Transport and Mobility in the Danube Region: Involvement of Slovakia

1. Transport and Mobility in the Danube Region:Involvement of Slovakia Ján Hudacký State Secretary Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development Slovakia, European Union “Presenting the New EU Strategy for the Danube Region“ Conference The Central European University Budapest, Hungary, 20-4-2011

2. ”EU Strategy for the Danube Region” should • boost the region’s sustainable economic and social development • remove political, economic and other obstacles left after the communist era • coordinate individual countries’ endeavor to overcome real-life bottlenecks • target EU Cohesion Policy and Funds in the 2013 – 2017 program period through joint macro-regional projects with additional multiplier effects • safeguard the region’s cultural heritage diversity, knowledge, understanding ...

3. Slovakiawill support measures and join actions that • improve transport and mobility interconnectivity through modern infrastructure • TEN-Tpriority projects (rail and road) completion • the Danube waterway navigabilityfor 300 days/year at minimum - unified nautical conditions and parameters comparable to those of the Rhine area • North Sea – Baltic Sea – Black Sea transportconnection (water, rail, road) • pursue environmental protection and biodiversity preservation • the Danube - European effective eco-transport corridor • the drinking water resource protection Slovakia’s “Wheat Island” - Europe’s largest underground drinking water reservoir (20 m3/second) of a high quality used practically without any treatment • the Danube basin countries’ effective flood protection • develop sustainable tourism and travel models • joint Danube destination products & marketing, municipality-business cooperation

4. TEN-T Revision and the Strategy for Danuge Region • ensuring a high-quality road and rail infrastructure connecting each NUTS III region in order to provide accessibility to the TEN-T network • improving interconnections from the Baltic Sea, Black Sea and Adriatic Sea ports to the hinterland • extending the principal EU Trans-European Transport axes to neighbouring countries (Ukraine) as a viable alternativeto encourage the regional and Euroasian economic development • new networking reflecting EU strategies and policies, primarily through priority projects, rail freight corridors and interconnections with third countries • EU funding for the entire TEN-T network – core as well as comprehensive one - taking into account various Member States’ starting positions (“EU new-comers”) • Danube basin countries’ infrastructure development coordinationin promoting their competitiveness and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Visegrad 4 coordination)

5. V4 Countries’ Proposal for TEN-T RoadNetwork (core and comprehensive) V4 proposal for TEN-T core and comprehensiveroad network www.mindop.sk

6. V4 Countries’ Proposal for TEN-T Rail Network (core and comprehensive) www.mindop.sk

7. Slovakia’s Transport Development Strategy till 2020 A i m • Sustainable mobility of people and goods • access to opportunities, emissions and oil dependence reduction O b j e c t i v e s • High-quality, accessible, integrated infrastructure • geographical accessibility, removing regional disparities, internal market • Competitive transport services for sustainable economic growth • modern infrastructure, mode integration, competition, user-pays principle • Safety, security, access to opportunities • passanger rights & obligations , protection of people with reduced mobility • Eco-technology approach, intelligent transport systems, energy efficiency • CO2 emissions reduction, new technologies and innovations, e.mobility www.mindop.sk

8. Slovakia’s Objectives and PrioritiesforRoad Infrastructure Development O b j e c t i v e s • regional disparity abatement, regions’ competitiveness and attractiveness and their interconnectivity within the TEN-T network • congestion and accident reduction, safety and security enhancement, energy efficiency and travel time reduction • operational and maintenance cost reduction P r i o r i t i e s • Bratislava - Žilina - Košice - Slovak-Ukraine border Motorway completion • Žilina - Katowice - Gdansk (“South North Axis“) • Bratislava - Nitra - Banská Bystrica R1 Expressway • Kaunas – Rzeszow - Polish-Slovak border - Košice - Debrecen ... (Via Carpatia) Prešov - Košice - Slovak-Hungarian border - Miskolc R4 Expressway

9. Accessibility from motorways and expressways – 2010 Accessibility from motorways and expressways –2020 Accessibility of inhabitants

10. Slovakia’s Motorway and Expressway Network

11. Slovakia’s Priorities for TEN-T Rail Network A i m • increase the use of rail infrastructure capacity (passenger and freight transport), improve security and reliability, reduce impact on environment and community P r i o r i t i e s • Nové Mesto n/V - Žilina - Slovak-Polish border - Katowice Infrastructure Modernization (“South North Axis”) – Priority Project 23 • Nurnberg /Dresden – Prague - Kuty – Bratislava – Štúrovo - Budapest - Constanta – Athens - introduction European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) - (Priority Project 22) • Paris - Vienna - Bratislava – Priority Project 17 • track speed increase (up to 160 km/h) and TEN-T Network interoperability • line electrification, platform modernisation, marshalling yards

12. TEN-T Rail Network

13. Slovakia’s measures and actions done and ahead • Revitalisation of national railway entities, shift from road to rail transport • Trans-European rail freight corridor and intermodal terminals with increased infrastructure managers cooperation • Speeding up of EU Funds contracting, in particular, for D1 Motorway construction (including optionalEIB and/or PPP funding) • National Electronic Toll System – in operation and tuning-up • Danube region’s cross-border interoperability ? • National Road Transport Information System – coming up • Danube region’s cross-border interconnection ? • Regional air interconnection – intelligent traffic management systems (SESAR) • Metropolitan eco-transport systems – exchange of experience www.mindop.sk

14. Slovakia’s Vision for the Danube Region • Common transport infrastructure – faster and safer interconnections • Common environment – eco-approach in practice – cleaner waters, protected biodiversity, lower CO2 emissions, joint flood prevention • Common prosperity – working together for the region’s competitive economy, education, research and innovation as well as social inclusion • Common tourism area –joint destination development, marketing, promotion • Better-governed region – improved coordination (national governments) and wider cooperation (non-governmental organisations, businesses, community) www.mindop.sk