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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/2383 9.9.2024
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2024/2383
of 6 September 2024
designating the European Coordinators for the European Transport Corridors, European Railway
Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and European Maritime Space (EMS) and laying down the
detailed arrangements for the performance of their mission and tasks
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024on Union
guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU)
No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013(1), and in particular Article 52(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) European Transport Corridors as instruments to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core and extended
core network are provided for in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and listed in Article 11(1) of that
Regulation.
(2) Pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, European Coordinators are designated to facilitate the
coordinated implementation of the European Transport Corridors, European Rail Traffic Management System
(ERTMS) and European Maritime Space (EMS).
(3) The role of European Coordinators is of major importance for the development of, and cooperation along, the
European Transport Corridors.
(4) In order to ensure the implementation of the European Transport Corridors, the European Coordinators, in
agreement with the Member State concerned, should facilitate discussions aimed at the completion of Corridors and
identify the sources of financing, both private and public, for complex cross-border projects, missing links and
bottleneck sections, as well as for interoperability and inter-modality issues.
(5) In order to ensure the implementation of the horizontal priorities, the European Coordinators for ERTMS and EMS
should, in dialogue with Member States concerned develop a coordinated approach for the development of
horizontal priorities with a particular focus on close interaction with the European Transport Corridors as well as
core and extended core networks.
(6) In order to ensure the impartiality and independence of the European Coordinator, the latter should not be a
national of a Member State concerned by the European Transport Corridor assigned to him or her.
(7) In order to develop their tasks, the European Coordinators should be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance to cover
the secretarial expenses that cannot be delivered directly by the Commission services and be reimbursed for mission
expenses in accordance with the Commission rules.
(8) It is appropriate to designate 9 European Coordinators, one for each European Transport Corridor, one for ERTMS,
one for EMS, except for the Baltic Sea β Black Sea β Aegean Sea Corridor, because no agreement was found by
Member States in the context of consultation on the appropriate candidate and for the Rhine-Danube Corridor,
because the proposed Coordinator passed away on 25 July 2024. Coordinators for these two European Transport
Corridors should be designated at a later stage.
(1) OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj.
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(9) In accordance with Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, Member States, third countries, which are part of
the European Transport Corridors and of the horizontal priorities, the European Parliament and the Council were
consulted. The Member States concerned have expressed their agreement to the designation of the European
Coordinators, the European Parliament issued the positive opinion in April 2024 and the Council, in July 2024.
(10) The posts of Coordinators are currently vacant, it is therefore urgent to appoint them. For this reason, the decision
should enter into force on the day following its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons listed in Annex I are designated as European Coordinators for the European Transport Corridors, for the
European Rail Traffic Management System and for the European Maritime Space.
Article 2
(1) The mandate of the European Coordinators shall start on the date of the entry into force of this Decision and shall
end four years after that date.
(2) The mandate of the Coordinators may be renewed. The European Coordinator may, at any time, request the
Commission to terminate his or her mandate.
Article 3
(1) Annex II lays down the detailed arrangements for the performance of the European Coordinatorsβ mission and tasks.
(2) The Commissioner responsible for transport shall be authorised to hand over a mandate letter to each European
Coordinator set out in Annex II.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2024.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX I
Designating the European Coordinators for the European Transport Corridors, the ERTMS and European
Martime Space
North Sea β Baltic Catherine TRAUTMANN (FR)
Scandinavian β Mediterranean Pat COX (IE)
Atlantic Carlo SECCHI (IT)
North Sea β Rhine β Mediterranean PaweΕ WOJCIECHOWSKI (PL)
Mediterranean Mathieu GROSCH (BE)
Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea Anne Elisabet JENSEN (DK)
Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean Marian-Jean MARINESCU (RO)
ERTMS Matthias RUETE (DE)
European Maritime Space Gesine MEISSNER (DE)
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ANNEX II
Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the North Sea-Baltic European Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the North Sea β Baltic European Transport Corridor. This corridor
stretches from the North Sea ports in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to Poland. From there, it continues north
through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to Helsinki and Oulu in Finland and LuleΓ₯ in Sweden. To the south, the corridor
extends from Warsaw via Lublin to Kyiv and from Katowice via Lviv to Kyiv and Mariupol in Ukraine. It covers rail, road,
airports, ports, multimodal freight terminals, inland waterway and the European Maritime Space links. One of the biggest
projects is Rail Baltica, a European standard gauge railway line to be built between Warsaw and Tallinn, connecting Riga
and Vilnius.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the North Sea-Baltic European
Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in
consultation with neighbouring countries, which are part of the North Sea β Baltic European Transport Corridor;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the North Sea-Baltic European Transport Corridor; that annual
status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems
encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
(1) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β offering support to the Member States, and, where appropriate relevant neighbouring countries, in implementing the
work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum, in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes, situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the neighbouring countries that are part of the North Sea β Baltic
European Transport Corridor, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other entities involved in
the development of the North Sea β Baltic European Transport Corridor, on difficulties encountered and proposed
solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the North Sea-Baltic European Transport Corridor, taking into account the
benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in Regulation
(EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation (EU)
No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the North Sea-Baltic European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
(2) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you, in advance, that in the implementation of your task, you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the Scandinavian β Mediterranean European Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor. This
