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2018/0299(COD) Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020: withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN DELLI Karima (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) MUSELIER Renaud (icon: PPE PPE), REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (icon: S&D S&D), FOSTER Jacqueline (icon: ECR ECR), RIQUET Dominique (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Committee Opinion BUDG
Committee Opinion REGI HOWARTH John (icon: S&D S&D) Ivan JAKOVČIĆ (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Committee Opinion ITRE
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 172

Events

2019/04/30
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2019/03/27
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/03/27
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to adapt the trans-European transport networks in the event of Brexit without agreement.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2019/495 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.

CONTENT: this Regulation amends Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the mechanism for connecting Europe facility (CEF) to provide new maritime links between Ireland and other EU countries in the corridor of the North Sea-Mediterranean Central Network corridor of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) in the event that the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a negotiated agreement. It also introduces a limited number of targeted amendments to ensure the continuity of infrastructure investment and to provide legal clarity and certainty for infrastructure planning.

Realignment of the central network corridor North Sea - Mediterranean

In order to avoid a situation in which the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor is separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor shall include new maritime links between the Irish ports and the ports of Belgium, France and the Netherlands which are part of that Corridor.

The Regulation provides for the ports of Shannon Foynes, Dublin and Cork on the Irish side to be linked to the ports of Le Havre, Calais and Dunkirk (France), Zeebrugge, Ghent and Antwerp (Belgium) and Terneuzen, Rotterdam and Amsterdam (Netherlands) on this corridor in order to provide a direct link between Ireland and the rest of the EU 27.

Investment priorities

The Regulation introduces a new funding priority for the connecting Europe facility, namely investments into equipment and infrastructure for security and checks on external borders should be a prioritised action in the last phase of implementation of the current programming period of the Connecting Europe Facility. To address those needs, the Commission should propose a new annual work programme.

The Commission shall carry out, by 2021, an early revision of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 on the Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, to take into account possible changes in the flow of goods once the United Kingdom leaves the Union.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28.3.2019. The Regulation shall apply on the day following the date on which the 2013 CEF Regulation ceases to apply in the United Kingdom.

2019/03/25
   CSL - Draft final act
Documents
2019/03/25
   CSL - Final act signed
2019/03/19
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2019/03/19
   CSL - Council Meeting
2019/03/13
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2019/03/13
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 573 votes to 21, with 25 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.

The European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission proposal as follows:

Ensuring Ireland's connectivity to continental Europe

In order to take into account the exceptional circumstances following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the proposal aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) as regards the realignment of the trans-European transport network to provide new maritime links between Ireland and other EU countries and the continuity of infrastructure funding.

The amended text underlines the importance of developing the necessary infrastructure to maintain and support existing and future trade flows between Ireland and continental Europe. Maritime links are an essential means of ensuring Ireland's direct connectivity with continental Europe.

Adaptation of the North Sea - Mediterranean corridor

In order to avoid a situation in which the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor is separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor should include new maritime links between the Irish ports and the ports of Belgium, France and the Netherlands which are part of that Corridor.

In addition, a link between the North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor and the Atlantic Corridor via Le Havre, which is on the Atlantic Corridor, should ensure better connectivity and integration of the internal market.

In concrete terms, the proposed Regulation should amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and modify the route of sections of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor by adding new maritime links between, on the one hand, Dublin and Cork, the Irish ports of the central network, and, on the other hand, the ports of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor located in France, Belgium and the Netherlands (Le Havre / Calais / Dunkirk - Zeebrugge / Terneuzen - Gent - Antwerp / Rotterdam/ Amsterdam ”.

Investment priorities

Investments into equipment and infrastructure for security and checks on external borders should be a prioritised action in the last phase of implementation of the current programming period of the Connecting Europe Facility.

To meet these needs, the Commission should propose a new annual work programme.

The Commission should, by 2021, carry out an early review of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, in order to take into account possible changes in the flow of goods once the United Kingdom leaves the Union.

Documents
2019/03/03
   EP - Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations
2019/02/22
   CSL - Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement
2019/02/14
   FR_ASSEMBLY - Contribution
Documents
2019/01/16
   EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
2019/01/14
   FR_SENATE - Contribution
Documents
2019/01/14
   EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
2019/01/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Karima DELLI (Greens/EFA, FR) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.

