3.4.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 84/261


(2004/C 84 E/0308)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3900/03

by Giacomo Santini (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(17 December 2003)

Subject:   Trieste-Divaca rail link

Under Commission proposal (1) of 1 October 2003 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and the funding thereof, the Trieste-Divaca rail link is not considered to be a cross-border link, despite forming part of priority project No 6.

Only ‘cross-border’ projects are eligible for Community grants amounting to 30 % of the overall cost and, should this position be confirmed, the Trieste-Divaca link would lose out on a considerable amount of Community financial support.

1.

Would the Commission agree that the decision not to include the Trieste-Divaca link among the cross-border projects goes against the interests of Community citizens by affecting the amount of financial support to be provided?

2.

Given that the Trieste-Divaca link forms part of the Lyon-Trieste/Koper-Ljubljana-Divaca-Budapest line, what other characteristics does it require in order to be designated a ‘cross-border’ link and included in the list of cross-border projects?


(1)  COM(2003)564.