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The Albania-Greece, Albania-Italy, Bulgaria-Greece and Slovak-Austria programmes have all experienced significant difficultiesŐ. The Commission agrees that the Poland-Germany CBC programme has been the most successful one, although starting up the programme in 1994 took place in difficult circumstances, and delays occurred during the first years. 
Inom delar av programmet som gller Albanien-Grekland och Slovakien-sterrike har man sttt p betydande svrigheter.Ó Kommissionen instmmer i att programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete har varit mest framgngsrikt mellan Polen och Tyskland, trots att programmet inleddes 1994 under svra omstndigheter och att frseningar intrffade under de frsta ren.
The long waiting times which still persist at border crossings, should be appreciated against the background of a very important increase of traffic on the borders with the EU. 
De lnga vntetiderna som fortfarande kvarstr vid grnsvergngarna skall bedmas mot bakgrund av en mycket kraftig kning av trafiken vid grnserna mot Europeiska unionen.
On the border between Germany and Poland, actual border crossings have multiplied by a factor of seven for cars and by a factor of three for trucks. 
Vid grnsen mellan Tyskland och Polen, har antalet verfarter kat sju gnger fr bilar och tre gnger fr lastbilar.
It can not be expected that the limited Phare CBC funds would be able to solve this problem. 
Man kan inte vnta sig att de begrnsade Phare-medlen fr grnsverskridande samarbete skulle kunna lsa dessa problem.
Furthermore, as mentioned in paragraphs 21 (on the Osinow Dolny project) and 24 (on the Cheb railway station), in certain cases Member States were responsible for the limited cross-border impact of Phare CBC projects. 
Som nmnt i punkterna 21 (Osinow Dolny-projektet) och 24 (jrnvgsstationen i Cheb) var medlemsstaterna vidare ansvariga fr den begrnsade verkan av vissa Phare-projekt fr grnsverskridande samarbete.
As regards the Cheb project, following the change in German electrification planning, the Czech railways are acting to ensure full utilisation of the increased capacity at Cheb, by transferring a number of operations from less efficient facilities elsewhere in the region, as well as perhaps from Dresden. 
Vad gller projektet i Cheb, arbetar den tjeckiska jrnvgen till fljd av ndringar i de tyska elektrifieringsplanerna fr att till fullo utnyttja den kade kapaciteten i Cheb genom att flytta dit viss verksamhet frn mindre lnsamma stationer p andra hll i regionen och eventuellt frn Dresden.
It is understood that the electrification on the German side will still go ahead, but at a later date. 
Elektrifieringen p den tyska sidan kommer att fortstta, men vid ett senare tillflle.
As to the transport (rail/road) projects on the border between Bulgaria and Greece, of which the implementation suffered from substantial delays (paragraphs 28 and 29), the contracts have now been signed, and work is about to start. 
Vad gller transportprojekt (jrnvgar/vgar) p grnsen mellan Bulgarien och Grekland, har genomfrandet ocks frsenats kraftigt (punkterna 28 och 29), men avtalen har nu undertecknats och arbetet r p vg att inledas.
The Commission believes that they will have an important impact at the transnational, national, and local level. 
Kommissionen anser att projekten kommer att ha en betydande inverkan p transnationell, nationell och lokal niv.
In particular the railway modernisation project will play an important role to the benefit of the local population. 
Srskilt moderniseringen av jrnvgen kommer att spela en viktig roll till frmn fr den lokala befolkningen.
The road projects also will play an important strategic role for the economic development of the region as a whole. 
Vgprojekten kommer ocks att spela en viktig strategisk roll fr den ekonomiska utvecklingen i hela regionen.
The Commission agrees with the CourtŐs findings concerning the lack of impact of bicycle paths on the transport sector in the programmes between Austria and its Phare neighbours (paragraph 23). 
Kommissionen instmmer i revisionsrttens uppgifter om att cykelvgar inte ingr i programmen fr transportsektorn mellan sterrike och dess Phare-grannar (punkt 23).
In future, such projects, which are to be considered as enhancing tourism, will be supported through small project funds only. 
I framtiden kommer sdana projekt, vilka anses frmja turismen, endast att stdjas med medel fr smskaliga projekt.