corridor extends from the north of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, through Denmark, Germany, and Austria to the
Mediterranean coast of Southern Italy and further on by sea to Malta. Major ports and network nodes are Stockholm,
Helsinki, Oslo, Gothenburg and Copenhagen in the north, Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main,
Munich and Innsbruck in the centre and finally Verona, Bologna, Rome, Naples, La Spezia, Ancona, Livorno, Florence,
Cagliari (Sardegna), Bari, Palermo (Sicily) as well as Valetta and Marsaxlokk (both Malta) in the sourthern part of the
corridor. It comprises rail, road, airports, ports, multimodal freight terminals and European Maritime Space sections
(e.g. LΓΌbeck/Rostock to Scandinavia or southern Italy/Sicily to Malta). The key infrastructure projects on this corridor are
the Fehmarnbelt fixed link and the Brenner base tunnel.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean
European Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in
consultation with neighbouring countries, which are part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor;
(3) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
that annual status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of
problems encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
β offering support to the Member States, and, where appropriate, relevant neighbouring countries, in implementing the
work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum, in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the TEN-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the neighbouring countries that are part of the Scandinavian-
Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other
entities involved in the development of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, on difficulties
encountered and proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, taking into
account the benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation
(EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4)and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
(4) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the Atlantic European Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the Atlantic European Transport Corridor. This corridor links the
Spanish and Portuguese ports of Algeciras, Sines, Lisbon, Porto, A CoruΓ±a and Bilbao through western France and, with a
link from Le Havre and Rouen, to Paris and further east to Strasbourg and Mannheim in Germany. It covers rail, road,
airports, ports, multimodal freight terminals, urban nodes and the Seine, the Douro, Tagus and Guadalquivir as inland
waterways. A main objective is to exploit the maritime potential of the Atlantic façade of the Union through an improved
modal integration, enhancing railway interoperability by deployment of ERTMS and the other trans-European transport
network (TEN-T) standards along the whole corridor and gauge change to International Union of Railways (UIC) standard
on the Iberian Peninsula. Amongst the infrastructure projects of major importance are the cross-border sections between
Portugal and Spain and between Spain and France.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the Atlantic European Transport
Corridor, in accordance with TEN-T standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned, which are part of the
Atlantic European Transport Corridor;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the Atlantic European Transport Corridor; that annual status
report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems
encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
(5) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β offering support to the Member States, in implementing the work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum, in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes, situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other
entities involved in the development of the Atlantic European Transport Corridor, on difficulties encountered and
proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the Atlantic European Transport Corridor, taking into account the benefits
provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in Regulation
(EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation (EU)
No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6) and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the Atlantic European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
(6) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the North Sea β Rhine β Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(7)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the European Coordinator for the North Sea-Rhine- Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor. In the north, the corridor links the Irish ports of Dublin, Cork, and Foynes and provides rail and road links to the
border of the United Kingdom. These ports are connected with the continental part of the Union via the European Maritime
Space links, which join with the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Vlissingen, Antwerp, Ghent and Zeebrugge in the
Netherlands and Belgium. Further south, the corridor runs through Brussels, Liege and Luxembourg, extending to the
territory of France (Calais and Le Havre) and reaching ports of Marseille and Fos-sur-Mer via Metz, Paris, Dijon and Lyon.
In Germany, the corridor further provides links to the Ruhr area as well as Cologne, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe, continuing
to Strasbourg in France, entering Switzerland in Basel, where it splits in two branches via Bern and Chiasso to reach Italy
where it continues via Novara and Alessandria and Milan to reach port of Genova at the Mediterranean Sea. It covers rail,
road, inland waterways, airports, ports, multimodal freight terminals. The key projects are the Seine-Scheldt inland
waterway connection encompassing France and Belgium, and the EuroCap railway project involving France, Belgium and
Luxembourg.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation EU 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work plans
referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the North Sea-Rhine-
Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in
consultation with neighbouring countries, which are part of the North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor;
(7) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor; that annual status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the
nature of problems encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
β offering support to the Member States, and where appropriate relevant neighbouring countries, in implementing the
work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum, in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes, situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the neighbouring countries that are part of the North Sea-Rhine-
Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other
entities involved in the development of the North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, on
difficulties encountered and proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, taking into
account the benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation
(EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(8)and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
(8) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(9)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor. This corridor
links the Spanish ports of Algeciras, Cartagena, Valencia, Castellα½n, Tarragona and Barcelona with Madrid and along the
Mediterranean coastline through southern France- Marseille and Nice until Italy, Genoa and La Spezia. It traverses from
Marseille towards Lyon across the Alpes and northern Italy via Turin, Milan, Verona, Bologna, Padova, Venice and Trieste.
