to achieve better prerequisites for national long term infrastructure planning in the Baltic Sea Region in order to reach growth and prosperity in the Baltic Sea Region and to make the region more accessible and integrated.

The study should contribute to:

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A joint awareness of future challenges and potentials

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Better and similar planning systems throughout the region

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Better knowledge exchange of national and regional transport systems Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Sweden

The aim will be reached by

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Forecast until year 2030.

Describing current transport flows, infrastructure status, bottlenecks of both infrastructural and administrative character and the use of the transport system in the Baltic Sea region as well as into and from the Baltic Sea.

Recommending measures for managers of the Baltic Transport system – short term and long term.

Including all modes of transport (road, rail, maritime, civil aviation and pipelines) as well as both goods and passengers.

Ensuring that the results, based on high quality data, could be adapted in different countries national transport strategies.

Achieving synergies within the framework of the Northern Dimension, Trans Baltic and other relevant EU projects.

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Geographical scope and target group

Geographical scope

The same geographical structure as has been decided by the Council of the Baltic Sea States: Sweden, Finland, North-West Russia, Kaliningrad enclave, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark and Norway.

Target group

• • • • • National long term infrastructure planners in the Baltic Sea region National, regional and local politicians Governments, governmental agencies Public and private stakeholders in the transport sector Transport networks in the Baltic Sea region

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• Tender process started last week • Results of the BTO projects will be presented in

autumn 2011 Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Sweden

Baltic Sea Strategy – Coordination group for transport issues

Current groups Steering group for: - Baltic Transport Outlook - TEN review Baltic Transport Outlook NB8 TEN review MoS Task Force Northern Dimension FAB North Smarter Transport Other tasks: - Overall coordination of BSS - Discuss and initiate new projects - Check-up on lead partners - Initiate yearly program - Platform for regional dialogue

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Activities of the Baltic Sea Strategy Coordination Group of chapter 11

• Kick-off meeting in Vilnius the 18th of November 2009 • Next meeting in Stockholm the 25th of March • The 1st of December 2009 we had a meeting in Stockholm about The Baltic Transport Outlook • Approximately two meetings the coming years

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Coming reports

• The European Commission will deliver a report on the strategy to the Council at the latest June 2011. To establish reporting structures and methods before 2011, the Commission intends to finalise a report also for 2010. The report for 2010 will be lighter than what is envisioned for 2011 and focus mostly on describing the structures set up and how the work has been initiated and is progressing. This requires that the Priority Area Coordinators submit their reports by 30 June 2009. • The Annual Stakeholder Forum will discuss the draft reports. The conclusions from the Annual Stakeholder Forum will be included in the final version of the report. For 2010 the Stakeholder Forum is to be organised in Tallinn on the 11-12 October. The aim is that the meeting in Tallinn should have around 4-500 participants representing the relevant Stakeholders with an interest in the implementation of the Strategy.

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More about ”smarter transport”

• Green Corridors

- importance of TransBaltic, EWTCII and Scandria - agreement on coordination and support: Stakeholders forum

• New projects/proposals as a result of BTO

- common infrastructure planning and investments Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Sweden

More about ”smarter transport” (2)

• TEN-T revision • ITS • Best practice

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Thank you for the attention!

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