Parliament amends Priority List of TEN-T Projects

Publication date: 11 March 2004

Parliament adopted today a report tabled by Philip Bradbourn MEP on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network.

report_bradbourn_tent.pdf (230 KB)

Following the report last year on these guidelines by the High Level Group under Karel Van Miert, the Commission submitted to Parliament an amended proposal (COM(2003) 564 - COD(2001) 229), adding nine new projects to those already adopted by the European Parliament at its initial first reading.

tent_van_miert_report.pdf (226 KB)

com2003_564_tent.pdf (224 KB)

In their amendments to the Commission's text, MEPs are demanding a clear list of priority programmes in the context of enlargement and the future Financial Perspective. Other amendments proposed seek to modify some of the 29 projects in Annex III of the proposal. In addition, the Parliament insists that it should be consulted on a number of points under the codecision procedure. One of these is the appointment of a European co-ordinator, whose role will be to assist with certain projects of European interest. Another is the Quick Start Programme, adopted by the Transport Council, in December 2003, which identified a number of component projects chosen from within the TENs 29 corridors (cross-border projects) on which Community funding is to be focused over the next three years.

quick_start_programme_tent.pdf (2460 KB)

Related News Items:
- Commission proposal to enlarge TEN-T (1 Oct. 2003)
- Transport Ministers back 30 TEN-T Projects (5 Dec. 2003)