Taking into account the good results of the Phare CBC programme on the border between Poland and Germany, in comparison with other borders where partners, up to 1998, were used to select a large number of relatively small projects, the Commission can only partly subscribe to the CourtŐs view (paragraph 12) that ÔThe CBC programme should focus on relatively small projects with a strong local/regional and cross-border impactŐ. On the basis of past experience, it became evident, even more so than for main Phare programmes, that capacities for managing a large number of small projects were lacking in these countries, especially at the regional and local level, with increasing backlogs as a result. 
Med tanke p de goda resultaten av programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete mellan Polen och Tyskland jmfrt med andra grnser, dr samarbetsparterna fram till 1998 brukade vlja ett stort antal relativt sm projekt, kan kommissionen endast delvis hlla med om fljande uppfattning frn revisionsrtten (punkt 12): ÓProgrammen fr grnsverskridande samarbete skall inrikta sig p relativt sm projekt med stark lokal/regional och grnsverskridande verkan.Ó Mot bakgrund av den erfarenheten blev det tydligt att ett stort antal sm projekt saknades i dessa lnder, srskilt p regional och lokal niv, vilket lett till ett kat antal efterslpningar.
The Commission therefore remains strongly committed to ensuring focus, concentration and impact, notably through the EUR 2 million minimum size per project, although this principle will be applied in a flexible manner in certain cases. On the other hand, the Commission also favours the set up of small project funds, which allows local actors on the spot to decide on small projects and to acquire management skills. 
Drfr r kommissionen fortsatt fast besluten att se till att fokusering, koncentration och ptaglig verkan, srskilt genom kravet p att varje projekt skall uppg till minst 2 miljoner euro, behlls ven om denna princip kommer att tillmpas p ett flexibelt stt i vissa fall.  andra sidan gynnar kommissionen inrttandet av fonder fr smskaliga projekt, vilket gr att lokala aktrer p ort och stlle kan besluta om smskaliga projekt och frvrva administrativ frmga.
As suggested by the Court (paragraph 13), more scope is being created for such funds: up to 20 % of country allocations can be used for this purpose (the European ParliamentŐs budgetary comment mentions 10 %), and the project ceiling is being increased from EUR 50 000 to EUR 300 000. 
Precis som revisionsrtten frslr (punkt 13), skapas mer utrymme fr sdana fonder. S mycket som 20 % av anslagen till lnderna kan anvndas i detta syfte (i Europaparlamentets bud-getanmrkning anges 10 %) och den vre grnsen fr projekt har hjts frn 50 000 till 300 000 euro.
In several cases, Euroregions provided valuable support for managing these small project funds, and the Commission is sympathetic to extending their role to other borders (as suggested in paragraph 13), where ever they exist. 
I flera fall har Euroregio-nerna givit vrdefullt std till frvaltningen av fonderna fr smskaliga projekt och kommissionen r positiv till att utvidga deras roll till alla grnser (vilket fresls i punkt 13).
21.2.2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 48/21 The Commission also supported the extension of the LACE network, aiming at improving, inter alia, management capacities at the local level. 
21.2.2000 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 48/21 Kommissionen stdjer ocks utvidgningen av LACE-ntverket som bl.a. syftar till att frbttra frvaltningskapaciteten p lokal-niv.
The Commission recognises that maritime borders, that are also eligible to Phare CBC, may have somewhat affected the intensity of the cross-border impact (paragraph 61). 
Kommissionen medger att havsgrnser, som ocks r berttigade till std fr grnsverskridande samarbete inom Phare, i ngon mn kan ha pverkat intensiteten i den grnsverskridande verkan (punkt 61).
In addition to that, the absence of a Swedish Interreg programme should be taken into account. 
Dessutom skall hnsyn tas till avsaknaden av ett svenskt Interreg-program.
However, in the case of the Baltic States CBC programme, a ÔtransnationalŐ approach has been followed from 1995 onwards whereby the four Member States and the four Phare countries bordering the Baltic Sea (and Russia, as an observer) jointly discussed a multiannual strategy for the region and discussed and agreed on project proposals before they were submitted to the Commission. 
I frga om de baltiska staternas program fr grnsverskridande samarbete har en transnationell hllning intagits sedan 1995, varvid de fyra medlemsstater och de fyra Phare-lnder som grnsar mot stersjn (samt Ryssland som observatr) gemensamt har diskuterat en flerrig strategi fr regionen samt diskuterat och kommit verens om frslag till projekt innan de lades fram fr kommissionen.
This has allowed support to investment projects, notably in the fields of transport and environment, to the benefit of the Baltic region as a whole. 
