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The principal
purpose of the Paris High Level Meeting (HLM) will be to set
the stage for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
by Transport Ministers from the countries of the region. This
MoU establishes the principle and modalities of cooperation on
regional transport and includes a Core Transport Network
(Network). The draft of this memorandum was agreed during our
last meeting in London. A draft final version of the MoU
including some additional, non-substantial changes to the text
will be posted no later than a week before the meeting on this
website.
The HLM will
launch a major discussion on transport policy reform in South
East Europe. The successful implementation of the Network will
depend to a large extent on the ability of each country to
address policy constraints that currently hamper closer
regional cooperation and integration in the transport sector.
The HLM will
include discussions on the working methods and composition of
the Regional Steering Committee to supervise the Network and
on the Terms of Reference for the establishment of its
secretariat South –East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO),
the initial phases of which are expected to be financed by the
EU through its CARDS Programme.
The HLM will
also address the Transport Project Preparation Facility
Project (TPPF). The TPPF project is intended to undertake
full-fledged feasibility studies of top priority regional
transport projects based on the list of the REBIS study plus
provide financing for other essential studies.
Finally the HLM
will address the venue and date of the aforementioned
Ministerial session for the signature of the MoU.
Minutes
of the Meeting (20 pages,
pdf, 218 KB)
Appendix
A: Proposed TPPF Projects (11 pages,
pdf, 115 KB)
Appendix
B: List of Attendees (6 pages,
pdf, 114 KB)
Appendix
C: Agenda and Programme (5 pages,
pdf, 108 KB)
See Draft
Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of the
South-East Europe Core Regional Transport Network (15 pages,
pdf, 89 KB)
See Press
Release
See presentations from the meeting:
Developing
Regional Transport Priorities: View of the European Commission
(pdf,
115 KB), presentation by
Mr Alfonso Gonzalez Finat, Director at the European
Commission, DG Energy and Transport
Presentation
on European Agency for Reconstruction (PowerPoint,
387 KB)
Transport Project Preparation Facility
(TPPF) (PowerPoint,
301 KB)
Presentation
by the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of the
Government of Serbia (PowerPoint,
238 KB)
Sustainable
Funding of Roads: statement (pdf,
115 KB) and presentation
(PowerPoint, 53 KB))
by Dr Dragan Mihajlovic, RS Road Directorate, Banja Luka, Bosnia and
Hercegovina
Kosovo
Proposals for Transport Core Network in South East Europe (PowerPoint,
3.27 MB)
See also:
Draft working document of the Commission Services: Implementing
the West Balkans Transport Infrastructure Core Network (7 pages,
pdf, 114 KB)
Regional Balkans Infrastructure Study
(REBIS) - Transport
Final Report (204 pages,
pdf, 7.38 MB)
Terms of Reference - Transport Project Preparation Facility
(TPPF) (18 pages,
pdf, 1.7 MB)
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