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"Mr President, firstly I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Hatzidakis, for his excellent report. The rapporteur has gone into the matter with great care and raised some very important issues. Our Group supports him, for example, on the issue of coordinating regional and private funding in the Member States of the Union. However, I would like to underline a few issues. The annual report shows that shortcomings exist in the way money spent on the development of trans-European networks is monitored, and insufficient details are available as to the results achieved through the use of funds. We need more precise accounts of
how the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, funds from financial sources not included in the Union budget and funds from the Member States are spent to improve trans-European transport networks. We also need a report on the effects of functional transport networks on a sustainable economy and employment.
The rapporteur has quite rightly pointed out that, of the fourteen Essen specific projects, seven still require confirmation of their funding and timetables. In addition, the Essen projects have devoured a larger proportion of the Union’s funding for transport than was agreed. In the future, greater care should be taken in selecting such specific projects. At the same time, it must be ensured that the Member States will commit themselves to them, set aside a sufficiently large share of funding for them, and give them priority in their own plans. The Annual Report shows that more money is also needed for the development of transport and traffic safety through the Union budget, since transport communications are so vital for the economy, employment and, furthermore, for social cohesion.
In the future we shall have to pay more attention to the coordination of various forms of transport. At the same time, we shall also have to give consideration to the link between regional policy and transport. Balanced regional development can help to slow down the trend towards centralisation and reduce traffic congestion. In addition to addressing the problems of traffic in congested areas, we will also have to ensure that the trans-European networks are extended and that they are also developed in areas where the volume of traffic is lighter – areas where there is less traffic, remote areas, and areas where the physical environment presents greater problems. Good communications are a vital necessity in these areas."@en1
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