Detta har gjort att investeringsprojekt har kunnat stdjas, srskilt p transport-och miljomrdet, till frmn fr hela den baltiska regionen.
Furthermore, through the set up of a Phare Baltic project facility in 1996, it has been possible to select an important number of ÔsoftŐ small scale projects, generated on the basis of a Ôbottom-upŐ approach. 
Dessutom har inrttandet av ett Phare-organ fr stersjomrdet 1996 lett till mjligheten att vlja ut ett antal ÓmjukaÓ smskaliga projekt, som genererats enligt principen om lokal frankring.
A typical sector where only a ÔtransnationalŐ approach can be followed on maritime borders concerns the telecommunications sector (e.g. the optical fibre cable network in Lithuania mentioned in paragraph 36). 
En typisk sektor dr endast ett ÓtransnationelltÓ tillvgagngsstt kan tillmpas p havsgrnser r telekommunikationssektorn (t.ex. det fiberoptikkabelnt i Litauen som nmns i punkt 36).
But also on land borders, a ÔtransnationalŐ approach was followed in exceptional cases, e.g. for the submarine optical cable in the context of the Adria I project set up by an international consortium, and for which the Albanian share was co-financed by the 1995 Phare CBC programme between Albania and Greece; given the important impact of this project at international, national and local level (through improved telecommunication links between the regions on both sides of the border) of this project, which was strongly supported and jointly proposed by Albania and Greece, the Commission agreed to support this project. 
Men i undantagsfall har ett ÓtransnationelltÓ tillvgagngsstt ocks till-lmpats p landgrnser, exempelvis optiska undervattenskablar inom ramen fr Adria I-projektet som leds av ett internationellt konsortium, dr den albanska andelen samfinansierades genom 1995 rs Phare-program fr grnsverskridande samarbete mellan Albanien och Grekland. Mot bakgrund av den betydande verkan p internationell, regional och lokal niv (tack vare bttre telekommunikation mellan regionerna p bda sidor grnsen) som fljer av detta projekt och som fick starkt std av Albanien och Grekland, gick kommissionen in p att stdja projektet.
The ECU 1,7 million has been used to finance Albanian TelecomŐs share of the total international contribution to the 500 km Adria 1 project. 
Beloppet p 1,7 miljoner ecu har anvnts fr att finansiera det albanska telekommunikationsbolagets andel av det sammanlagda internationella bidraget till Adria 1-projektet (500 km).
This 1995 CBC allocation has thereby financed 8 % of segment 2 Dubrovnik-Dures and 14,2 % of segment 3. 
Genom detta anslag fr 1995 inom ramen fr det grnsverskridande samarbetet har 8 % av segment 2, Dubrovnik-Dures, och 14,2 % av segment 3 finansierats.
This share has therefore only financed that part of the optical fibre cable in Albanian territorial waters. 
Denna andel har drfr endast finansierat den delen av den optiska fiberkabeln i albanskt territorialvatten.
The Commission agrees that in most cases it has been difficult to establish common strategies for the border region as a whole (paragraph 62). 
Kommissionen instmmer i att det i de flesta fall har varit svrt att upprtta gemensamma strategier fr hela grnsregionen (punkt 62).
Nevertheless, when Phare CBC multiannual indicative programmes and Interreg operational programmes were prepared in view of the 1995 to 1999 period, on most borders, intensive consultations between partners from Phare countries and neighbouring Member States took place, which allowed for instance the identification of common priorities, be it that the different weighting given to these priorities reflected the differences in economic development. 
Nr de flerriga vgledande programmen fr grnsverskridande samarbete inom Phare och de operativa programmen inom Interreg frbereddes infr perioden 1995Đ1999, frdes emellertid intensiva diskussioner om de flesta av grnserna, vilket t.ex. gjorde att gemensamma prioriteringar kunde ringas in, ven om de skillnader i vikt som tillmttes dessa prioriteringar terspeglade skillnaderna i den ekonomiska utvecklingen.
In line with the terms of reference of the contract concerned (Contract No 940856 and addendum 950726) with LRDP, this company assisted the then eligible CEECŐs in identifying core areas and sectoral priorities for CBC in the period 1995 to 1999; it provided technical assistance to the national and regional authorities concerned in view of preparing the Phare CBC multiannual indicative programmes. (c) Support for national priorities rather than for interests of the local population (conclusion paragraph 96(c)) The report of the Court mentions that Ôsome of the projects focus on the national priorities rather than being specifically in the interests of the local population in the border regionŐ (paragraph 96(c)) and that Ôinsufficient priority was given to projects which are primarily for the benefit of the population of the border regionsŐ (paragraph 12). 
