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Pan - European Corridor VIII TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
DG Energy and Transport
Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport
Ministry of Productive Activities
FdL Servizi
IBA 01 Seminar The role of technical
Secretariats in developing the transport
infrastructure in the CEI region
CORRIDOR VIII DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF
BALKAN REGION TRANSPORT NETWORK ROLE,
ACTIVITIES AND POTENTIAL OF CORRIDOR VIII
TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
Michele Grimaldi Project Manager - Corridor VIII
Technical Secretariat grimaldi_at_secretariat-corrido
r8.it
Bratislava , 24 Ottobre 2005
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• CORRIDOR VIII ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
  POTENTIAL
• 2. CORRIDOR VIII SECRETARIAT
• ESTABLISHMENT, TASKS, ACTIVITIES
• 3. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF SECRETARIATS
  ACHIEVEMENTS, CONSTRAINTS AND POTENTIAL ROLE

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FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF CORRIDOR VIII TEN YEARS
AGO
The ten Pan-European transport corridors were
defined at the second Pan-European transport
Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in
Central and Eastern Europe that required major
investment over the next ten to fifteen years.
Additions were made at the third conference in
Helsinki in 1997.
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CORRIDOR VIII ESTABLISHMENT AND FIRST
DEVELOPMENT STEPS

• September 2002, Bari Memorandum of Understanding
  signed by Italy, Albania, FyroM, Bulgaria, Greece
  and Turkey
• Steering Committees (Chairman Mr. Gaetano
  Fontana, Head of Department for Spatial Planning,
  Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport)
• - Roma, 13 June 2003
• - Bari, 6 December 2004
• - Tirana, 27 May 2005
• October 2004, Bari Establishment of Technical
  Secretariat

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PAN-EUROPEAN CORRIDOR VIII Road km
960Rail km 1270
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Article 2
Definition of the Pan-European Corridor VIII AN
INTERMODAL WEST-EAST LINK BETWEEN PAN-EUROPEAN
TRANSPORT AREAS ADRIATIC/IONIAN SEAS AND THE
BLACK SEA
ports, roads, railways, airports when
appropriate, and combined and intermodal
transport infrastructures including ancillary
installations such as access roads, border
crossing stations, service stations, freight and
passenger terminals, warehouses, and
installations necessary for traffic management
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Relevance of Corridor VIII for Balkan
intra-regional development Most
Balkan Countries show higher figures in
international trade towards Countries outside the
region than among themselves.

• CORRIDOR VIII directly interacts with
• Adriatic Corridor (Italian eastern coast)
• Corridor X (Salzburg/Budapest-Beograd-Nis-Skopje
  -Thessaloniki)
• Corridor IV(Wien-Budapest-Sofia-Plovdiv-Istanbul
  )
• Corridor IX (Kiev-Bucharest-Byala-Dimitrograd-
  Alexandroupolis)

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Relevance of Corridor VIII for development of
transnational traffic flows The
integration of Corridor VIII with the Southern
Eastern European Transnational axis, will make it
part of the transnational trade traffic between
Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Sea transport
Areas, Caucasic regions and Far East
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SECRETARIATS FUNDING AND FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK

• The Secretariat of Corridor VIII is a 2-year
  Project (2004-2006)
• funded through the Law n.84 / 2001.
• Hosted by Fiera del Levante Servizi
• Financed by Ministry of Productive Activities
• Coordinated by Ministry of Infrastructure and
  Transport

