Transcript Diapositiva 1

South East European Transport
Axis Cooperation
Project Content and Description
Corridor X Steering Committee Meeting
Belgrade, 21-22 January 2009
Project Details
Partners
Central European Initiative (CEI)
South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO)
Austria (Mo Transport Innovation and Technology)
Albania (Mo Public Works Transport and Telecommunications)
Bulgaria (Mo Transport, Information, Technology and Communications)
Croatia (Mo Sea, Transport and Infrastructure)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Mo Transport and Communications)
Greece (Mo Infrastructure, Transport and Networks)
Italy (Mo Infrastructure and Transport & Mo Environment Sea and Land Protection)
Montenegro (Mo Maritime Affairs and Transport)
Romania (Mo Transport)
Slovenia (Mo Transport)
Republic of Serbia - Office of the President
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Pan European
European Academy of Bozen (EURAC)
INFORMEST
Observers
Hungary (Mo Transport, Telecommunication and Energy)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, (Mo Communications and Transport)
Slovakia (Mo Transport, Posts and Telecommunications)
Ukraine (Mo Transport and Communications)
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Corridors
Period of implementation 2009 – 2012
Funded by
European Regional Development Fund
& Instrument for Pre-Accession
Project Aims
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Integration of the Pan-European Transport Corridors in the South East
Europe Transport Axis as an essential part of the transport networks
connecting EU with the neighboring countries.
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Transnational cooperation between Ministries of Transport, Pan European
Corridors Steering Committees and Secretariats belonging to the SEE
Transport Axis, in order to accelerate the completion of the transport networks
connecting EU with the neighboring countries and to improve the accessibility
and cohesion of the SEE region.
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Identification of common problems of Pan-European Corridors and solutions
in order to attain the common mobility standards (for goods and people) for
the entire European territory.
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Identification of scenarios and interventions needed by the infrastructure and
the transport policies in the area.
Project Anticipated Results
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Establishment of a permanent institutional framework in SEE countries by
strengthening the existing structures, supporting the joint cooperation through
regular meetings of Ministers of Transport, Corridors Steering Committees
and Secretariats with the EU Coordinators;
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Common assessment of SEE by analysis of existing databases, transport
demand analysis and modeling, evaluation of social, environmental and
economic impacts;
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Development of sustainable, multi-modal transport scenarios, identification of
good practices and recommendations for common guidelines;
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Identification of priority projects & pilot actions and specification of the
financial instruments to support their implementation; and
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Development of a common Spatial Plan compatible with the SEE Core
Network Action Plan.
Content of the project (1/3)
WP1 TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATION
LP: CEI, Secretariat of Corridor V (IT)
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- Institutional coordination to build an effective SETA framework and network in
compliance with recent EU transport policies
WP2 COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION
LP: INFORMEST (IT)
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- Elaboration of a Communication Plan - Implementation of a set of communication tools.
- Organization of annual conferences of the Ministers and related DG, representatives of
Ministries of Transport (representing both the SEETAC and SEE Transport Axis SC).
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WP3 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING DATABASES & ESTABLISHMENT OF
A JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM
LP: Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria
- Establishment of a unified database management system.
- Collection of existing data related to transport in SEE, facilitating the implementation
the other WPs.
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Content of the project (2/3)
WP4 DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE, MULTI-MODAL TRAFFIC
SCENARIOS
LP: Ministry of Transport of Slovenia
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- Data analysis – Software development – Reports prepared based on traffic and SEA
modeling and development scenarios.
- Definition of SEA & EIA Guidelines in accordance with EC guidelines and harmonization
of the different national guidelines.
- Identification of transport standards variations between participating countries.
- Analysis of the benefits offered by the SEE transport Axis to territorial cohesion and
spatial integration to facilitate the rapid implementation of the transport infrastructures,
especially of the cross-border sections.
Content of the project (3/3)
WP5 IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES FOR INVESTMENT FOCUSED ON
SELECTED PILOT PROJECTS
LP: University of Thessaloniki, Secretariat of Corridor X
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- The examination of the final scenarios will be performed in WP4, based on the outputs of
traffic and environmental models, taking into account internal & external costs (economic
growth, traffic trends, environment protection), as well as the social, economic and
environmental impacts of the different options related to the implementation (or noimplementation) of the different tracks of the SEE transport routes.
- Identification of the priority projects, as well as some pilot actions that could be immediately
implemented through the identified public & private financial resources.
WP6 FINALIZATION OF SEE SPATIAL PLANNING & TRANSPORT AXIS
STRATEGY
LP: SEE Transport Observatory (SEETO)
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- Elaboration of a strategy and an action plan for the development of the accessibility and the
mobility of South East Europe. Integration of the existing SEE Core Network Action Plan
and the national transport strategies.
- Presentation to the Ministries of Transport and Environment of South East Europe and
adoption of the Action Plan as an instrument to direct the future infrastructure
investments in the region.
Agenda of the 1st SEETAC Ministerial Meeting
Bucharest, February 3 – 4, 2010
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Each participating country shall present its current state of play in corridors
description, bottlenecks, cross-border problems, recent traffic studies on
Corridor sections, investment plans and identification of ministerial priorities
within SEETAC project.
Discussion on a possible general SEETAC strategy (e.g., reinforce transport
links and cooperation between Adriatic sea, Danube river and Black sea).
Discussion on the following topics:
 identification of policy actions to be implemented within the project in rail,
maritime, logistic sector multi-modal traffic solutions.
 possibility of signing an Agreement or a Letter of Intent within the
framework of the Project.
 content of possible Agreement: establishment of a Regional Steering
Committee.
 promotion of identified actions in maritime, rail sector, in order to develop
specific transport axis/corridors, procedure and Draft plan of actions and
the involvement of EU Institutions (Commission, Committee of Regions,
etc.).