It links also with Ljubljana and a branch via Croatia (Rijeka, Zagreb), to Budapest and to Lviv in Ukraine. It covers rail and
road, airports, ports, multimodal freigth terminals and, in Northern Italy, also the Po river inland waterway. The key
projects are the gauge change to International Union of Railways (UIC) standard in Spain, the Lyon β Turin base railway
tunnel and the overall modernisation of railways infrastructure in the eastern part of the corridor.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the Mediterranean European
Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in
consultation with neighbouring countries, which are part of the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor; that annual
status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems
encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
(9) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β offering support to the Member States, and, where appropriate, relevant neighbouring countries in implementing the
work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum; in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the neighbouring countries that are part of the Mediterranean European
Transport Corridor, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other entities involved in the
development of the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, on difficulties encountered and proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, taking into account the benefits
provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in Regulation
(EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation (EU)
No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(10) and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
(10) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(11)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor. This
corridor extends in the north from the Polish ports of GdaΕsk and Gdynia as well as Szczecin and ΕwinoujΕcie and the city
of BiaΕa Podlaska through KΕodzko, KrakΓ³w and the Katowice region to Brno in the Czech Republic and Bratislava in
Slovakia. It stretches further to Vienna in Austria and Budapest in Hungary and its eastern branch ends in the Slovenian
port of Koper and the Croatian ports of Rijeka and Split. The western axis in Italy connects the city of Bologna and
provides links to the ports of Trieste, Venice, Ravenna, and Bari. The Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor
covers rail, road, airports, ports and multimodal freight terminals. The key projects are Semmering base tunnel in Austria
and the high-speed lines in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea
European Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned, which are part of the Baltic
Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor; that
annual status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of
problems encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
(11) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β offering support to the Member States, in implementing the work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum; in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other
entities involved in the development of the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor, on difficulties
encountered and proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor, taking into account the
benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in Regulation
(EU) 2024/1679; without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under Regulation (EU)
No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(12) and the competence of the Member States with
respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the Baltic Sea β Adriatic Sea European Transport Corridor;
β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime representatives and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
(12) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
β Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the
overall project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable
the latter to overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European
Transport Corridor
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(13)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
The corridor approach allows an efficient cooperation between key actors in the management of both cross-border and
national projects with a European relevance located on the corridor. The European Transport Corridors encompass all
transport modes, aiming for wide-scale efficiency of the European transport system. Therefore, deploying the European
Transport Corridors contributes strongly to reaching the Unionβs political goals of the sustainable transport transition and
strengthening the European economy.
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European Transport
Corridor. This corridor starts with two parallel branches in Austria (from Salzburg and Linz), heading southeast towards
the neighbouring country of Slovenia where both branches converge in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and continue towards the
Croatian border passing through Zagreb, before connecting with the bordering Western Balkan countries of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia. The main corridor route continues south-east towards Belgrade, after which it bifurcates towards
Pristina and NiΕ‘ before it converges back in Skopje (North Macedonia). Another northern branch extends to Budapest in
Hungary from Serbia. There are a number of western branches providing connections to Adriatic Sea ports, namely
Trieste, Koper, Rijeka, PloΔe (through Bosnia and Herzegovina), Bar and Durres (through Serbia and Montenegro). The
central branch then continues to the south through North Macedonia to connect to the Greek ports of Igoumenitsa, Patra
and Pireas. The corridor finally ends in Cyprus (maritime connection). Notably, the corridor also includes an east-west
connection, starting from Durres in Albania to Svilengrad (border triangle) via Sofia.
The Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European Transport Corridor mainly comprises of rail, road, airports, sea
and inland ports, multimodal freight terminals, as well as a number of identified urban nodes. No inland waterway is
included in this corridor. The major exception is Cyprus, where no rail infrastructure is deployed.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator aims to advance the overall development of the corridor through targeted
coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and
Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and resource efficient transport
system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the
involvement of relevant stakeholders within the Corridor Forum as well as support the preparation and implementation of
Commission implementing acts referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of corridor work
plans referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the Western Balkans β Eastern
Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, in accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
(13) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026 and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in
consultation with neighbouring countries, which are part of the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European
Transport Corridor;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European
Transport Corridor; that annual status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments,
describe the nature of problems encountered in their implementation and suggest solutions;
β offering support to the Member States, and, where appropriate and relevant, neighbouring countries in implementing
the work plan;
β in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, formally establishing and chairing the Corridor
Forum, composed of infrastructure management stakeholders. The forum shall meet regularly during your mandate;
β consulting with the Corridor Forum regarding the work plan and regularly informing the Forum on its
implementation;
β wherever necessary, setting up and chairing a number of working groups reporting to the Corridor Forum; in
accordance with Article 53(4) of the Ten-T Regulation;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, urban nodes situated on the transport corridor;
β following up the implementation and coordination of the work plan and the Commission implementing act that is
based thereupon as well as other specific implementating acts for cross-border sections where applicable;
β consulting, whenever appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β reporting to the Member States, the Council, the neighbouring countries that are part of the Western Balkans-Eastern
Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as any other
entities involved in the development of the Western Balkans-Eastern Mediterranean European Transport Corridor, on
difficulties encountered and proposed solutions;
β cooperating closely with Member States and the rail freight governance to identify priorities and investment needs for
rail freight on the rail freight lines of the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European Transport Corridor,
taking into account the benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as
set out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, without prejudice to the competence of the rail freight governance under
Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(14)and the competence of the Member
States with respect to management and financing of infrastructure;
β monitoring the performance of rail freight services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical, administrative
and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and making recommendations in this
regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the
rail passenger lines of the Western Balkans β Eastern Mediterranean European Transport Corridor;
(14) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail
network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/913/oj).
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β monitoring the performance of rail passenger services, and identifying potential barriers, such as technical,
administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimensions, and making
recommendations in this regard, where relevant;
β cooperating closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination
between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β cooperating with, and involving neighbouring countries in corridor activities, such as the Corridor Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the corridor which extend to neighbouring
countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for ERTMS
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(15)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for rail interoperability, in particular ERTMS on the trans-European
transport network. This horizontal priority focuses on the timely deployment of the ERTMS ensuring interoperability
across borders to allow for passenger and freight services.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator for ERTMS aims to advance the development and deployment of ERTMS at
European level through targeted coordination activities, notably in relation to project investment (synchronisation of
works, allocation of national and Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific actions to promote a competitive and
resource efficient transport system. For this purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member
States concerned, guide the involvement of relevant stakeholders as well as support the preparation and implementation of
the implementing act referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of a work plan referred to in
Article 54 of that Regulation
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the ERTMS, in accordance with
trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the ERTMS; that annual status report shall focus on the progress
made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems encountered in their implementation and
suggest solutions;
β providing council to the nine Coordinators responsible for the European Transport Corridors in matters regarding a
coherent ERTMS implementation across the entire network;
β contributing to the development and implementation of a European deployment plan, to be adopted by an
implementing act under Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, including possible financing and any risks which
might affect implementation;
β contributing to the development of appropriate methodological approaches to establish the requirements for the
implementation of ERTMS in line with the Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) relating to the control-
command and signalling (CCS) subsystem of the trans-European rail system set out in Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1695(16);
(15) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
(16) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 of 10 August 2023 on the technical specification for interoperability relating
to the control-command and signalling subsystems of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/919
(OJ L 222, 8.9.2023, p. 380, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1695/oj).
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β regular consultation of all Member States and stakeholders concerned in order to identify all factors relating to the
development of ERTMS and the possibilities for funding. This includes the establishment and chairing of a dedicated
ERTMS consultative forum, in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and cooperation with
nationally appointed ERTMS representatives involved in the coordination of ERTMS deployment, and whenever
necessary, the setting of ad-hoc working groups within that forum;
β cooperating with the European Union Agency for Railways and Europeβs Rail Joint Undertaking;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant Member States, regions and main bottlenecks and nodes;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β consulting whenever appropriate regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in
particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users and relevant
stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β cooperating with and involving neighbouring countries in the activities of the ERTMS consultative Forum or working
groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to ERTMS which extend to neighbouring countries
that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
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The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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Mandate letter for the European Coordinator for the European Maritime Space
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council(17)on Union guidelines for the development of
the trans-European transport network provides for the appointment of European Coordinators responsible for the
implementation of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities: the European Maritime Space and the
European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
You have accepted responsibility as the Coordinator for the European Maritime Space. This horizontal priority focuses on
the deployment of a truly sustainable, smart, seamless and resilient European Maritime Space that can be fully integrated
into a door-to-door transport chain on the trans-European transport network.
