National Counterpart Team Meeting 3

Location: Brussels, Belgium Dates: 01-02 June 2005   Key documents: Agenda (FR 114Kb) List of participants (FR 100Kb)

Summary report NCT3 (1.3Mb)

Summary:

The third National Counterpart Team Meeting (NCT 3) took place in Brussels, Belgium, on the 1 and 2 June 2005, and was organised directly after the meeting of the High-Level Group on the extension of the trans-European transport network to neighbouring countries in which several National Coordinators (NCs) were also involved.

The first day of the NCT3 meeting enabled the representatives of each of the 12 MEDA / EU countries to discuss in detail the contents of the Blue Paper, whereas the second day was essentially devoted to the activities of the two project contracts (additional technical studies, concept paper on the intermodal project, organisation of training seminars, etc.).

At the NCT 3 meeting, the NCs reviewed the current state of progress of the project under its two components (Main Contract and Infrastructure Contract), and discussed the draft of the Blue Paper prepared by the project team.

Participants also discussed some key issues related to the development of the Euro-Mediterranean transport infrastructure network by examining the main axes / corridors and priority projects identified by the Infrastructure Contract and by the High-Level Group.

The meeting also made it possible to review the additional activities foreseen to be carried out by the project (training seminars, technical studies, transport planning tools and databases) and to discuss the outline for the new Motorways of the Sea Contract.

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Day 1: Wednesday, June 1st 2005

State of play of the Main Contract (1.5Mb)
Ralf Kaltheier, Project Director, Main Contract

Part I of the Blue Paper (710Kb)
Ali Anouti, Transport Policy Advisor, Main Contract

Part II of the Blue Paper (235Kb)
Ali Anouti, Transport Policy Advisor, Main Contract

Day 2: Thursday, June 2nd 2005

High Level Group on the Extension of the TEN-T to Neighbouring Countries (488Kb)
Anna Panagopoulou, European Commission DG TREN

State of play of the Infrastructure Contract (1.3Mb)
Richard Timberlake, Project Director, Infrastructure Contract

Infrastructure Contract Input for the Blue Paper (442Kb)
Richard Timberlake, Project Director, Infrastructure Contract

Databases, Transport Models and Traffic Projections (3.1Mb)
James Clavering, Transport Expert, Infrastructure Contract

Identified Transport Corridors (3.35Mb)
Richard Timberlake and Peter Watson, Infrastructure Contract

Status of Infrastructure Project List and Screening Process (1.3Mb)
Peter Watson, Transport Economist, Infrastructure Contract


Update on Training Seminars and New Projects Under Preparation:
Training Seminar on Port Reform (146Kb)

Training Seminar on Road Haulage (147Kb)

Motorways of the Sea Contract (196Kb)
Ralf Kaltheier, Project Director, Main Contract