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Law n. 84, 21 March 2001 Italian participation
to stabilization, reconstruction and development
of Countries in tha Balkan Region
areas of intervention Co-operation to
Development , under the responsibility of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Promotion and
assistance to enterprises , under the
responsibility of the Ministry of
Industry Decentralised cooperation , under the
responsibility of Regions and local
administrations
two managing bodies A Ministers Committee,
chaired by the Premier or his representative,
including the Ministers of Foreign Affairs,
Internal Affairs , Treasury - Budget and Economic
planning, Foreign Trade, Finance, Defence,
Industry, Commerce and Handicraft, Communitarian
Policies. A technical task force (UTOB), which
assists the Ministers Committee and suggests the
strategic goals.
Actors involved are ICE (Istituto per il
Commercio Estero), SIMEST (Società Italiana per
le Imprese all'Estero), FINEST (Società
finanziaria cooperazione Paesi dellEst Europeo
), INFORMEST (Centro Servizi e Documentazione
per la Cooperazione Economica Internazionale)
UNIONCAMERE (Unione italiana delle camere di
commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura)
FdL Servizi (Società di Servizi della Fiera del
Levante)
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WHERE IS THE SECRETARIAT LOCATED?
The Secretariat of Corridor VIII is based in
Bari, Apulia Region (Italy),
BARI
at the headquartes of Fiera del Levante
Tel [phone] Fax [phone] web
site www.corridor8.org - email
info_at_secretariat-corridor8.it
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SECRETARIATS STRUCTURE
Corridor VIII Technical Secretariat is entirely
funded by the Italian Government through
L.84/2001 for technical cooperation in the
Balkans (Ministry of Productive Activities and
Ministry of Infrastructures ad Transport)
Its Staff includes 4 experts

• Project Manager-Coordinator
• Economist
• PR expert
• Operational Assistant

email info_at_secretariat-corridor8.it
Tel [phone] website
www.corridor8.org
Fax [phone]
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SECRETARIATS TASKS

• Supporting Steering Committee and Member
  Countries in identifying and developing
  infrastructure projects for the Corridor and
  submitting projects to EC and IFIs, monitoring
  the activities approved by the Steering Committee
• Implementing studies approved by the Steering
  Committee, coordinating Working Groups on
  railway, road construction and sea-based
  transportation
• Creation of a network of high level technical
  representatives of the Ministries of Member
  Countries aiming a multinational technical
  cooperation
• Development of a data base focused on Corridor
  VIII and dissemination of information to
  Stakeholders
• Coordination with other Corridors and Regional
  Agencies (Secretariats, SEETO, UNECE-TER, TTFSE
  II, ecc.)
• Facilitating collaboration with and involvement
  of private sector
• Preparation and execution of a Communication Plan

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WHAT HAS THE SECRETARIAT DONE SO FAR?
The 2 Steering Committee, held in Bari on 6
December 2004 approved Secretariats ACTION
PLAN (2005-2006)
The 3 Steering Committee, held in Tirana on 27th
May 2005 approved Secretariats PLAN OF STUDIES
(2005-2006)

• PRIORITY SECTORS FOR STUDIES AND PROJECTS
• Railroads Cross-border areas, missing links,
  rehabilitation and upgrading of existing
  alignment
• Roads Cross-border areas, bottlenecks,
  maintenance and upgrading of existing alignment
• Ports, Intermodality and Logistics Ports
  infrastructures, Intermodality and Logistic
  organization along the Corridor

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1st Study was started in July 2005 on RAILWAY
SECTOR
Technical Assessment of feasibility of Corridor
VIII railway border crossings within the CEI
region
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Technical Assessment of feasibility of Corridor
VIII railway border crossings within the CEI
region

• Funded (2/3) through the Italian law 84/2001 for
  technical
• cooperation in the Balkans (Secretariat
  Budget)
• Cofinanced (1/3) by Central European Initiative
• SCOPE assessment of overall technical conditions
  of existing sections evaluation of the situation
  at cross-borders areas (missing links existing
  studies and design documents)
• EXPECTED RESULT joint evaluation with member
  Countries on national strategies, financial
  commitment and technical solutions. Eventually,
  identification of viable projects
• TARGET European Commission (Wider Europe HLG,
  DG Tren, etc.) and IFIs for communitarian
  grants and loans

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HOW IS THE STUDY BEING CARRIED OUT

• Work Group 2 high level technical
• representatives (Ministry of Transport
• and National Railway Agency)
• nominated by each MemberCountry.
• General Coordination Secretariat
• Technical Coordination RFI and
• Italferr (Italian National Railway Group)

