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"Mr President, the trans-European networks are intended to link the different regions of the European Union, not only as a means of transport, but also as a way of sharpening the competitive edge and hence of increasing employment in certain regions.
The emphasis is on routes between different Member States. Logically, this means that attention will be focused on projects with cross-border implications.
The transport situations within the different Member States are far from identical. Whereas in the southern Member States, road and rail are the key modes of continental transport, the more northerly countries prefer to rely mainly on water transport. Against this background, it goes without saying that the TENs mirror these modes of transport and the interaction between them. Moreover, those modalities which cause least harm in terms of space and the environment must be included in the TENs without fail.
This is my frame of reference for Mr Piecyk’s report which deals with the position of ports in the TENs. Very often, seaports are the first and last ports of call for cargo in Europe. The link with the hinterland can be made in different ways.
This means that virtually all goods which pass through those seaports must change mode of transport at least once. Transhipment and, along with this, transhipment terminals are what are needed. Ruling these terminals out in the TENs certainly does not benefit any mode of transport. I therefore subscribe to the rapporteur’s views in this respect without any hesitation.
In order to ensure that TENs are used for what they were set up for and in order to maintain an overview of them all, it is impossible to include all EU ports in the network. A certain minimum number is therefore inevitable. In my opinion, the criteria formulated by the rapporteur in this respect fit in best within the framework requested by the EP.
In summary, the rapporteur has made proposals which I hope the Council will take to heart."@en1
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