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dcterms:Date	"2000-05-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Trans-European networks (1998 Annual Report)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000503.5.3-072"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-03-Speech-3-0732
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerard Collins2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to begin by expressing my sincere thanks and appreciation to colleague Hatzidakis for a very fine report to Parliament here this afternoon. The Commission’s 1998 annual report on trans-European transport networks gives a clear overall picture of the progress that has been made in certain specific projects as well as containing valuable information on the contributions made to these infrastructural projects by the various sources of Community funding. Clearly, it is absolutely necessary to increase the resources available for developing these TENs. At present, the funding is decidedly inadequate if we are to attempt seriously to meet the commitments entered into at the Essen European Summit in 1994. I share the concern of the rapporteur over the fact that seven of the fourteen Essen projects are still facing difficulties because their funding is not totally guaranteed and no timetables have been drawn up for their implementation. It would be useful if the Commission, in its future annual reports, specified what funding has been provided by national, regional and local public bodies and by the private sector, in addition to European funding, with a view to setting up the trans-European transport networks. The Commission will shortly undertake a revision of the TEN guidelines. I hope that in these new guidelines they will accord greater importance to improving access to trans-European network funding for Europe’s island and remote regions. It is important to place particular emphasis on the promotion of sustainable transport links with these disadvantaged regions if they are to share equally in the benefits of a unified single market. If the revision of the TEN guidelines were to concentrate just on existing bottlenecks as announced by the Commission in its work programme for the year 2000, this would focus the funding on the more economically developed central regions of the Union, perhaps to the detriment of the outermost regions. A package of integrated financial measures needs to be deployed in order to press ahead with implementation of the network. The Commission and EIB therefore should act together with national governments in implementing the TENs packages through the use of loan guarantees and other financial investments."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Collins (UEN )."1

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