Since the United Kingdom has notified its intention to withdraw from the EU, Union legislation should in principle cease to apply to the United Kingdom from 30 March 2019. If there are no transitional provisions in a withdrawal agreement, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member of the North Sea - Mediterranean corridor from the date of withdrawal.

The European Commission is therefore proposing to review the route of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor in order to avoid splitting it into two distinct parts, which would have the effect of cutting Ireland off from the mainland.

The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows.

Ensuring connectivity between Ireland and mainland Europe

In order to take account of the exceptional circumstances arising from the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, Members stressed the need to provide for connectivity between Ireland and mainland Europe by modifying the route and composition of the TEN-T corridors with a view to incorporating the maritime links between Irish and continental ports in the core and comprehensive networks.

North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor

In order to avoid the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor being separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, Members considered it essential to create direct links with the territories and ports closest to Ireland on the existing corridor.

They also considered it vital to ensure that Ireland and Northern Ireland (in accordance with the Good Friday / Belfast agreement of 1998) are connected to the other Member States participating in the North Sea-Mediterranean corridor.

Members suggested that the proposed regulation should amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and modify the route of sections of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor by adding new maritime links between, on the one hand, Dublin and Cork, the Irish ports of the central network, and, on the other hand, the ports of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor located in France, Belgium and the Netherlands (Le Havre / Calais / Dunkirk - Zeebrugge / Terneuzen - Gent - Antwerp / Rotterdam).

Atlantic Corridor

In a Europe of 27, in which France, Belgium and the Netherlands are geographically the closest Member States to Ireland, Members considered that the Atlantic Corridor should be realigned to connect Ireland to it and take account of existing and future flows. Accordingly, they proposed incorporating Ireland into the Atlantic Corridor and, where appropriate, incorporating new French ports into the core network, taking into account existing flows.

The Commission and the Member States should speed up the procedure for revising Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a so as to adapt the network maps to the changes in the flow of goods after the United Kingdom leaves the Union.

Infrastructure

Members proposed mobilising the funds remaining in the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2019-2020 to adapt core network ports to the new flows between Ireland and the EU27, as well as to the new constraints associated with cross-Channel traffic.

In addition, the programmes of the transport component of the Connecting Europe Facility should make provision for calls for proposals to finance the development of new or existing transport infrastructure, to provide maritime links between Irish and continental ports in the core and comprehensive networks and adjustments to those links in the event of the re-establishment of an external border with the United Kingdom.

Emergency fund

The Commission should establish financial support complementing the CEF in the form of an emergency fund for adjustment to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. The aim of that fund shall be to offset the negative impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal by helping transport stakeholders and local authorities establish in advance new maritime freight routes and make it easier for goods and persons to cross the border between the Union and the United Kingdom.

Documents
2019/01/10
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2019/01/10
   EP - Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
2018/12/20
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2018/12/10
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2018/11/13
   EP - Committee draft report
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2018/10/28
   ES_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
2018/10/23
   EP - DELLI Karima (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2018/10/17
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
2018/10/10
   CofR - Committee of the Regions: opinion
Documents
2018/10/09
   EP - HOWARTH John (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2018/09/10
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2018/08/01
   EC - Legislative proposal published
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PURPOSE: to amend Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.

PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.

BACKGROUND: a Union funding instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility , was established by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility is to enable projects of common interest to be prepared and implemented within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of transport, telecommunications and energy.

Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 sets out a list of nine core network corridors . Those corridors constitute an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network. They should contribute to the cohesion of the core network through improved territorial cooperation, address wider transport policy objectives and facilitate interoperability, modal integration and multimodal operations. Member States are required to participate in core network corridors.

The United Kingdom is part of the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor (the ‘NSM corridor’) which includes links between Belfast, Dublin and Cork on the island of Ireland and links in Great Britain from Glasgow and Edinburgh in the north to Folkestone and Dover in the south. Moreover, United Kingdom sections and nodes are included in the table of ‘pre-identified sections including projects’ of the core network corridors included in Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013.

The United Kingdom submitted notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union. This means that, unless a ratified withdrawal agreement establishes another date, all Union primary and secondary law will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from 30 March 2019, (‘the withdrawal date’). The United Kingdom will then become a third country, a non-member of the Union. If transitional arrangements are not established in a withdrawal agreement, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member of the NSM corridor from 30 March 2019 .

