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Introductionto the TEN-T Executive Agency
Ioannis Giogkarakis ArgyropoulosHead of Unit - Road and Rail Transport
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TEN-T Executive Agency
• Mission, organisation, mandate and tasks
• Overview of the project lifecycle• Rail projects: some statistics• The FERRMED project
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Our Mission
• Provide an efficient, effective, and overall excellent service in managing the implementation of the European Commission's TEN-T programme
• Operational Units: Provide added-value in the management of the TEN-T projects, in cooperation with all stakeholders, thereby contributing to the development & promotion of the European Transport Network
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TEN-T EA Organigramme
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TEN-T EA mandateResponsible for managing the technical and
financial implementation of the European Commission's TEN-T programme (*)
• Assisting DG TREN in the selection of projects and preparation of funding decisions
• Managing the financial implementation of individual projects: allocation of funds and payments to beneficiaries
• Following up all individual projects: examination of implementation plans, progress reports, site visits...
• Providing information/support to project promoters, Member States and the Commission
(*) Mandate until 31 December 2015 (2008/593/EC approved on 11 July 2008)
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Tasks of DG TREN / TEN-T EA
DG TRENdefines the policy
• Makes political decisions regarding the programme
• Defines strategy, objectives and priority areas of action
• Supervises the Agency
TEN-T EAturns policy into action
• Implements the TEN-T programme on behalf of the EC and under its responsibility
• Efficiently manages entire project lifecycle
• Communicates and interacts with beneficiaries
• Provides key feedback to the EC
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Project lifecycle: who does whatDG TREN• Sets the policy • Prepares the TEN-T Work
Programme (with input from the Agency)
• Decides on the final projects’selection and provision of financing
• Adopts the final Funding decisions
TEN-T EA• Organises the Calls for
proposals• Prepares the draft Funding
proposal
• Negotiates with the beneficiaries & preparesfunding decision for each project
• Follows up the technical and financial implementation of the projects
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Some statistics
Share of current TEN-T contribution by
type of project
Works
(96 projects)
53,4%
Studies
(83 projects)
19,1%
Studies+works
(19 projects)
27,5%
€1,701.9 million
€1,178.6 million
€3,303.7 million
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Some statistics
Total current TEN-T contribution (M €)
per transport mode378,0
190,0
598,1
353,9
35,5
321,2
4307,6
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000Air (15)
Galileo (1)
Inland
waterw
ays
(18)
Interm
odal
(9)
Maritime
(12)
Rail (113)
Road (30)
( ) = number of projects
M €
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Some statisticsShare of current TEN-T contribution by
transport mode
Intermodal (9)
5,7% Maritime (12)
0,6%
Rail (113)
69,7%
Road (30)
5,2%
Air (15)
6,1%Galileo (1)
3,1%
Inland
waterways
(18)
9,7%
( ) = number of projects
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Thank you for your attention
I am looking forward to hearing about the outcome of the FERRMED study
