EFRTC General Meeting 11 June 2010, Paris Michael Clausecker UNIFE Director-General Update on European Transport Policies

Agenda European Rail Freight Corridors Future of TransportBelgian Presidency of the EU

1.European Rail Freight Corridors

Proposal on Freight Idea and aims behind creating freight corridors: Promote international rail freight Make international rail freight more competitive Improve international cooperation on traffic management (and investment?) along the corridors Facilitate access to international freights paths and make them more reliable UNIFE-EIM coalition on the dossier supporting and promoting international rail freight in Europe 4

Steps in the procedure and UNIFE activities 11 December 2008: Initial legislative document 17 February 2009: UNIFE publishes a position paper jointly with EIM 22 February 2009: Transmission of the Council Common Position to EP for 2 nd reading 05 May 2010: EP TRAN Committee 2 nd reading 10 November 2009: UNIFE publishes amendments to the Council’s position jointly with EIM INSTITUTIONS UNIFE Today 23 April 2009: EP 1 st reading 11 June 2009: Council’s political agreement Winter/Spring : UNIFE intensifies its lobbying activities before EP 1 st reading Winter/Spring : UNIFE continues its lobbying activities in EP 2 nd reading

Freight corridors – next steps Institutions: All depends whether the EP and Council can find an agreement o the text as it has been amended throughout the legislative procedure A conciliation procedure cannot be excluded The most contentious issues remain: One Stop Shops, passenger references and cancellation timeframes Agreement may be reached on: Rail related services, investment coordination, standard and facilitated freight

2.Future of Transport

The Future of Transport White Paper The Future of Transport White Paper should set out the broad transport policy directions for the coming decade. It is an important crossroads for European transport policy… … Will the EU manage to create a more sustainable and equitable transport system….?

The Future of Transport – What is at stake? The corresponding political measures need to be taken to meet the challenge of climate change …this is what UNIFE has been working on… Source: European Environment Agency

10 Future of Transport January to March 2009: Preparatory debate 09 March 2009: UNIFE participates in the 1 st high-level conference Public consultation 23 July 2009: UNIFE publishes its first contribution to the debate entitled: "More Rail=Less CO2” February 2010: EP Report Late 2010: Publication of the new White Paper (expected) 30 September 2009: UNIFE publishes its second contribution to the debate 17 June 2009: Commission publishes its communication Ongoing: UNIFE lobbies key MEPs, Permanent Representations, National ministries, Commission INSTITUTIONS UNIFE Today December 2009: Presidency conclusions April 2010: CER EIM UNIFE Position Paper June 2010: TRAN Committee vote July 2010: Plenary vote

UNIFE’s vision - The four pillars of the Future of Transport FUTURE OF TRANSPORT = MORE RAIL, LESS CO2 Increased competitiveness of rail transport Investments in infrastructure and rolling stock Market opening (intra-modal competition) Technical Harmonisation Level-playing field (intermodal competition)

Joint UNIFE-CER-EIM paper FutureofTransport Concrete overall emission reduction targets Investment in infrastructure to create a highly performing network Better integration of transport modes, better mobility choice Rail liberalisation for increased efficiency & competitiveness Internalisation of external costs of transport Development + implementation of innovative, interoperable sustainable technologies Transparency of principles (eg. TAC) and better international cooperation

FutureofTransport Concrete overall emission reduction targets Investment in infrastructure to create a highly performing network Better integration of transport modes, better mobility choice Rail liberalisation for increased efficiency & competitiveness Internalisation of external costs of transport Development + implementation of innovative, interoperable sustainable technologies Transparency of principles (eg. TAC) and better international cooperation Joint UNIFE-CER-EIM paper All policy measures should be assessed in the light of their contribution towards this goal Implement the polluter pays principle (incl. road infrastructure charging + fairer taxation) Invest revenues in sustainable infrastructure  Level playing field between transport modes General objectives: Sustainable, safe, secure, easily accessible and customer-friendly transport system Modal shift towards sustainable modes Encourage the use of public transport, develop intermodal stations Develop rail freight corridors/green corridors Invest in sustainable infrastructure as as response to the crisis Develop the European high speed network Eliminate bottlenecks Ensure adequate financing of IMs (MACs) and RUs (adequate compensations for PSOs) Increase resources (TEN-T, priority to rail in regional policy funds, participation of the private sector) Reinforce role and competences of regulatory bodies Make market access and pricing more transparent Improve access to rail related services and facilities Reinforce separation of responsibilities between IMs and RUs Deploy ERTMS as quickly as possible Implement the Interoperability Dir. & TSIs Give a stronger coordination role to ERA

Future of Transport – next steps ►Build on the unanimous adoption of the report in the EP TRAN Committee ►Ensure the Commission remains aware of the rail industry’s concerns and goals ►Demonstrate rail’s ability to substantially contribute to the transport system of the future

2.Belgian Presidency of the EU

Belgian EU Presidency (1/2) Main messages and priorities of Belgian EU Presidency (outcome of meeting with E. Schouppe, Belgian State Secretary for Transport - May 10th) Future of Transport Modal shift did not help to achieve the expected targets in terms of modal split. In the contrary, co-modality favours all modes of transport without increasing the related transport costs A clear CO2 emissions reductions’ target for transport is needed to cope with climate change challenge (E. Schouppe will seek to have such a target by end 2010) Eurovignette Dossier back on the agenda of the Belgian EU Presidency. Transit countries desperately need the Eurovignette to regulate road traffic. Earmarking as an important aspect of the revised Eurovignette. Belgian EU Presidency hopes for the support of EU Finance Ministers as they need to find new financing sources to compensate for the increased state intervention following the economic crisis

Belgian EU Presidency (2/2) ERTMS deployment UNIFE concerns regarding postponement of ERTMS investments on some corridors (example of Germany which considers to postpone to 2018 investments on corridor A. This endangers return on investment’s expectations of the countries which already invested in ERTMS to equip part of their network belonging to corridor A) ERTMS would require EU funds to be deployed across the EU Certification process Issue with National Safety Authorities giving their interpretation of TSIs grey areas. Creates a complex situation where NSAs can require additional testing therefore leading to longer certification processes, postponed deliveries to customers and increased associated costs for the manufacturers UNIFE is currently discussing with the European Railway Agency a potential extension of scope of the TSIs E. Schouppe understands the concerns of the rail industry related to the certification process.

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