1. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 Impact of NETLIPSE on the new common transport policy (Green paper, White paper and revision of the TEN-T guidelines) José Laranjeira Anselmo Head of sector TEN-T priority projects European Commission

2. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 I. NETLIPSEs objectives: Assist the EU [ TEN-T ] decision making process Calibrated tool Widely accepted [ scientific com, practicioners ] Help the Commission and Member States decide on how best to use European funds [efficiently] Assess risks and establish priorities

3. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 II. Becoming a Supporting Tool to: 2009 Green paper on TEN-T ref:COM/2009/0044 final */2009COM/2009/0044 final */2009 Future White Paper (2009/2010) Revision of the TEN-T Guidelines (starts in 2010) New funding priorities scheme 2013-2019 (starts in 2011)

4. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 III. 2009 challenges and changes on the immediate environment: Green Paper European Elections New commission DG TREN will split in November 2009 –New DG Transport from 11/2009 Other organisational changes …[sic transit gloria mundi !....]

5. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 IV. Future challenges (1) Evolve to the Macro side: PPs [Priority Projects] –PPs are very different: –from the Betuwa Line type which is homogeneous –to the complex Nordic Triangle type

6. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 IV. Future challenges (2) the Betuwe Line type which is homogeneous

7. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 IV. Future challenges (3) The « Nordic Triangle »: more complex

8. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 IV. Future challenges (4) « Core Networks » ! Target: develop a tool to assess complex PPs

9. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 V. Future challenges (5): Cover Micro Management Side Assist the Commission and the TEN-T Executive Agency on the: –Ex-ante evaluation of projects (ex: forms B&C) –Monitoring of projects

10. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 VI. Other uses: Enlargement External cooperation: –Eastern wing –Africa –consultancy –….

11. NETLIPSE | Amsterdam Network Meeting 20th and 21st April 2009 VII. Must do Build a large scientific and practical consensus amongst European key stakeholders: –Member states administrations –Infrastructure managers … Use 2008/2009 to develop a « base tool » and build the network ( case studies, universities, etc…)

12. Final Recommendation [Quoting a 18 th Century British Author…] Wisdom is knowing what to do next, Skills is knowing how to do it, Virtue is doing it ! So be virtuous !....