(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 provides for the possibility to adapt the indicative maps of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) which has been extended to specific neighbouring countries, based on high-level agreements on transport infrastructure networks between the Union and the neighbouring countries concerned.

(2)

High-level agreements on the adaptation of the indicative extension of the comprehensive TEN-T maps and on the identification of the core network connections on the comprehensive network maps were signed between the Union and Eastern Partnership countries (Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) on 24 November 2017. The high-level agreement between the Union and Georgia was signed on 18 July 2018. The agreements concern the lines of the railway and road networks, as well as ports and airports. The adaptation of the indicative comprehensive network maps and, in particular, the identification of the indicative core network should allow the Union to better target its cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries concerned.

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,