• The WG started its activity in July 2005
• 2 meetings have already taken place in Bari
  (Italy)
• 1 field inspection has been carried out on the
  whole alignment (1 week), including meetings with
  Ministers of Transport, Ministerial Offices and
  National Railway Agencies
• a considerable amount of material has been
  collected
• Comprehensive analysis is being carried out under
  the assistance of Italian Railway Group (RFI and
  Italferr)

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During the 1st Phase of the work, the WG carried
out preliminary 1. Assessment of State of
existing Network 2. Assessment of State of
Studies and Design Process
SECTIONS
Status Report Table
PROJECTS
Project Fiches
Projects Report Table
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Preliminary findings many projects already exist
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE WORK

• It is possible to capitalize on
• existing studies and projects,
• the experience and findings of the Working
  Group
• the favourable response from Member
  Countries,
• and to propose a

A GENERAL COORDINATION PROJECT JOINTLY DEFINED BY
MEMBER COUNTRIES
This project, deriving from a comprehensive
multinational approach to the issue of Corridor
VIII railway alignment, is the result of the
technical and political cooperation of the
Member Countries. In a jointly defined general
framework, in accordance with the national
transport plans and development strategies each
member Country expresses its priorities. At the
same time, in the framework of the CMRP-C8, the
feasibility evaluation of each priority project
will acquire a general consistency
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2nd Study was started in October 2005 on ROADS
SECTOR

• A multinational Working Group on Corridor VIII
  road alignment will be established, under the
  general coordination of the Secretariat and
  Technical coopèeration of ANAS (Italian National
  Road Agency
• ANAS has completed a preliminary survey,
  based on in situ inspection and information
  provided by Member States
• Scope establishing an functional continuity for
  the road freight traffic between the Adriatic
  Ports (Bari-Brindisi-Durres-Vlore) and the Black
  Sea Port of Bourgas and Varna, also opening
  accessibility to the regional Balkan Transport
  Network (Corridors X, IV and IX)
• Expected result of the Work is a general
  assessment on the status of existing
  infrastructure, project and design process,
  identification of priority projects within a
  jointly defined general coordination project
• Means establishing a PPP (Public-Private
  Partnership) among National Operators, Public
  Agencies and IFIs.
• Financing The Study, financed by Italian
  L.84/2001 (Secretariat Budget) has been submitted
  to CEI (Central European Initiative) for
  co-financing.

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ANAS S.p.A.
STATO DELLE STRADE ALBANIA c.a. 140 km
MONTENEGRO
BULGARIA
SERBIA

• autostrade km 0
• sezione tipo C (11 corsia) 140 km
• condizioni
• buone 90 (già riammodernato)
• pessime 10 (c.a. 15 km -ammodernamento in
  corso o previsto)
• criticità immediate (rete stradale)
• viabilità urbana e accesso al porto di Durazzo (
  6 km)
• bypass di Rogozhine, Elbasan e piccoli centri
  urbani ( 20 km)
• problema neve presso il confine con Macedonia

GREECE
ALBANIA
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ANAS S.p.A.
STATO DELLE STRADE MACEDONIA c.a. 304 km

• autostrade km 103
• sezione tipo C (11 corsia) 231 km
• condizioni
• buone/ottime 90
• criticità immediate
• bypass piccoli centri urbani
• bypass Skopje (in costruzione)
• problema neve nel tratto in quota tra Kicevo e
  Gostivar

MONTENEGRO
BULGARIA
SERBIA
Tirana
MACEDONIA
Durres
Elbasan
Podgradec
PESSIMO N/A
GREECE
ALBANIA
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ANAS S.p.A.
STATO DELLE STRADE BULGARIA c.a. 600 km
Varna
OTTIMO 383 km.
Provadija
BULGARIA
BUONO 85 km.
Silven
Sofia
Aitos
Chirpam
Burgas
SCADENTE 100 km.
Plovdiv
Kjustendil
PESSIMO 25 km

• autostrade km 183 sezione tipo C
  (11 corsia) 347 km
• condizioni generalmente buone / ottime
  completamento autostrada fino a Burgas in corso
  per 80/195 km
• itinerario alternativo Burgas-Varna in
  ammodernamento
• criticità immediate
• ammodernamento tratti tra confine Macedonia e
  Sofia (programmato e finanziato)
• attraversamenti urbani tra confine Macedonia e
  Sofia
• avvicinamento a Sofia e ring road di Sofia
  (programmato il tratto Nord)