Fretaget gav de berrda nationella och regionala myndigheterna tekniskt std infr frberedelserna av det flerriga vgledande programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete. c) Std till nationella prioriteringar i stllet fr att specifikt gynna den lokala befolkningens intressen (punkt 96 c i slutsatserna) I revisionsrttens rapport nmns det att Óvissa av projekten fokuserar p nationella prioriteringar i stllet fr att specifikt gagna ortsbefolkningen i grnsregionenÓ (punkt 96 c) och att Óprojekt som i frsta hand r avsedda att vara till gagn fr befolkningen i grnsregionerna givits otillrcklig prioritetÓ (punkt 12).
The Commission recognises that, certainly in the initial stage of the programme, and also in quite different degrees country by country, national priorities were taken into account when formulating project proposals. 
Kommissionen medger att man tog hnsyn till nationella prioriteringar nr frslagen till projekt formulerades, srskilt i programmets inledningsskede och i varierande grad frn land till land.
As such, this is not contrary to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/94, which provides under Article 4(1)(ii) that Ôprojects ... can take the form of ... projects agreed by the countries concerned, that have a cross-border impact, contribute to the development of structures in border regions and facilitate cooperation between countries of central and eastern Europe and the Community as a whole ...Ő. Furthermore, the fact that large investment projects in the field of transport, complementing the development of transEuropean networks (in line with Article 5(1), seventh indent of Regulation (EC) No 1628/94) were decided at the national level, is not in contradiction with a positive local impact of these projects; both aspects are indeed complementary, as these transport projects (e.g. on the borders between Bulgaria and Greece, or Poland and Germany) contribute to the economic development of the border regions concerned. 
Detta strider i sig inte mot artikel 4.1 ii i kommissionens frordning (EG) nr 1628/94, dr det fastsls att projekt kan Óutformas som (...) projekt som godknts av de berrda lnderna och har en grnsverskridande verkan, och som bidrar till strukturutveck-lingen i grnsregioner och underlttar samarbetet mellan lnderna i Central-och steuropa och gemenskapen som helhet (...)Ó Det faktum att stora investeringsprojekt p transportomrdet som kompletterar utvecklingen av transeuropeiska ntverk (i enlighet med artikel 5.1 sjunde strecksatsen i nmnda frordning) vidare har beslutats p national niv, betyder inte att dessa projekt inte kan ha en positiv verkan lokalt.
Although the involvement of regional and local authorities in designing and implementing cross-border projects became increasingly important in most countries, the Commission agrees that the future development of integrated regional development strategies will contribute to consolidating this trend. (d) TherehavebeenfewjointprojectswithInterreg(paragraph 11 and conclusion paragraph 96(d)) The Commission recognises that only in very few cases real joint projects were established. 
Fastn medverkan av regionala och lokala myndigheter har blivit allt viktigare vid utformningen och genomfrandet av grnsverskridande projekt i de flesta lnder, instmmer kommissionen i att den framtida utvecklingen av integrerade regionala utvecklingsstrategier kommer att bidra till en frstrkning av denna tendens. d) Det har frekommit f gemensamma projekt med Interreg (punkt 11 och punkt 96 d i slutsatserna) Kommissionen medger att gemensamma projekt har inletts i endast ett ftal fall.
The different priorities on either side of the border, stemming from important differences in economic development, were the main reason for this. 
Den huvudsakliga orsaken till detta r olika prioriteringar p bda sidor grnsen till fljd av lngtgende skillnader i den ekonomiska utvecklingen.
Furthermore, where joint projects could be identified, procedural differences stemming from the different legal bases of Phare and Interreg as well as from the Financial Regulation hampered the design of genuine joint projects, which would be subject to a single tendering procedure, a single contract, and common implementation. These 
I de fall dr gemensamma projekt frekommit, hmmade skillnader i frfarandena till fljd av olika rttsliga grunder fr Phare, Interreg och finansfrordningen utformningen av verkliga gemensamma projekt. Dessa skulle omfattas av ett enda anbudsfrfarande, ett enda kontrakt
C 48/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21.2.2000 differences concern for instance the need for ex ante project approval from the Commission in the case of Phare (not for Interreg), annual budgets for Phare versus multiannual budgets for Interreg, and the application of specific rules concerning the award of contracts under Title IX of the Financial Regulation in the case of Phare. 
