WRITTEN QUESTION No. 658/96 by Karl SCHWEITZER to the Commission. Trans-European networks
Date: 1996-03-15
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHWEITZER
Subjects: Austria, electrical energy, financial aid, gas pipeline, project of common interest, telecommunications, transmission network, transport network













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91996E0658

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 658/96 by Karl SCHWEITZER to the Commission. Trans-European networks  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0055 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0658/96 by Karl Schweitzer (NI) to the Commission (15 March 1996)Subject: Trans-European networksWhat trans-European network projects have been submitted by Austria?What are the exact routes of any new or upgrading projects?When will the priority projects be officially decided?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (13 May 1996)The transport projects of common interest agreed by Austria are included in the common position (EC) No 22/95 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network adopted by the Council on 28 September 1995 and identified by maps in Annex I and the criteria of Annex II of the guidelines proposal ((OJ C 331, 8.12.1995. )). The guidelines are a general reference framework whereas the exact definition of the routes is subject to national planning procedures. The guidelines are now subject to the conciliation procedure and it is agreed that the decision will be adopted by the Parliament and the Council before the summer. Austria has submitted requests for financial assistance under the trans-European networks transport budget for 1996, mainly for studies on sections of the corridors or projects of common interest (Brenner axis, Tauern axis, Pyhrn-Schober axis, Pontebbana axis, Donau axis, Koralmbahn Graz-Klagenfurt) and for projects related to air traffic management.In the case of the energy sector, the projects of common interest concerning Austria are included in the common position (EC) no 12/95 on a series of guidelines on trans-European energy networks ((OJ C 216, 21.8.1995. )). Austria is directly involved in two projects, namely the construction of an electricity interconnection to Italy and the upgrading of the existing system of pipelines from Russia through Ukraine to the Community. Financial assistance under the trans-European networks energy budget was allocated in 1995 for further studies of the Italian section of the Austria-Italy electricity interconnection project.Concerning trans-European telecommunications networks, a series of preliminary actions have been launched since 1993 for the development of ISDN (integrated services digital network) as a trans-European network. Projects have been selected by means of calls for proposals. In 1995, two projects in which Austrian enterprises are part of the consortium have been selected. The projects are TI2.7 trans regional learning platform using Euro-ISDN and TI2.8 Euro-ISDN awareness actions for small and medium sized enterprises. These projects received a favourable opinion from the trans-European network financial committee, in its telecommunications composition, on 20 November 1995 and were adopted by the Commission on 19 December 1995. For 1996, projects will be selected following a call for proposals published in mid-April and based on the Decision No 2717/95/EC of the Parliament and of the Council on a set of guidelines for the development of the Euro-ISDN as a trans-European network ((OJ L 282, 24.11.1995. )).