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TEN-T / Transport infrastructure

Priority Projects

Based on the proposals from the Member States, there have been identified 30 Priority Projects which are included in the guidelines for the development of the TEN-T as projects of European interest.

The Priority Projects were chosen both according to their European added-value and their contribution to the sustainable development of transport. Their completion - planned for 2020 - will improve the economic efficiency of the European transport system and provide direct benefits for European citizens.

Of these 30 key projects, 18 are railway projects, 3 are mixed rail-road projects, 2 are inland waterway transport projects and one refers to Motorways of the Sea. This choice reflects a high priority to more environmentally friendly transport modes, contributing to the fight against climate change.

There has been a firm commitment on behalf of the Member States and the European Union to deliver these key Priority Projects and they have been at the centre of the European Union's efforts - both financially and in terms of coordination. In July 2005 the European Commission has in particular designated a group of nine eminent European Coordinators to evaluate the progress of certain TEN-T Priority Projects, to make recommendations for the effective implementation of these projects and to play a major role in advancing the works.

The 30 Priority Projects are:

PP1 Railway axis Berlin-Verona/Milano-Bologna-Napoli-Messina-Palermo

PP2 High-speed railway axis Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London: PBKAL

PP3 High-speed railway axis of southwest Europe

PP4 High-speed railway axis east

PP5 Betuwe line: COMPLETED 2007

PP6 Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Divača/Koper-Divača-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian border

PP7 Motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patra-Athina-Sofia-Budapest

PP8 Multimodal axis Portugal/Spain-rest of Europe

PP9 Railway axis Cork–Dublin–Belfast–Stranraer: COMPLETED 2001

PP10 Malpensa airport: COMPLETED 2001

PP11 Øresund bridge: COMPLETED 2000