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• Institutional readiness (institutional framework and capacity)
• Financial/Economic maturity (coverage of costs)
• Social/Environmental maturity (EIA, social/environmental impacts)
Operational and administrative bottlenecks
Special attention should also be paid to the operational and administrative barriers that
can have a negative impact on the profitability of the investment and on the efficiency of
the Corridor on the whole.
In particular, a specific study of these bottlenecks on the borders and along the corridor
should be carried out and focus especially on the following items:
• Harmonising national procedures regarding authorisation and certification of
rolling stock,
• Traffic management,
• Management of terminals.
• Access to the market and services
Links to third countries
The corridor shall provide economically efficient and clean transport options to the flows
of passengers and goods between those territories as well as the other Countries that
will take benefit from the Corridor’s development for their international flows (e.g.
Balkan countries, Ukraine etc. on the Eastern side).
Expecially in relation to Western Balkans regions, but also considering Northern African
and Eastern European countries, the Corridor should include the links with third
countries.
The important growth potential of these territories, where the transport connections
remain still very weak, requires a particular attention in terms of development of
transport infrastructure as well as of regulatory reforms and convergence.
After the adoption of the work plan a better understanding of the needs to connect the
different parts of the Mediterranean Corridor will be obtained.
Communication and promotion
It is important to continue the multilateral, cross-border cooperation between Member
States. For the main missing links, Lyon-Turin and Trieste-Divača, this cooperation
should be intensified.
Synergies will be sought with the Rail Freight Corridor 6 (RFC6), notably in addressing
the administrative and operational barriers on the historic lines, especially on sections
where new cross-border projects are being developed and the historic lines need to
serve still as main line in the medium term.
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