WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2493/97 by Marilena MARIN to the Commission. Trans-European networks: changes to the Milan- Venice priority project (high-speed link)
Date: 1997-07-09
Institutions: European Parliament, MARIN
Subjects: EU control, European Commission, European Parliament, common transport policy, feasibility study, high-speed transport, rail transport, report, trans-European network, transport network













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2493/97 by Marilena MARIN to the Commission. Trans-European networks: changes to the Milan- Venice priority project (high-speed link)  


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WRITTEN QUESTION P-2493/97 by Marilena Marin (UPE) to the Commission (9 July 1997)Subject: Trans-European networks: changes to the Milan-Venice priority project (high-speed link)Work on one of the 14 trans-European network priority projects, the Milan-Venice high-speed link, is progressing at a slow pace.It is probably for this reason that the Bonifica company (FIAT group and IRI) has made arrangements for a feasibility study on routing high-speed trains from Milan through Bologna in order to make the connection between the above link and the 'Adriatic corridor' (the preliminary feasibility study on which was cofinanced by the European Union), thus 'bypassing' the major rail and intermodal terminal in Verona.Would the Commission state:1. whether this feasibility study has been brought to its notice?2. whether it would agree that it is totally contrary to the guidelines adopted in Essen?3. whether it was notified of this procedure?4. what steps it intends to take with a view to ensuring that the priority projects are carried out as originally planned, without any changes, in accordance with the undertakings entered into by the Member States?5. whether it would agree that no changes may be made to priority projects without the prior consent of the European Parliament, in accordance with the codecision procedure?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (4 September 1997)1. - 3. The Commission is not aware of the feasibility study mentioned by the Honourable Member and therefore cannot comment on it.4. The Commission is fully committed to the implementation of the projects of common interest as identified in Decision 1962/96/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network ((OJ L 228, 9.9.1996. )). In the period 1991 to 1996 the Community has co-financed with about 40 MECU feasibility studies for the section Turin-Venice of the project Lyon-Trieste through the TEN-T budget line. The Commission keeps under review the implementation of the guidelines contained in Decision 1692/96/EC and will report to the Parliament on their implementation in accordance with Article 18(3) of the Decision.5. The 14 projects adopted by the European Council at Essen on 9 and 10 December 1994 are listed in Annex III to the Decision 1692/96/EC. It is understood that any change to the annex as an integral part of the Decision has to follow the co-decision procedure.