Council Resolution of 17 December 1990 on the development of a European high-speed rail network
Date: 1990-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: high-speed transport, industrial development, rail network, railway industry, transport infrastructure













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31991Y0208(01)

Council Resolution of 17 December 1990 on the development of a European high-speed rail network  


Official Journal C 033 , 08/02/1991 P. 0001 - 0003 





COUNCIL RESOLUTION  of 17 December 1990  on the development of a European high-speed rail network  (91/C 33/01) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  1. welcomes, in view of the importance attached by the European Council of 14 and  15 December 1990 to the development of large infrastructure networks, the communication on the European high-speed rail network which the Commission has submitted to it following consultation of the Working Party set up as a result of the Resolution  adopted by the Council at its meeting on 4 and 5 December 1989;  2.welcomes the discussions held to draw up an outline plan specifying the priority measures for establishing the European network. This plan is given in Annex I. The key links in the  network are listed in Annex II. It notes the progress made in formulating technical conditions to ensure that infrastructure, equipment and rolling stock are compatible and that trains can run across international boundaries;  3.requests the Commission  to look in greater detail, together with the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, the railway companies and the rail industry, at: - the socio-economic impact of the network on the integrated transport market and the development of  the Community, particularly bearing in mind the gauge change in the Iberian Peninsula, -the impact of the network on the environment in the broadest sense and how it compares with other modes of transport in this regard, -economic studies, including,  amongst other things, the commercial aspects of the key links and other crucial points in the network and the problem of financing them;  4.requests the Commission to continue studying the key links and to consider how the development of the Community's  relations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and the Central and Eastern European countries will affect the network;  5.notes the Commission's intention of preparing a draft Directive on the approximation of laws, regulations and  administrative provisions concerning rail traffic and emphasizes the need to carry out joint initiatives as soon as possible to harmonize command and control systems;  6.expresses its satisfaction with the Working Party's results and requests the  Commission to consult this Working Party again on all the topics mentioned above.  ANNEX I    ANNEX II    Key links in the European high-speed rail network    1. Hamburg - Copenhagen   2. Belfast - Dublin - Holyhead - Crewe   3. Utrecht - Arnhem - Emmerich - Duisburg   4. Connections in the area of Strasbourg and Saarbruecken   5. London - Tunnel   6.  Brussels - Luxembourg   7. Rhine - Rhône   8. Lyon - Turin   9. Madrid - Barcelona - Perpignan  10. (a) Porto - Lisbon - Madrid  (b)Vitoria - Dax  11. Milan - Basel  12. Brenner route  13. Tarvisio - Vienna  14. Routes to and within Greece