Given the degree of integration between the Irish and United Kingdom economies, and Ireland’s location on the geographical edges of the Union, Ireland will be significantly affected by the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. The United Kingdom is a vital transport link between Ireland and the continent.

The Commission proposes to revise the route alignment of the NSM corridor in order to prevent the corridor from being cut into two distinct parts, with Ireland no longer linked to the continental EU.

CONTENT: in order to avoid the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor being separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor should include maritime links between the Irish core ports and core ports of Belgium and the Netherlands .

The proposed Regulation, by amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, would adjust the NSM corridor’s route alignment by adding new maritime links between the Irish core ports of Dublin and Cork and the NSM corridor’s ports in Belgium (Zeebrugge, Antwerp) and the Netherlands (Rotterdam), It would take effect from the date when the CEF Regulation no longer applies to the United Kingdom, and therefore the United Kingdom no longer be part of the NSM corridor.

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A8-0009/2019 - Karima Delli - Am 25 13/03/2019 17:09:55.000 #

2019/03/13 Outcome: +: 573, 0: 25, -: 21
DE FR IT ES PL GB RO SE NL BE CZ HU BG AT DK SK IE HR PT FI LT SI LV LU CY EL MT EE
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84
61
56
48
42
57
19
18
25
17
18
16
15
15
11
11
10
10
16
9
8
8
7
6
6
13
6
5
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United Kingdom PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Finland PPE

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1

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3

Cyprus PPE

1

Greece PPE

For (1)

1

Estonia PPE

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1
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Netherlands S&D

3

Czechia S&D

3
3

Ireland S&D

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1

Croatia S&D

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Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

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Luxembourg S&D

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Cyprus S&D

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Malta S&D

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Estonia S&D

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Romania ALDE

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Austria ALDE

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Ireland ALDE

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1

Croatia ALDE

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Portugal ALDE

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Sweden Verts/ALE

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Netherlands Verts/ALE

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Belgium Verts/ALE

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Germany ECR

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Czechia GUE/NGL

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Cyprus GUE/NGL

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Germany ENF

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Poland ENF

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United Kingdom ENF

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Netherlands ENF

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Belgium ENF

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Poland EFDD

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Germany NI

1

France NI

For (1)

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Italy NI

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1

United Kingdom NI

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Abstain (1)

