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28 giugno 2012
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- Le principali organizzazioni europee dell'industria
marittimo-portuale chiedono garanzie sui fondi UE destinati alle
reti TEN-T
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I 32 miliardi di euro del programma Connecting Europe
Facility - sottolineano - costituiscono le risorse minime vitali e
devono essere assolutamente garantiti -
 Le principali organizzazioni europee dell'industria
marittimo-portuale hanno diffuso una lettera aperta, che
pubblichiamo di seguito, con cui esortano le nazioni dell'Unione
Europea e il Parlamento europeo a salvaguardare i fondi per 32
miliardi di euro che sono stati destinati alle infrastrutture
europee di trasporto nell'ambito del budget 2014-2020 del programma
comunitario Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).-
- Le organizzazioni del settore hanno espresso la preoccupazione
che non siano resi disponibili fondi sufficienti per coprire le
necessità di investimento ed hanno ricordato che i 32
miliardi di euro destinati dalla Commissione Europea al Core Network
delle reti trans-europee TEN-T dal programma CEF coprono solo una
piccola parte degli investimenti necessari. Inoltre evidenziano che
ci sono chiare indicazioni che i finanziamenti destinati al
trasporto dal Fondo Europeo di Sviluppo Regionale (FESR), per
complessivi 46,7 miliardi di euro nel periodo 2007-2013, saranno
notevolmente ridotti e, in alcune regioni, addirittura del tutto
stralciati dal nuovo regolamento del FESR. In questo contesto -
hanno sottolineato - i 32 miliardi di euro assegnati alle principali
infrastrutture delle reti TEN-T nel periodo 2014-2020 costituiscono
le risorse minime vitali e devono essere assolutamente garantiti.
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- We, European transport organisations,
representing European maritime and inland port authorities, airport
operators, inland waterway, maritime, rail, road, air transport
companies, infrastructure managers, operators, port and logistic
service providers, shippers, cyclists, chambers of commerce and
transport workers, urge EU Member States and the European Parliament
to safeguard the 32 billion EUR budget that has been allocated to EU
transport infrastructure within the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
in the 2014-2020 budget. Achieving a complete and integrated
resource-efficient and sustainable transport network, covering and
interconnecting all modes, Member States and Regions must be seen as
an essential investment to create growth and jobs in the European
Union.
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- The transport industry directly employs
around 10 million people in the EU and counts for about 5% of GDP.
When related industries (manufacturing, servicing, maintenance,
etc.) are included, these figures can be doubled. Besides, transport
is one of the sectors where European companies are world leaders in
infrastructure, logistics, traffic management systems and
manufacturing of transport equipment.
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- The 2011 EU Transport White Paper confirms
the importance of transport and its contribution to Europe’s
economy. By 2050, the demand for freight transport activity is
expected to raise by 80% and for passenger activity by 51%.
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- If the EU wants a transport infrastructure
network that can meet traffic demand and support economic activity,
it will need at least 250 billion EUR by 2020 according to European
Commission estimates. This sum will remove bottlenecks and complete
missing links in the Core Network. A further 250 billion EUR will be
needed to improve the Comprehensive Network to provide accessibility
to the Core Network.
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- The European transport industry is very
concerned that not enough funds will be available to cover
investment needs. The 32 billion EUR, earmarked by the European
Commission to the Core Network in the Connecting Europe Facility
only covers a small share of the investment needs.
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- Moreover, whilst the transport budget
proposal looks ambitious at a first glance, it actually compensates
important cuts on the side of the regional funds. There are clear
indications that transport funds from the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF), which represented 46.7 billion EUR for the
2007-2013 period, will be greatly reduced and, in some regions, even
completely removed by the new ERDF regulation. In this context, the
32 billion EUR (or around 3% of the total Multiannual Financial
Framework) allocated to the Trans-European transport core
infrastructure in 2014-2020 is a vital minimum and must be
guaranteed more than ever.
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Notwithstanding the budgetary constraints all
governments face at the moment, we all know transport infrastructure
investments pay off in the long run.
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- We therefore ask European policy makers to
fully recognise the added value of the development and completion of
an efficient, sustainable and inclusive European transport
infrastructure as one of the main driving forces for ensuring
economic growth in the European Union and each of its Member States.
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We urge the Council and Parliament to back
this proposal with all necessary means. If not, the proposed review
of the Trans-European Transport Network policy remains a sand
castle, to the detriment of Europe’s economy.
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- European Federation of Inland Ports
(EFIP) - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) - International Road
Transport Union (IRU) - European Community Shipowners’
Associations (ECSA) - Inland Navigation Europe (INE) - European
Barge Union (EBU) - Airports Council International (ACI) - European
Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Custom Services
(CLECAT) - Community of European Railway and Infrastructure
Companies (CER) - European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM except
Trafikverket) - European Skippers Organisation (ESO) - European
Community Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (ECASBA) - European
Tugowners Association (ETA) - European Rail Freight Association
(ERFA) - European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) - European Cruise
Council (ECC) - European Dredging Association (EuDA) - The
Association of the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) - European
Boatmen’s Association (EBA) - Eurochambres - MedCruise -
Cruise Europe - Association of European Airlines (AEA) - European
Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) - European Shippers’
Council (ESC) - European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) -
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG)
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