The Commission is convinced that your support, on which it is counting enormously, will be crucial for the continued
success of the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities.
Mission
The work of the European Coordinator for the European Maritime Space aims to advance the overall development and
implementation of this horizontal priority at European level through targeted coordination activities, notably in relation to
project investment (synchronisation of works, allocation of national and Union funding) and, as appropriate, other specific
actions to promote the creation or upgrading of short sea shipping routes and the development of maritime ports and their
hinterland connections in order to ensure efficient and sustainable integration with other transport modes. For this
purpose, the Coordinator shall facilitate cooperation between the Member States concerned, guide the involvement of
relevant stakeholders as well as support the preparation and implementation of the implementing act referred to in
Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, on the basis of a work plan referred to in Article 54 of that Regulation.
Your duties, which stem from those laid down in Article 52(5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 will include:
β analysing the state of compliance and supporting the coordinated implementation of the European Maritme Space, in
accordance with trans-European transport network (TEN-T) standards;
β in accordance with Article 54(1), and 54(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679, drawing up a work plan, at the latest by
19 July 2026and every four years thereafter, together with the Member States concerned;
β submitting an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States
concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the European Maritime Space; that annual status report shall
focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems encountered in their
implementation and suggest solutions;
β In accordance with Article 55, contributing to the development of an implementing act for the European Maritime
Space.
β supervising the necessary analysis and studies being carried out for each European Transport Corridor and the
integration of these studies into a coherent work plan for the European Maritime Space;
β providing council to the nine Coordinators responsible for the European Transport Corridors in matters regarding
European Maritime Space and ensuring a coherent implementation across the entire network;
(17) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the development
of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation
(EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj).
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β regular consultation of all the Member States and stakeholders concerned in order to identify all factors relating to the
development of the European Maritime Space, the possibilities for funding the investments deemed to be necessary and
the means of gaining access to such funding. This includes the establishment and chairing of a dedicated consultative
European Martime Forum, in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and whenever
necessary, the setting of ad-hoc working groups within that forum;
β cooperating with the European Maritime Safety Agency;
β carrying out all necessary missions to the relevant capitals, regions, main ports related to the European Maritime Space;
β following up on the selection and implementation of projects carried out on the European Maritime Space, in close
cooperation with the selected contractor;
β veryfying whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for
co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), are consistent with the priorities of the work plan;
β consulting whenever appropriate regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, the
supply industry, transport users and relevant stakeholders in relation to the work plan and its implementation;
β cooperating with and involving neighbouring countries in the activities of the consultative European Maritime Forum
or working groups;
β cooperating with international organisations, for activities related to the European Maritime Space which extend to
neighbouring countries that are members of those international organisations.
Your task as Coordinator will consequently be of a very diverse nature and of great importance to the Union and the overall
project in the context of the programming of funding and political dialogue with the Member States to enable the latter to
overcome any difficulties in making the various infrastructure projects happen.
Rules and procedures
Your task as a European Coordinator will be for a period of 4 years starting on the date of the entry into force of this
Decision and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
The duration of your mandate may be changed at any time by the Commission at its own initiative or at your request. The
Commission reserves the right to cancel your mandate at any time.
During the performance of your tasks you shall not make commitments on behalf of the Commission without its prior
written agreement. Accordingly, you shall act impartially, in an independent and confidential manner and apply to the best
of your abilities your professional knowledge and skills solely in the interests of the Union.
You shall avoid any situation giving rise to a conflict of interest regarding the areas in which you are requested to intervene.
You shall inform the Commission of any conflict of interest arising during your term of office immediately.
Furthermore, you shall not use or divulge any document or information which comes to your knowledge in the course of
your duties, unless such information is already in the public domain. All the results produced by you shall be the property
of the Union, which may use them or publish them as it sees fit.
During the performance of your task, you shall be granted a monthly flat-rate allowance of 3 000EUR to cover the costs
related to secretarial assistance where it is not directly provided by the Commission services (communication,
miscellaneous office furniture, office space), and travel-mission representational related expenses in accordance with the
Commission rules.
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The Director for the Investment, Innovative and Sustainable Transport is your contact person in the Directorate-General for
Mobility and Transport. The Commission can assure you in advance that in the implementation of your task you will have
the full support of the Director and the members of staff designated to assist you on a day-to-day basis on technical and
administrative matters.
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will organise regular meetings between the European Coordinators to
allow information and experience to be shared.
The Belgian courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute concerning the validity, application or
interpretation of this contract. This contract is governed by Belgian law.
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