United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 1 TRANS-EUROPEAN RAILWAY (TER) PROJECT 2 nd Expert Group Meeting (Budapest, 23 September 2004) By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 2 Content Background (TOR-Tasks-Participation) Elaboration Objectives of the Meeting Review of the work Problems encountered Next steps

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 3 Terms of Reference Objectives Consistent and realistic investment strategy for the development of the rail and combined transport infrastructures in the wider TER Region, supporting: Promotion of TER Project goals Extension of TEN-T Development of Pan-European Transport Corridors Promotion of intermodality European transport integration

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 4 Tasks Review of related TER work and European initiatives, policies and studies (WP.1, 2) Socioeconomic framework of concerned countries and alternative scenarios of growth (WP.3) Methodology and main assumptions (WP.4) Inventory of needs (WP.5) Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6) Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP.7) Border crossing questions (WP.8) Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination(WP.9)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 5 Country Legend Country Legend TER Member TER Observer Other Participation

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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 7 Elaboration Organisation and management (WP 0) PCOMain responsible National Experts Consolidate national information Invited organizationsThematic support/guidance External consultantsTechnical/ scientific assistance TER Master Plan Expert Group PCO, National Experts, Organizations, Consultants, UNECE TEM and TER Master Plan Coordination Group PCOs, External Consultants, UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 8 Completed Review of TER development (WP 1) Description of work / tasks 1.1: Introduction of the TER Project objectives and degree of their attainment 1.2:Introduction of the TER technical standards 1.3: Introduction of TER network and plans 1.4:Introduction of the TER GIS mapping and database 1.5: Introduction of the TER Master Plan decisions Outputs – deliverables TER Project’s background, objectives and plans TimeOctober 2003

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 9 Completed (2) TER environment in Europe (WP 2) Description of work / tasks 2.1: Collection and review of relevant studies and works 2.2:Pan-European Transport Corridors (PETCs) and TER 2.3: Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) and TER 2.4:Trans European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and the TER 2.5: EU railway infrastructure package and its impact in TER region 2.6:TER role and perspectives in the Pan-European context Outputs – deliverables TER environment in Europe TimeNovember 2003

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 10 Completed (3) Socio-economic framework of the concerned countries (WP 3) Description of work / tasks 31: Economic and social characteristics of concerned countries 3.2:Alternative scenarios of growth Outputs – deliverables Socio-economic status and scenarios of growth in the countries of the TER wider region TimeJanuary 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 11 Completed (4) Methodology (WP 4) Description of work / tasks 4.1: Definition of bottlenecks, missing links and other priority transport infrastructure needs 4.2:Identification of parameters and assumptions 4.3: Criteria of priority infrastructure needs 4.4:Identifications of data requirements Outputs – deliverables Methodology and main assumptions for the work TimeJanuary 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 12 To be done (1) Priority infrastructure needs in concerned countries (WP 5) Description of work / tasks 5.1: Collection of necessary information 5.2:Analysis and control of information obtained 5.3: Review and update the TER Region traffic forecasts 5.4: Establish alternative scenarios for the TER Master Plan 5.5:Review and prioritize proposed projects 5.6Identify interconnections between TER other network components (Ports-IWW-SSS-CT) 5.7:Identify possible connections and extensions of the TER Network with neighboring regions Outputs – deliverables Inventory of priority infrastructure needs and assessment of their costs TimeMay 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 13 To be done (2) Elaboration of Master Plans (WP 6) Description of work / tasks 6.1: Identification of the wider TER Region Backbone Network 6.2:Elaboration of the wider TER Region Master Plan and its alternative implementation scenarios 6.3:GIS presentation of the wider TER Region Master Plan Outputs – deliverables TER Master Plan and GIS maps TimeJune 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 14 To be done (3) Addressing funding questions (WP 7) Description of work / tasks 7.1: Inventory of specific projects for implementation 7.2:Estimate of budget for the implementation 7.3:Possibilities of stage construction 7.4: Technical and institutional actions for implementation 7.5:Estimate of financial resources available 7.6:Perspectives to construct the wider TER Region Backbone Network Outputs – deliverables 1. Inventory of specific priority projects and costs 2. Definition of technical and institutional actions required Time July 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 15 Addressing border crossing questions (WP 8) Description of work / tasks 8.1: Inventory of border crossing problems on the wider TER Region Backbone Network and improvement recommendations Outputs – deliverables 1. Inventory of border crossing problems 2. Recommendations for improvement Time July 2004 To be done (4)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 16 To be done (5) Conclusions/Recommendations (WP 9) Description of work / tasks 9.1: Conclusions and recommendations 9.2: Results on the WEB pages 9.3: Publication of newsletter, brochures and summary report 9.4: Organization of workshops to present the the results Outputs – deliverables 1.Final Report 2.Dissemination and Public awareness 3.Follow-up preparation Time September 2004

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 17 Elaboration-Time table

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 18 Objectives of the Meeting Review of the work Economic and social characteristics-WP 3.1 Alternatives scenarios of growth-WP 3.2 Analysis and evaluation of projects – WP.5 Additional data needs Follow-up actions

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 19 Review of the work done 1 st Coordination meeting, Budapest 16/9/03 2 nd Coordination meeting, Warsaw 15/12/03 3 rd Coordination meeting, Geneva 9/6/04 1 st EGM Budapest, February nd EGM Budapest, 23 September 2004 Completed: WP 1, WP 2, WP 3, WP 4, WP 5 (part) TEM and TER Master Plans Website opened and updated

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 20 Review of work to be done Inventory of needs (WP.5) Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6) Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP.7) Border crossing questions (WP.8) Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination (WP.9)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 21 Problems encountered Late submission of country inputs Not all countries provided inputs Missing data Delay in the elaboration Short time left for completion

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Transport Division 22 Next steps Cover missing data Complete the rest of the work, by October 2004 Convene the 4 th TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination Meeting, Budapest, 25 October 2004 Present the result to the next Steering Committee Decide upon the appropriate follow-up actions Implement the follow-up actions (starting in 2005)

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