1. 1 111 Franc Žepič, PAC 1b Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial planning, Slovenia The EU Strategy for the Danube Region Priority Area 1b: To improve mobility and Multimodality – road, rail and air links Transport & Logistics - “Bridging the Gap in Logistics between the Danube Region Countries” Transport & Logistics in the SEE and in the Danube region 10 April 2014 | Belgrade, Serbia

2. 2 22 The Danube Region...  14 States: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova, Ukraine  Population: 115 mio (EU27: 502 mio) Area: 1,092.591 km2 (EU27: 4,324,782)

3. 3 33 … and the Danube Strategy: First macro-region endorsed by the EU is the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBR) Second macro-region endorsed by the EU is the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) - 8 Dec 2010: Adoption by the CION (Two docs: Communication on Strategy and Action plan) - 24 June 2011: endorsed by the European Council! - 30 June / 1 July 2011: the end of preparation / start of implementation Third (in preparation, planned in 2014): the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-Region (EUSAIR) Fourth (in preparation, planned in 2015): the Alpine Macro-Region (EUSAR) Fifth: ??? EUSDR - 11 Priority areas: PA1: To improve Mobility and Multimodality PA 1a: inland waterways - Austria and Romania PA 1b : rail, road and air links - Slovenia and Serbia

4. 4 444 EUSDR Governance model Possible financing sources Policy level Operational level National Contact Points (NCPs) EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Regional Policy Priority Area Coordinators (PACs) EUROPEAN COUNCIL High level group (HLG) Project leaders / promoters TEN-T Fund, Cohesion Fund, Structural Funds ( ERDF, Obj. 1-2-3 programmes incl. Transnational programmes) Steering Group for each PA International Financing institutions IPA ENPI Sectorial EU and national funding (environment, transport, education, etc.) Private banks, Donors DG MOVE DG ENVI DG ENLARG DG COMP …

5. 5 PA1b and Targets (COM(2010) 715 final) Strategy (Communication by the Commission) (Only) Three exemplary targets for EUSDR Pillar 1 (Connecting the Danube Region) which are of relevance for EUSDR Priority Area 1b as amended: Improved travel times for competitive railway passenger connections between major cities; Implementation of the 4 Rail Freight Corridors crossing the Danube Region as planned within 3 or 5 years and possible inclusion of a new corridor with added value of linking together the EU and non-EU member states' railway systems; Development of efficient multimodal terminals at Danube river ports and dry ports to connect inland waterways with rail and road transport by 2020. 5

6. 6 66 PA1b and Actions (Action Plan SEC(2010) 1489 final) Action (1) - “To bring to completion the TEN-T (rail and road) Priority Projects crossing the Danube Region, overcoming the difficulties and the bottlenecks including environmental, economic and political, particularly in the cross-border sections”. Action (2) - “To implement the Rail Freight Corridors forming part of the European rail network for competitive freight”. Action (3) - “To enhance cooperation between air traffic stakeholders in order to prepare a plan to implement shorter plane routes”. Action (4) - “To ensure sustainable metropolitan transport systems and mobility”. Action (5) - “To improve the regional/ local cross-border infrastructure and the access to rural areas”. Action (6) - “To develop further nodal planning for multimodality”. Action (7) - “To develop further Intelligent Traffic Systems by using environmental friendly technologies, especially in urban regions”.

7. 7 77 EVENTS organized by PA1b: 8 STEERING GROUP MEETINGS (Kick off (1st) on 22 June 2011 in Ljubljana; Second 20 October 2011 Belgrade; Third 20 February 2012 in Ljubljana, 4th 20 June 2012 Belgrade, 5th 18 December 2012 Belgrade, 6th 24-25 April 2013 Ljubljana, 7th 11-12 December 2013 Belgrade, 8th 1-2 April 2014 in Ljubljana) Joint meeting Pa1a and PA1b; 3 May 2012, Bratislava Ad hoc Working Group on projects; 9 – 10 February 2011, Belgrade 3 WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS: - on the Common Transport Vision for the Danube Region; 27 September 2012, Belgrade - on Rail Freight Corridors (Action 2), 27 June 2013; Ljubljana - on Air Transport Development (Action 3), 5 September 2013; Belgrade - on ITS in the Danube Region (Action 7), 27 March 2014, Timisoara 3 CONFERENCES (with Stakeholders): - The First entitled „The Danube Region Transport Days 2012“;18-19 November 2012, Ljubljana - Second „The Danube Region Transport Days 2013“; 3 October 2013: Belgrade - The First conference “Transport & Research in the Danube Region”, 2-3April 2014, Ljubljana Planned before end of 2014: - 9th and 10 th Steering Group meeting - 3rd Stakeholder Conference “The Danube Region Transport Days 2014, Oct/Nov, Slovenia - 2 – 3 Workshops/Seminars (related to actions)

8. 8 Examples of EUSDR projects 8 Projects: Almost 150 Projects Received! Rail 51%, road 27%, air 6%, intermodal 8%, horizontal 8 % Letter of Recommendation: 34 awarded (seven rail projects)

9. 9 Logistics in the Danube Region  Infrastructure (all modes)  Regulatory base for transport services, X  Efficient customs clearance procedures X  Logistics Performance Index (LPI)  Green logistics X  New business model

10. 10 Europe: Logistics potentials Trade & Transport trends The largest share of container traffic towards the Danube region flows through the Atlantic and North sea Ports … … still !! Why? Source: Internet – prof.dr. Theo Notteboom (2012)

