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21 marzo 2025, Aggiornato alle 08,22
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Il castello di sabbia delle reti Ten-T

24 associazioni europee dell'industria marittima denunciano l'insufficienza dei fondi e la frammentazione del programma. 32 miliardi di euro sono pochi


Il progetto per le reti Ten-T rischia di diventare un castello di sabbia. I 32 miliardi di euro destinati al programma Connecting Europe Facility (Cef), quello che include le reti transeuropee di trasporto, non sono sufficienti a coprire la realizzazione di tutte le infrastrutture. A denunciarlo 24 associazioni europee dell'industria marittimo-portuale in una lettera aperta. Un appello all'Ue per "salvaguardare" il finanziamento, sottolineando che 32 miliardi non solo sono ben pochi ma rischiano addirittura di perdersi nelle diverse disposizioni dei singoli stati. 
La cifra necessaria è ben più alta. «Se l'Ue vuole una rete infrastrutturale di trasporto che possa soddisfare la domanda di traffico avrà bisogno di almeno 250 miliardi di euro entro il 2020» dicono le associazioni. Soldi che serviranno a rimuovere gli ostacoli e le connessioni mancanti. A questi se ne aggiungono altri 250, «necessari per migliorare la rete globale e per fornire l'accessibilità alla rete principale». 
Insomma un fondo totale superiore ai 500 miliardi, più di quindici volte quello attuale, che oltretutto rischia anche di andare disperso a causa di una mancata coesione territoriale. Infatti ai fondi insufficienti si aggiunge la frammentazione del programma. Ogni stato non si uniforma all'altro e il progetto che appare «a prima vista ambizioso» vede in realtà «importanti tagli sul lato dei fondi regionali». «Vi sono chiare indicazioni – affermano le associazioni - che il Fondo europeo di sviluppo regionale (Fesr), che ha rappresentato 46,7 miliardi di euro per il periodo 2007-2013, sarà notevolmente ridotto e, in alcune regioni, completamente rimosso dal nuovo regolamento del Fesr». In questo contesto i 32 miliardi di euro (pari al 3% del totale quadro finanziario pluriennale) assegnati per il 2014-2020 sono «da garantire più che mai».
L'appello è affinché la politica europea si impegni a riconoscere il valore di questo programma di investimenti, della necessità vitale di queste infrastrutture, altrimenti le reti Ten-T resteranno soltanto un «castello di sabbia».

I firmatari della lettera:
European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) - International Road Transport Union (IRU) - European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) - Inland Navigation Europe (INE) - European Barge Union (EBU) - Airports Council International (ACI) - European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Custom Services (CLECAT) - Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) - European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM except Trafikverket) - European Skippers Organisation (ESO) - European Community Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (ECASBA) - European Tugowners Association (ETA) - European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) - European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) - European Cruise Council (ECC) - European Dredging Association (EuDA) - The Association of the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) - European Boatmen's Association (EBA) - Eurochambres - MedCruise - Cruise Europe - Association of European Airlines (AEA) - European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) - European Shippers' Council (ESC) - European Maritime Pilots' Association (EMPA) - The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG).
 
La lettera:
We, European transport organisations, representing European maritime and inland port authorities, airport operators, inland waterway, maritime, rail, road, air transport companies, infrastructure managers, operators, port and logistic service providers, shippers, cyclists, chambers of commerce and transport workers, urge EU Member States and the European Parliament to safeguard the 32 billion EUR budget that has been allocated to EU transport infrastructure within the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in the 2014-2020 budget. Achieving a complete and integrated resource-efficient and sustainable transport network, covering and interconnecting all modes, Member States and Regions must be seen as an essential investment to create growth and jobs in the European Union.
The transport industry directly employs around 10 million people in the EU and counts for about 5% of GDP. When related industries (manufacturing, servicing, maintenance, etc.) are included, these figures can be doubled. Besides, transport is one of the sectors where European companies are world leaders in infrastructure, logistics, traffic management systems and manufacturing of transport equipment.
The 2011 EU Transport White Paper confirms the importance of transport and its contribution to Europe's economy. By 2050, the demand for freight transport activity is expected to raise by 80% and for passenger activity by 51%.
If the EU wants a transport infrastructure network that can meet traffic demand and support economic activity, it will need at least 250 billion EUR by 2020 according to European Commission estimates. This sum will remove bottlenecks and complete missing links in the Core Network. A further 250 billion EUR will be needed to improve the Comprehensive Network to provide accessibility to the Core Network.
The European transport industry is very concerned that not enough funds will be available to cover investment needs. The 32 billion EUR, earmarked by the European Commission to the Core Network in the Connecting Europe Facility only covers a small share of the investment needs.
Moreover, whilst the transport budget proposal looks ambitious at a first glance, it actually compensates important cuts on the side of the regional funds. There are clear indications that transport funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which represented 46.7 billion EUR for the 2007-2013 period, will be greatly reduced and, in some regions, even completely removed by the new ERDF regulation. In this context, the 32 billion EUR (or around 3% of the total Multiannual Financial Framework) allocated to the Trans-European transport core infrastructure in 2014-2020 is a vital minimum and must be guaranteed more than ever.
Notwithstanding the budgetary constraints all governments face at the moment, we all know transport infrastructure investments pay off in the long run.
We therefore ask European policy makers to fully recognise the added value of the development and completion of an efficient, sustainable and inclusive European transport infrastructure as one of the main driving forces for ensuring economic growth in the European Union and each of its Member States.
We urge the Council and Parliament to back this proposal with all necessary means. If not, the proposed review of the Trans-European Transport Network policy remains a sand castle, to the detriment of Europe's economy.