A technical team headed by the Transport Ministry State Secretary Iulian Matache presented, during 11 to 13 March, in Brussels, the General Transport Master Plan for Romania to the specialists in DG REGIO, DG MOVE and DG ECOFIN.
Following discussion, EC representatives agreed the national transport model (DTM) and the cost benefit analysis model (CBA). The two models were used to determine the economic performance GTMP projects.
Within the methodology for prioritizing projects – which takes into account the economic and environmental performance – the European Commission proposed corrections regarding the”missing link” factor and the environmental impact criteria.
As for the project implementation strategy, EC representatives recommended that it should be made in accordance with the funding sources, the project implementation regularity determined according to the EES scenario and the EUR7 billion public loan recently approved by the Government. At the same time the representatives of the European Commission asked the Romanian authorities to give assurances that the loan falls within the budget deficit target and the debt that Romania must observe as a member of the European Union.
The European Commission is to submit written observations on GTMP until March 31. Afterwards, the Romanian Ministry of Transport will have to resend the final version of the GTMP between April 1st and 9. In parallel the strategic border assessment procedure with Bulgaria and Serbia is being developed to obtain the environmental permit by the end of May.
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