C 48/22 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 21.2.2000 och ett gemensamt genomfrande. Dessa skillnader gller exempelvis behovet av ett godknnande frn kommissionen innan projektet inleds, i fallet Phare (inte Interreg), rliga budgetar fr Phare mot flerrsbudgetar fr Interreg och tillmpningen av srskilda regler i frga om tilldelning av kontrakt enligt avdelning IX i finansfrordningen nr det gller Phare.
This could only be done by modifying the Financial Regulation. (e) Lack of joint plans covering both sides of the border (paragraphs 55, 62, 94 and the final part of paragraph 96(e)) The Commission agrees that real joint plans covering both sides of the border were not established at the start of the programme. 
Detta kunde endast gras genom att ndra finansfrordningen. e) Brist p gemensamma planer fr bda sidor om grnsen (punkterna 55, 62, 94 och punkt 96 e i slutsatserna) Kommissionen medger att det inte utarbetades ngra verkliga gemensamma planer fr bda sidorna om grnsen vid inledningen av programmet.
However, as already mentioned, multiannual programming documents for the 1995 to 1999 period (multiannual indicative programmes for Phare CBC, operational programmes for Interreg), were prepared in close consultation between partners from Phare countries and neighbouring Member States. 
Som redan nmnts framstlldes emellertid flerriga programplaneringsdokument fr perioden 1995Đ1999 (flerriga vgledande program fr grnsverskridande samarbete inom Phare och operativa program inom Interreg) i nra samarbete mellan parter frn Phare-lnder och de medlemsstater som grnsar till dem.
As a result, both documents contained cross-references concerning characteristics of the border region, strengths and weaknesses, existing CBC activities, objectives, and common priorities (be it with different weightings). 
Som ett resultat av detta innehll bda dokumenten korsreferenser i frga om grnsregionens utmrkande drag, starka och svaga sidor, befintliga tgrder fr grnsverskridande samarbete, ml och gemensamma prioriteringar (ven om de tillmts olika vikt).
The elaboration of genuine common regional development plans covering both sides of the border is one of the main innovations under the new Phare CBC Regulation. (f) The programme does not contribute to solving the problem of regional disparities within Phare countries (paragraph 59, and the final part of paragraph 96(f)) The report mentions that Ôthe programme does not contribute to solving the problem of regional disparities within Phare countries, the regions supported by the CBC programme being generally already the most developed in the countries concernedŐ. The Commission agrees that, during the 1994 to 1998 period, the Phare CBC programme has not been seen as a part of a wider regional development policy, and that the programme needed to be better integrated in the overall pre-accession strategy. 
Utarbetandet av verkliga gemensamma regionala utvecklingsplaner fr bda sidorna om grnsen r en av de huvudsakliga nyheterna i de nya riktlinjerna fr det grnsverskridande samarbetet inom Phare. f) Programmet lser inte problemet med regionala skillnader inom Phare-lnderna (punkt 59 och punkt 96 f i slutsatserna) I rapporten heter det att Óprogrammet lser inte problemet med regionala skillnader mellan Phare-lnderna, och de regioner som fr std frn programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete r vanligen redan de mest utvecklade i landet i frga.Ó Kommissionen instmmer i att programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete inte sgs som en del av en strre regional utvecklingspolitik under perioden 1994Đ1998, och att programmet behvde integreras bttre i den allmnna frberedelsestrate-gin infr anslutningen.
Furthermore, it became necessary to address imbalances between budgetary resources allocated for CBC within the overall context of Phare, and the other pre-accession priorities, and between different regions inside the candidate countries. 
Dessutom blev det ndvndigt att ta itu med obalans mellan budgetmedel som tilldelats grnsverskridande samarbete inom den allmnna ramen fr Phare och vriga prioriteringar infr anslutningen och mellan olika regioner i kandidatlnderna.
The Phare CBC programme now covers not only the borders between the Phare countries and the EU, but also the, often less prosperous, borders between the candidate countries themselves. 
Programmet fr grnsverskridande samarbete inom Phare omfattar nu inte bara grnserna mellan Phare-lnderna och EU utan ocks de - ofta ekonomiskt mindre starka - grnserna mellan kandidatlnderna sjlva.