Learning from the TEN-T Days 2013 – Transport Challenges and Opportunities and the Role of

EU Transport Policy for European Regions

Standpoint of the European Regions

28 November 2013

Improving the Accessibility of the peripheral maritime

RegionsAccessibility one of the three core

priorities of CPMRActive inter-Commission Working

Group Transport Working Groups of each CPMR

Geographical Commission – territorial level

Advising and monitoring role of the CPMR General Secretariat – European level

4 Regions to lead the way...

North – Region Skåne (CPMR President)

South – Tuscany (CPMR Vice-President) and Aragón (Chair of the CPMR Transport Working Group)

West – Nord-Pas de Calais (Responsible for maritime transport within the CPMR)

Focused Activities

2 priority issues in EU Transport Policy Infrastructure strand – TEN-T Development of maritime transport

3rd issue: Motorways of the SeaRecognised as knowledgeable and

therefore, privileged partner of DG MOVE

CEF and TEN-T text approved…time to prepare for the implementation…

Map of the 9 priority corridors

All European maritime coastlines do not seem to have the same level of priority

8 out of 49 amendments put forward by the CPMR Geographical Commissions accepted

Only 5 maritime sections of the multi-modal corridors appear on the map

2 of these are in the Baltic

Implementation of the multi-modal corridors

Where do we stand?Appointment of the Coordinators?

End of November?Drawing up of Work Plans?

What timescale?How can we help the Commission?Communication on the

implementation of the corridors?

Implementation of the Motorways of the Sea – links with Marco PoloRaises questions…

Timetable will be later than for land corridors

Assessment of the current systemMarco Polo will no longer exist at the

end of 2013 Difficult to implement and too

complex… Marco Polo window in the CEF and TEN-T

Publication of a Communication

Work for the CPMR and its Geographical Commissions

Regularly monitoring implementation Create and update a monitoring table

of developments across the corridors CPMR Transport Working Group

meetings Provide an overview and an update Active participation of the Regions

Development of sustainable maritime transport

Monitoring the development Maritime transport Greening

Sulphur issue: Baltic Regions are subject to SECA rules 0.1% by 1 January 2015

“LNG in Baltic Sea Ports” project: 7 ports involved

CPMR – Member of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum

(ESSF)32 Members plus 28 Member StatesCPMR is the only organisation that

represents the Regions within the ESSF

First meeting 27 November 2103CPMR represented in the ESSF by the

Region of Nord-Pas de CalaisUpdate presented during the next

CPMR Political Bureau meeting (February 2014)

Thank you for your attention