Areas of Union competence deriving from the Treaty (Articles 26, 170, 171, 172, 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) The Union shall adopt measures with the aim of establishing or ensuring the functioning of the internal market. The internal market shall comprise an area in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured. In order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion. To help achieve these objectives, and to enable citizens in the Union, economic operators and regional and local communities to derive full benefit from the setting up of an area without internal frontiers, the Union shall contribute to the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the areas of transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructures. Action by the Union shall aim at promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national networks as well as access to them. In order to achieve these objectives, the Union shall establish a series of guidelines covering the objectives, priorities and broad lines of measures envisaged in the sphere of trans-European networks (TENs).

Competences of the Agency (Decision No 661/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) (Regulation (EC) No 67/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council) (Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) (Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003) (Commission Decision 2007/60/EC, last amended by 2008/593/EC) Objectives The Decision on Union Guidelines for the development of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) establishes the guidelines covering the objectives, priorities and broad lines envisaged in the area of TEN-T. General rules were laid down for the Union financing of TENs, in order to permit the implementation of these guidelines. Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 empowers the Commission to establish executive agencies to carry out tasks related to Union programmes. TEN-TEA was therefore set up to manage Union action in the field of the TENs on the basis of the TEN-T Guidelines and Financial Regulation and add value in the management of the TEN-T Programme. It remains under the supervision of its parent DG MOVE, which retains responsibility for policy issues. TEN-TEA is responsible for managing the technical and financial implementation of the TEN-T Programme by following the entire project lifecycle. In its day to day work it aims to improve the effectiveness and flexibility of TEN-T implementation at a lower cost whilst at the same time mobilising a high level of expertise by recruiting more specialised staff. It also strengthens the links between the TEN-T and key stakeholders, ensures a better coordination of funds with other EU instruments, raises the profile and benefits of EU funding and provides support/feedback to the Commission.

Governance Steering Committee The Agency’s activities are supervised by a Steering Committee which is composed of five members from the EU Directorates-General Mobility and Transport, Regional and Urban Policy, Environment and Human Resources and an observer from the European Investment Bank. The Committee meets four times a year and approves the Agency’s Administrative Budget, Work Programme, Annual Activity Report, Accounts of all revenue and expenditure and the external evaluation report, and adopts other specific implementing rules. Director Appointed by the European Commission. Internal audit European Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) and the Agency’s Internal Audit Capability. External audit European Court of Auditors. Discharge authority European Parliament acting on a recommendation from the Council.

Resources available to the Agency in 2012 Budget A. 7,9 billion euro (100 % general budget of the European Union) for the TEN-T budget linked to the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective. B. 9,8 million euro (administrative budget) in the form of a 100 % EU subsidy, which the Agency manages autonomously. Staff at 31 December 2012 Temporary Agent posts: 33 posts listed in establishment plan, of which 100 % occupied. Contract staff: 67 posts planned, of which 66 (99 %) were occupied. Total staff: 100 (99 occupied). Allocated to: (a) Operational activities: 65 (64 occupied). (b) Administrative activities: 35 (35 occupied).

Products and services 2012 Selections — 2011 Annual Work Programme (AP) call for proposals with five priority areas for a total of 200 million euro. 138 proposals requesting 426,3 million euro were evaluated by 34 external experts and 74 proposals for 198,7 million euro were recommended for funding. — Preparation of the 2012 multiannual and annual calls for 1 057 million euro and 250 million euro respectively, published in 2012. Project Management — Preparation of 96 new financing Decisions (2011 calls) – 325 open at the end of 2012. — Treatment of 102 requests for amendments from the beneficiaries – 63 new in 2012. — Analysis of 171 Action Status Reports (ASRs - the main tool for monitoring project progress) and 21 Strategic Action Plans (SAPs). — 207 project meetings held either on-site or at the Agency’s premises. — Full use of the available payment appropriations, with an average net time to pay of only 12 days. Simplification measures — Improving internal procedures and communication with beneficiaries, e.g. regarding reporting, procurement assessment, modifications of decisions, etc. — Development of an electronic submission tool for ASRs. — Revamping of the Good Practice Working Group (Agency and beneficiaries) created to discuss proposals to improve efficiency in the administrative implementation of the programme. — Development of inventories regarding interpretations of Commission Decision provisions and of procurement cases. — Improving and streamlining internal procedures through the administrative and the operational expenditure template working groups. Communication — Website added new Twitter feed (@tentea_eu) and enlarged project successes section – 166 000 visits in 2012. Motorways of the Sea Helpdesk website had 2 500 visitors. — Campaign '10 (MORE) out of TEN' on additional TEN-T project achievements with website updates, tweets, brochure and posters. — Changeover and implementation of the Commission’s visual identity for all dissemination materials, website, Intranet, templates and signage. — Publication of 11 e-Newsletters/updates for beneficiaries, 37 press releases in 20 languages on calls, achievements and new projects selected, 53 press releases prepared for distribution, and an updated corporate flyer/folder resulting from visual identity changes (see above), new ERTMS brochure, brochures for the FAC on selected Annual and Multiannual Call projects. — Events included the joint TEN-T Day/Info Day and Exhibition with DG MOVE, Annual Call Info Day; participation in DG MOVE/Danish Presidency ERTMS conference, Institutional Open Day, and other TEN-T related events organised by DG REGIO/CoR. Cooperation with parent DG — Development of specialised data analysis for reporting on the Annual Work Programme and for financial planning and follow-up to ensure effective and efficient overall Programme implementation. — Assistance in underpinning the positions DG MOVE had developed during the Co-Decision process on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the new TEN-T Guidelines. — Production of statistics, reporting and maps related to the Programme, e.g. ‘the Report on TEN-T Programme Implementation’. — Joint Management meeting once per month with participation of Directors, Heads of Units, Head of Communication and Agency/DG Liaison Officers. Audits — Adoption of a multiannual audit strategy for the period 2013-2015. — 14 audits were carried out, representing 21 % of the interim/final payments (monetary value) of 2011.