Partner meeting Vilnius, 25.11.2011 WP7 Brief update Partner meeting Vilnius, 25.11.2011

Current status Preparation of a first draft of the “Rail Baltica Perspective” Setting the agenda! Identifying infrastructural, spatial and institutional challenges as potential for further development Discussion with the Lead Partner – before and during train trip from Berlin to Vilnius Realisation of 1st Transnational Roundtable

Intermediate conclusions There should be a visible contribution of the cities as urban and logistic nodes to the RBGC discussion Guiding questions: What is necessary to activate the RBGC as gateway from the Eastern BSR to the EU and to the world? What is the contribution of the cities and regions to this development? We should intensify the organisation of political support for the RBGC development – the cities could facilitate this task

Next steps Review and discussion of the proposal for the TEN-T guidelines Request towards the cities to specify their possible contribution to the RBGC

Next steps

Indicative schedule 12/2011: Request to comment on the TEN-T proposal and to specify the contribution of the cities to RBGC development 01/2012: Discussion of consolidated draft of the “Rail Baltica Perspective” during Warsaw meeting 2nd series of interregional roundtables  Development and definition of Regional Action Programmes 10/2012: Train trip Riga-St Petersburg & 2nd Transnational Roundtable in St Petersburg