RAILMED INTEGRATION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE MED AREA TENT AND COOPERATION POLICIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN LECCE,

TENT & CEF Transeuropean Network of Transport Connecting Europe Facility The TENT is the instrument that channels EU funding dedicated to infrastructure; the guidelines currently under review date from 2004; The promotion of sustainable maritime transport, as the European Policy on maritime transport should help encourage in concrete terms the support for services that serve the territories, whilst contributing to the reduction of the environmental footprint of transport. On 19 October 2011, the Commission published legislative proposals for the implementation of TENT policy after 2013: -TENT guidelines: principles, methodology, definitions, maps of the core netwpork; -CEF Regulation: The Commission proposes allocating €32 billion of this new fund to finance TENT infrastructures. The draft regulation specifies the financing arrangements and identifies 10 priority multi-modal corridors that are likely to obtain 80 to 85% of the CEF allocation.

MED-Transport Follow up the trans-European rail networks Reinforce steps through physical barriers: the Alpes_ the Pyrenees_ the Balkans Extending the core network to achieve the Southern Europe ends Provide access for the whole EU territory Develop the rail network in areas with low accessibility Ensuring interoperability conditions: systems, infrastructure and schedules Designing common administrative processes Diversify gateways to Europe Interconnect the hubs to the TENT Connect nodes and logistics platforms rail, aeroport (island) and ports to the core network Develop and connect Trans-European and Trans-Mediterranean motorways of the sea (Neighborhood)

GRAZIE MILLE! Josefina Moreno Bolarín