11. 11 Logistics Performance Index Danube macro-region countries: LPI ranking and scores 2012 (of 155 countries) CountryRankCountryRank Germany4Slovakia51 Austria11Romania54 Slovenia 34 Bosnia & Herzegovina 55 Bulgaria36Ukraine 66 Hungary40Serbia75 Croatia42Montenegro120 Czech Republic44Moldova132 Source: World Bank (Connecting to compete 2012: Trade logistics in the global Economy LPI measures logistics efficiency. Six component indicators: 1)The efficiency of the clearance process (e.g. speed, simplicity) 2)Quality of infrastructure (roads, rail, ports, RRT, ITS) 3)The ease of arranging competitively priced shipments 4)The competence and quality of logistics services (transport operators, customs brokers) 5)The ability to track and trace consignments 6)The frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled or expected delivery time

12. 12 Infrastructure: “Once upon a Time” Pan-European corridors (Crete 1994, Helsinki 1997) No. IV: Dresden/Nuremberg – Prague – Vienna/Bratislava – Budapest – Bucarest – Constanta – Sofia – Thesalloniki/Plovdiv - Istanbul No. V: Venice – Ljubljana – Budapest – L’viv Branch A: Bratislava - Uzhhorod Branch B: Rijeka – Zagreb - Budapest Branch C: Ploče – Sarajevo -Budapest No. VI: Gdansk – Katowice – Žilina; branch Katowice - Brno No. VII: The Danube River No. VIII: Durres – Tirana – Skopje – Sofia – Plovdiv – Burgas – Varna – Constanta No IX: Helsinki - St. Petersburg – Kiev – Chişinău – Bucharest - Dimitrovgrad – Alexandroupolis No. X: Salzburg – Ljubljana – Belgrade – Skopje - Thessaloniki Branch A: Graz – Maribor - Zagreb Branch B: Budapest – Novi Sad - Beograd Branch C: Niš – Sofia - Istanbul Branch D: Veles – Bitola - Igumenitsa The corridors are road-rail corridors, with the exception of Corridor VII, which is represented by the Danube!!

13. 13 Transport Infrastructure: Today Core Corridors – TEN-T (Reg. 1315/2013 on TEN-T and Reg. 1316/2013 on CEF) 13 1. Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor (FI, SE, DK, DE, AT, IT, MT) – Mr. Pat Cox (IE) 2. North Sea-Baltic Corridor (NL, BE, DE, PL, LT, LV, EE, FI) – Mr. Pavel Telička (CZ) 3. North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor (IE, UK, FR, NL, BE, LU) – Mr. Peter Balazs (HU) 4. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor (PL, SK, CZ, AT, SI, IT) – Mr. Kurt Bodewig (DE) 5. Orient/East-Med Corridor (DE, CZ, SK, AT, HU, RO, BG, GR, CY) – Mr. Mathieu Grosch (BE) 6. Rhine-Alpine Corridor (NL, BE, DE, FR, IT) – Ms. Ana De Palacio (ES) 7. Atlantic Corridor (PT, ES, FR, DE) – Mr. Carlo Secchi (IT) 8. Rhine-Danube Corridor (FR, DE, AT, CZ, SK, HU, HR, RO, BG) – Ms Karla Peijs (NL) 9. Mediterranean Corridor (ES, FR, IT, SI, HR, HU) – Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (NL) 2014 – 2020 (2030): 9 CORE TEN-T CORRIDORS and EU COORDINATORS: Five corridors are part of the Danube region transport network i.e. No. 1, No.4, No.5, No.8 and No.9.

14. 14 Danube Region: TEN-T and SEETO Rail (freight), ports and RRT’s

15. 15 EU Regulatory base  Logistics package 2007 (by the Commission):  Communication “The EU’s freight transport agenda (COM(2007)606): Boosting the efficiency, integration and sustainability of freight transport in Europe, accompanied by: Freight transport logistics action plan, Towards a rail network giving priority to Freight, Ports Policy Maritime and Short Sea-shipping (report)  Urban package 2013 (by the Commission):  Communication: »Together towards competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility«, including:  A call to action on urban logistics (CION Staff Working Document) NOTE: NON-binding! Legislative acts followed or to follow.

16. 16 Challenges and Conclusions  To narrow the gap between performance of individual countries in transport:  a common strategy for development of transport infrastructure is needed, so that the infrastructure works that are stalled, delayed or postponed should restart  better use of intermodal transport in the region (“full modal integration”), quality and reliability of railways to improve, roads: missing links constructed and bottlenecks removed, high performing sea and river ports, including new intermodal terminals developed.  Logistics sector:  improved logistics services  logistics reform should be started by governments,  long term commitments from policymakers and private stakeholders are essential to obtain a reliable supply chain,  Two key features: Just-in time (JIT) and Door-to-door (DTD), both favour use of the road and air (the least energy efficient modes),  Special attention to city logistics, in order to integrate urban freight operations into door-to-door services, advanced business model (e.g. study the resource efficient circular economy concept – incl. Reverse logistics for reuse, recycle or disposal of material or goods) best practice exchange, in order to learn from each other.

17. 17 PAC SerbiaPAC Slovenia Miodrag Poledica, State SecretaryMr. Franc Žepič, Secretary Ministry of TransportMinistry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning BelgradeLjubljana poledica@mi.gov.rsfranc.zepic@gov.si Thank you very much! Please visit: www.danube-region.eu www.danube-region.eu http://groupspaces.com/MobilityRail-Road-Air/