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Hungary NI

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AmendmentsDossier
58 2018/0299(COD)
2018/11/27 REGI 12 amendments...
source: 630.697
2018/12/10 TRAN 46 amendments...
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  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 3682 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3682*&MEET_DATE=19/03/2019 date: 2019-03-19T00:00:00
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  • date: 2018-10-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://dm.cor.europa.eu/CORDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:3598)(documentyear:2018)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CDR3598/2018 type: Committee of the Regions: opinion body: CofR
  • date: 2018-10-17T00:00:00 docs: title: CES4862/2018 type: Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report body: ESC
  • date: 2018-11-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE630.498 title: PE630.498 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2018-12-10T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE632.003 title: PE632.003 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2018-12-20T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE632.116&secondRef=02 title: PE632.116 committee: REGI type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2019-02-22T00:00:00 docs: title: GEDA/A/(2019)001678 type: Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement body: CSL
  • date: 2019-03-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F19&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 00022/2019/LEX type: Draft final act body: CSL
  • date: 2019-04-30T00:00:00 docs: title: SP(2019)393 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • date: 2019-01-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2018)0568 title: COM(2018)0568 type: Contribution body: FR_SENATE
  • date: 2018-10-29T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2018)0568 title: COM(2018)0568 type: Contribution body: ES_PARLIAMENT
  • date: 2019-02-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2018)0568 title: COM(2018)0568 type: Contribution body: FR_ASSEMBLY
events
  • date: 2018-08-01T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2018/0568/COM_COM(2018)0568_EN.pdf title: COM(2018)0568 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2018&nu_doc=0568 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: a Union funding instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility , was established by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility is to enable projects of common interest to be prepared and implemented within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of transport, telecommunications and energy. Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 sets out a list of nine core network corridors . Those corridors constitute an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network. They should contribute to the cohesion of the core network through improved territorial cooperation, address wider transport policy objectives and facilitate interoperability, modal integration and multimodal operations. Member States are required to participate in core network corridors. The United Kingdom is part of the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor (the ‘NSM corridor’) which includes links between Belfast, Dublin and Cork on the island of Ireland and links in Great Britain from Glasgow and Edinburgh in the north to Folkestone and Dover in the south. Moreover, United Kingdom sections and nodes are included in the table of ‘pre-identified sections including projects’ of the core network corridors included in Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013. The United Kingdom submitted notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union. This means that, unless a ratified withdrawal agreement establishes another date, all Union primary and secondary law will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from 30 March 2019, (‘the withdrawal date’). The United Kingdom will then become a third country, a non-member of the Union. If transitional arrangements are not established in a withdrawal agreement, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member of the NSM corridor from 30 March 2019 . Given the degree of integration between the Irish and United Kingdom economies, and Ireland’s location on the geographical edges of the Union, Ireland will be significantly affected by the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. The United Kingdom is a vital transport link between Ireland and the continent. The Commission proposes to revise the route alignment of the NSM corridor in order to prevent the corridor from being cut into two distinct parts, with Ireland no longer linked to the continental EU. CONTENT: in order to avoid the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor being separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor should include maritime links between the Irish core ports and core ports of Belgium and the Netherlands . The proposed Regulation, by amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, would adjust the NSM corridor’s route alignment by adding new maritime links between the Irish core ports of Dublin and Cork and the NSM corridor’s ports in Belgium (Zeebrugge, Antwerp) and the Netherlands (Rotterdam), It would take effect from the date when the CEF Regulation no longer applies to the United Kingdom, and therefore the United Kingdom no longer be part of the NSM corridor.
  • date: 2018-09-10T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2019-01-10T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2019-01-10T00:00:00 type: Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee body: EP
  • date: 2019-01-11T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2019-0009&language=EN title: A8-0009/2019 summary: The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Karima DELLI (Greens/EFA, FR) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union. Since the United Kingdom has notified its intention to withdraw from the EU, Union legislation should in principle cease to apply to the United Kingdom from 30 March 2019. If there are no transitional provisions in a withdrawal agreement, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member of the North Sea - Mediterranean corridor from the date of withdrawal. The European Commission is therefore proposing to review the route of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor in order to avoid splitting it into two distinct parts, which would have the effect of cutting Ireland off from the mainland. The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows. Ensuring connectivity between Ireland and mainland Europe In order to take account of the exceptional circumstances arising from the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, Members stressed the need to provide for connectivity between Ireland and mainland Europe by modifying the route and composition of the TEN-T corridors with a view to incorporating the maritime links between Irish and continental ports in the core and comprehensive networks. North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor In order to avoid the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor being separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, Members considered it essential to create direct links with the territories and ports closest to Ireland on the existing corridor. They also considered it vital to ensure that Ireland and Northern Ireland (in accordance with the Good Friday / Belfast agreement of 1998) are connected to the other Member States participating in the North Sea-Mediterranean corridor. Members suggested that the proposed regulation should amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and modify the route of sections of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor by adding new maritime links between, on the one hand, Dublin and Cork, the Irish ports of the central network, and, on the other hand, the ports of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor located in France, Belgium and the Netherlands (Le Havre / Calais / Dunkirk - Zeebrugge / Terneuzen - Gent - Antwerp / Rotterdam). Atlantic Corridor In a Europe of 27, in which France, Belgium and the Netherlands are geographically the closest Member States to Ireland, Members considered that the Atlantic Corridor should be realigned to connect Ireland to it and take account of existing and future flows. Accordingly, they proposed incorporating