European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°126/6/2003 TEN Policy Development Introducing the draft MoU for the South East Europe core transport network Mr Graham Sims

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°226/6/2003 TEN Policy Development PURPOSE OF THE MoU l FOLLOW UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TIRS/REBIS l DECLARATION OF POLITICAL INTENT l FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICAL REGIONAL COOPERATION IN A SPECIFIC POLICY AREA l ENSURES TRANSPARENCY OF DEBATE AND FOLLOW UP AT HIGH LEVEL

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°326/6/2003 TEN Policy Development STRUCTURE l SIMPLE - 11 ARTICLES PLUS 2 ANNEXES l NOT LEGALLY OR CONTRACTUALLY BINDING l CAN BE MODIFIED AND WILL BE REVIEWED (ARTICLE 11)

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°426/6/2003 TEN Policy Development OVERALL AIMS (ARTICLE 1): l MULTI-MODAL l MULTI-DIMENSIONAL (NOT JUST INFRASTRUCTURE) l MULTI-PARTNER (NOT JUST COUNTRIES - INVOLVES PRIVATE SECTOR, SOCIAL PARTNERS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND AND »DONORS» - IN DIFFERING DEGREES)

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°526/6/2003 TEN Policy Development DEFINITION (ARTICLE 2) l MAP BASED - ALTHOUGH THIS CAN ALSO BE RECORDED IN TEXT IF NEEDED l CORRIDOR –BASED l NOT FIXED IN CONCRETE

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°626/6/2003 TEN Policy Development SPECIFIC AREAS OF COOPERATION (ARTICLES 3-6) l COOPERATION IN USE OF EXISTING STUDIES l COOPERATION IN COMMISSIONING AND USING NEW STUDIES l COOPERATION IN INFORMATION AND DATA- EXCHANGE l COOPERATION IN TECHNICAL STANDARDS l COOPERATION IN BORDER AND CUSTOMS CONTROLS

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°726/6/2003 TEN Policy Development OTHER PARTNERS (ARTICLE 7) l NOT NECESSARILY SIGNATORIES BUT CLOSELY INVOLVED - HOW? (OBSERVER STATUS? EXCHANGE OF LETTERS?) l INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - EBRD, EIB, WB l UNECE, ECMT l TRANSPORT FEDERATIONS l PRIVATE SECTOR (OPERATORS OR FINANCIERS) l TRADE UNIONS

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°826/6/2003 TEN Policy Development OPERATIONAL MECHANISM (ARTICLES 8-10) l REGULAR MINISTERIAL MEETINGS F to renew political commitment and ensure political «peer pressure » F to revise priorities F to resolve problems not solved at working level l STEERING COMMITTEE F to provide high level technical management F continuity and networking, combined with domestic authority F key role for chairman - needs to be dynamic and knowledgeable F maintains international links with Corridor committees and with Brussels (Commission and ISG)

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°926/6/2003 TEN Policy Development BACK-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION (Article 10) A coherent package to help the steering committee perform a complex task: l SECRETARIAT l MULTI-ANNUAL WORK PLAN l TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY* l TRANSPORT PROJECT PREPARATION FACILITY* * These items are mentioned in article 10 but their definition will be covered by separate terms of reference)

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°1026/6/2003 TEN Policy Development SECRETARIAT AND ACTION PLAN (Article 10 and annex II) l SECRETARY PLAYS A KEY ROLE: u managing the action plan u organising the steering group meetings u liaising with national administrations u assisting the chairman in international liaison work, particularly with Corridors u managing the transport observatory and liaising closely with the project preparation facility

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°1126/6/2003 TEN Policy Development l ACTION PLAN: u the « blueprint » for Network activities- outline in annex II u based initially on REBIS outputs u to be further developed by transport observatory u to be maintained in very close liaison with relevant Corridor action plans u to be GIS-based and computer-based u depends on input/close dialogue from relevant officials in national ministries: therefore need for co-ordinator in each country at working level

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°1226/6/2003 TEN Policy Development l TPPF (Transport Project Preparation Facility) u Already discussed - mentioned here for completeness u Will play important role in feeding project pipeline between now and end 2004 u Important function in training and institution-strengthening u Reports to ISG, but will need close link with Network secretariat when latter becomes operational

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°1326/6/2003 TEN Policy Development l GOING AHEAD F Do you like the proposal? F Do you think it is practicable? F If not, how can it be improved to become practicable? F Are you willing to make the necessary political commitments and compromises? F Are you prepared to give the necessary priority in your own allocation of resources and work planning? F Are you willing to incorporate the action plan in your own national transport plan, including financially? F Do you have all relevant players on your side in your country? F If not, what steps will be taken to get a consensus and how long will this take?

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport n°1426/6/2003 TEN Policy Development Good luck!!