TURKEY
GREECE
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ANAS S.p.A.
SITUAZIONE ATTUALE condizioni della strada per
tratte
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NEXT STUDY ON CORRIDOR VIII

• 3. Ports and logistics
• Next study will be finalized to improve
  intermodality between ports and to speed up
  custom procedures and transit through border
  crossings

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SECRETARIATS INTERACTION WITH REGIONAL PLANNING
INSTITUTIONS

• In the past year of activity, the Secretariat
  has established direct contacts
• with Institutions and Agencies, relevant for the
  scope of its activities
• participated in the 1st High Level Meeting on
  Developing a Common
• Framework for Regional Cooperation in Trade
  and Transport in South East
• Europe, held in Zagreb by World Bank on June
  17 2005.
• 2) established a operational contact with SEETO,
  participating to the
• IFIs and Stakeholders Consultation Meeting,
  held on 20th October 2005
• in Zagreb, Croatia, in the process of
  preparation of the South East Europe
• Core Transport Network Development Plan 2006
  2010.
• Has been maintaining contacts with UNECE TER,
  through Consultations
• and direct contacts.

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SECRETARIATS INTERACTION WITH EC DIRECTORATE
GENERAL ENERGY AND TRANSPORT
In the context of Consultations for the High
Level Group EXTENSION OF THE MAJOR
TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT AXES TO THE NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS the Secretariat has
proposed several measures to promote the
development of Corridors Network.
1) Boosting existing management, with particular
regard to Steering Committees and Secretariats,
including operational plans for the specific
Corridor, data gathering and dissemination in
accordance with commonly fixed standards.
External involvement will be one of the new
targets, aimed at facilitating participation of
relevant stakeholders, including IFIs, etc.
2) Reinforcing the concept of Corridor with
legal agreements between participant countries
and between these and the European Commission.
Managing and implementing procedures, guidelines
and rules may be decided at a central level (EU
Commission). 3) Establishing a specific
transport financing programmes for each corridor
can also be envisaged within available EU funds
(ERDF-CF for Member States and IPA-ENPI for non
Member States). Operational Plans/Programmes
could be set up for each corridor describing ex
ante-statistical analysis, institutional, legal,
financial and monitoring measures.
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1 YEAR EXPERIENCE OF SECRETARIAT CORRIDOR VIII
SECRETARIAT, PROVIDED A BASIS TO IDENTIFY
Achievement(s) 1) Cooperation among Member
Countries in identifying regional issues, goals
and priorities. Corridor assessments,
conducted through multinational groups of
representatives from Member Countries, helped to
develope the vision of integrated
cross-border planning and technical-political
cooperation over transnational projects
Constraints 1) The provisionality of the
Secretariats (short term projects), while
infrastructure implementation time is long
term. 2) Secretariats are nationally based,
usually with a leader Country funding the
Secretariat, while other member Countries follow
different logics. Confusion and conflicts may
arise in the planning and definition of
priorities, both within each Corridor and
regionally. 3) Non institutional Coordination
among Secretariats, and between Secretariats and
different levels of Policy Decision
- DG TREN
- Regional Planning Bodies (SEETO, UNECE
TER,) - Member
States (Ministries)
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1 YEAR EXPERIENCE OF SECRETARIAT CORRIDOR VIII
SECRETARIAT, ALSO PROVIDED A BASIS TO DEFINE
Proposals

• 1) New institutional setting The Secretariats
  as decentralized agencies of EC,
• with the task of implementing the regional
  transport strategy in their national
• and local developments
• The Secretariats can be conceived as limited term
  agencies, but with a life span
• that is functional to the life of action to
  implement
• The Staff will have to be multinational, thus
  reflecting the integration of national
• admnistrations, among themselves and with
  european commission
• Funding process needs to reflect this
  integration, thus coming both
• from EC and from Member Countries
• Integrated operationality, between Secretariats
  and DG TREN, in terms of
• harmonization of procedures and data
  exchange