The Central European Initiative as stakeholder at the TEN-T days in Antwerp
The Central European Initiative was invited to participate as
stakeholder at the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) days
that took place on 29-30th November 2011 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The event was the occasion for the European Commission to
present the proposal for the new TEN-T Guidelines,
which was adopted by the EC on 19th October 2011. The
proposal is intended to provide a policy framework where the
European infrastructure serves the establishment of the Single
European Transport Area. The Guidelines also set out a regulatory
framework with standards ensuring efficiency and interoperability.
Moreover, they provide a more robust planning framework, composed
of the Core and the Comprehensive Network, which will allow Member
States, EU institutions and stakeholders, to concentrate on
fostering the emergence by 2030 (core network) and 2050
(comprehensive network) of a functional network of European
infrastructure.
During the event, the CEI also participated in the South East
European Transport Observatory -SEETO 7th Annual
Meeting of Ministers for development of the SEETO
Comprehensive Network. The meeting was attended by high level
delegations from the Transport and Infrastructure Ministries of
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR
1244/99), as well as by the European Commission, various transport
related institutions and the International Financial
Institutions.