Ireland into the Atlantic Corridor and, where appropriate, incorporating new French ports into the core network, taking into account existing flows. The Commission and the Member States should speed up the procedure for revising Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a so as to adapt the network maps to the changes in the flow of goods after the United Kingdom leaves the Union. Infrastructure Members proposed mobilising the funds remaining in the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2019-2020 to adapt core network ports to the new flows between Ireland and the EU27, as well as to the new constraints associated with cross-Channel traffic. In addition, the programmes of the transport component of the Connecting Europe Facility should make provision for calls for proposals to finance the development of new or existing transport infrastructure, to provide maritime links between Irish and continental ports in the core and comprehensive networks and adjustments to those links in the event of the re-establishment of an external border with the United Kingdom. Emergency fund The Commission should establish financial support complementing the CEF in the form of an emergency fund for adjustment to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. The aim of that fund shall be to offset the negative impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal by helping transport stakeholders and local authorities establish in advance new maritime freight routes and make it easier for goods and persons to cross the border between the Union and the United Kingdom.
  • date: 2019-03-04T00:00:00 type: Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations body: EP docs: title: GEDA/A/(2019)001678
  • date: 2019-03-13T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=32036&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2019-03-13T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2019-0191 title: T8-0191/2019 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 573 votes to 21, with 25 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union. The European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission proposal as follows: Ensuring Ireland's connectivity to continental Europe In order to take into account the exceptional circumstances following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the proposal aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) as regards the realignment of the trans-European transport network to provide new maritime links between Ireland and other EU countries and the continuity of infrastructure funding. The amended text underlines the importance of developing the necessary infrastructure to maintain and support existing and future trade flows between Ireland and continental Europe. Maritime links are an essential means of ensuring Ireland's direct connectivity with continental Europe. Adaptation of the North Sea - Mediterranean corridor In order to avoid a situation in which the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor is separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor should include new maritime links between the Irish ports and the ports of Belgium, France and the Netherlands which are part of that Corridor. In addition, a link between the North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor and the Atlantic Corridor via Le Havre, which is on the Atlantic Corridor, should ensure better connectivity and integration of the internal market. In concrete terms, the proposed Regulation should amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and modify the route of sections of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor by adding new maritime links between, on the one hand, Dublin and Cork, the Irish ports of the central network, and, on the other hand, the ports of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor located in France, Belgium and the Netherlands (Le Havre / Calais / Dunkirk - Zeebrugge / Terneuzen - Gent - Antwerp / Rotterdam/ Amsterdam ”. Investment priorities Investments into equipment and infrastructure for security and checks on external borders should be a prioritised action in the last phase of implementation of the current programming period of the Connecting Europe Facility. To meet these needs, the Commission should propose a new annual work programme. The Commission should, by 2021, carry out an early review of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, in order to take into account possible changes in the flow of goods once the United Kingdom leaves the Union.
  • date: 2019-03-19T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2019-03-25T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL
  • date: 2019-03-27T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2019-03-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to adapt the trans-European transport networks in the event of Brexit without agreement. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2019/495 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union. CONTENT: this Regulation amends Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the mechanism for connecting Europe facility (CEF) to provide new maritime links between Ireland and other EU countries in the corridor of the North Sea-Mediterranean Central Network corridor of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) in the event that the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a negotiated agreement. It also introduces a limited number of targeted amendments to ensure the continuity of infrastructure investment and to provide legal clarity and certainty for infrastructure planning. Realignment of the central network corridor North Sea - Mediterranean In order to avoid a situation in which the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor is separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor shall include new maritime links between the Irish ports and the ports of Belgium, France and the Netherlands which are part of that Corridor. The Regulation provides for the ports of Shannon Foynes, Dublin and Cork on the Irish side to be linked to the ports of Le Havre, Calais and Dunkirk (France), Zeebrugge, Ghent and Antwerp (Belgium) and Terneuzen, Rotterdam and Amsterdam (Netherlands) on this corridor in order to provide a direct link between Ireland and the rest of the EU 27. Investment priorities The Regulation introduces a new funding priority for the connecting Europe facility, namely investments into equipment and infrastructure for security and checks on external borders should be a prioritised action in the last phase of implementation of the current programming period of the Connecting Europe Facility. To address those needs, the Commission should propose a new annual work programme. The Commission shall carry out, by 2021, an early revision of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 on the Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, to take into account possible changes in the flow of goods once the United Kingdom leaves the Union. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28.3.2019. The Regulation shall apply on the day following the date on which the 2013 CEF Regulation ceases to apply in the United Kingdom. docs: title: Regulation 2019/495 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32019R0495 title: OJ L 085I 27.03.2019, p. 0016 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2019:085I:TOC
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  • name: European Economic and Social Committee
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2018/0299(COD)
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Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020: withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
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geographical_area
United Kingdom
Notes
16/01/2019 Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 69c)
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COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
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Legislation
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Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 172
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Rules of Procedure EP 159
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European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
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Procedure completed
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TRAN/8/14444
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