EU funds for roads - CEDR

Page 33 / 80
EU funds in the EU member states
In the EU, the construction of the Trans-European Transport networks (TEN-T) is fundamental
for securing a single market with free movement of passengers and goods, as well as for
reinforcing economic and social cohesion and promoting economic competitiveness and
sustainable development in the EU. The aim of TEN-T is to ensure that national networks for all
modes of transport are accessible, interconnected, and interoperable.
Within this framework 37 , road projects over the last 30 years have received considerable
subsidies from EU funds and continue to do so.
Nevertheless, with the gradual completion of a wide network of motorways in most of the ‘old’
MS and mainly because of the newly adopted approach towards a sustainable EU transport
policy (Transport White Paper (2001)), EU funds are gradually focusing more on investments in
rail and maritime and inland waterway transport (especially motorways of the sea).
For this reason, it is foreseen that in the coming years more funds will be directed to rail and
water transport projects in the EU. Nevertheless, the funds allocated to road projects are still
much bigger:
• EU funds for transport in the period 2000–2006 (in € billion)
ERDF+CF TEN-T
Road projects 24.0 (48.0%) 1.9 (45.2%)
Rail projects 15.5 (31.0%) 1.7 (40.5%)
Airport projects 0.6 ( 1.2%)
Sea-port projects 3.0 ( 6.0%)
Urban transport projects 2.6 ( 5.2%)
Other
4.3 ( 8.6%) 0.6 (14.3%)
---------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------
TOTAL €50.00 bn (100.0%) €4.2 bn (100.0%)
• EU funds for transport in the period 2007-2013
ERDF+CF
TEN-T
Road projects 40.0 (48.9%) 0.21 ( 2.7% )
Rail projects 23.6 (28.9%) 5.94 (74.2%)
Airport projects 1.9 ( 2.3%)
Sea-port projects 3.5 ( 4.3%)
Urban transport projects 9.6 (11.7%)
Other 38
3.2 ( 3.9%) 1.85 (23.1%)
TOTAL €81.8 bn (100.0%) €8.00 bn (100.0%)
37 Road transport services account for 1.6% of EU GDP and give jobs to 4.5 million people. The whole economy and
society depend heavily on efficient road transport, 44% of goods are transported by truck and 85% of people by
cars, buses, or coaches.
38 Including waterways (regional, local, TEN-T), multimodal transport (TEN-T), cycle tracks, intelligent transport
systems etc.
EU funds for roads