The first Advisory Groups meeting for RFC6 in Budapest

The first Advisory Groups meeting for Rail Freight Corridor n°6 (RFC 6) was held in Budapest, Hungary on November 30th, 2012.

RFC6 timeframe

The RFC 6 Management Board organized the first meeting with Railway undertakings, Ports and Terminals willing to use Rail Freight Corridor n°6. The project, also called «Mediterranean Corridor», will link Spain to Hungary via France, Italy and Slovenia, on more than 3000 km of efficient and interoperable rail network.
That meeting brought together around 15 companies coming from the various countries related to RFC 6 , among which, Fret SNCF, Trenitalia, Railcargo, Hungarail, Bilk Kombiterminal, the ports of Marseille, Barcelona, Valencia, Venice. 

The future users were presented up-to-date information on the governance, the route, the One-Stop-Shop, the ERTMS deployment and the publication of the Corridor statement structure.
The next consultation will deal with the Transport market study and the implementation plan.

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First stakeholder conference for Danube strategy multimodality

Ministry of infrastructure and spatial planning of Republic of Slovenia  in co-operation with Ministry of transport of Republic of Serbia organized The first stakeholder conference of the Danube strategy (EUSDR) named The Danube Region Transport Days 2012 - Towards coordinated efforts for efficient transport in the Danube Region. Conference on "Priority Area 1b: To improve mobility and multimodality – rail, road and air links" took place on 18th and 19th November 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Event brought together around one hundred representatives of research community as well as representatives of business and politics from Danube Region and surrounding countries (including Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Romania, BIH ...).

The aim of "The Danube region transport days 2012" was to stimulate process of awareness, reflection, research, networking, planning and developing the transport system of the Danube region. The event focused on search for opportunities offered by the Danube Strategy and communicating current and planned incentives needed to conduct projects relevant for the Danube region.

Final agenda and participant list can be found below, followed by list of presentations (including speakers and links). Image gallery is available on following LINK.

	CONTENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
	Final AGENDA      List of participants

LIST OF PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES (followed by chronological order):

	Welcome address and keynote speech
			Danube strategy an opportunity for the prosperity of the region   Mr. Ljubo Žnidar, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia
			Developing the Danube region: Transport and Infrastructural Priorities   Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, Director, DG MOVE, European Commission
	SESSION I: Implementation progress, next steps of the EUSDR and activities taken by the Priority Area 1b
			The Danube region: a gateway to Europe   Mr. Colin Wolfe, Head of Unit, DG Regio, European Commission
			The Danube strategy supports full modal integration   Ms. Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Vice-chair of TRAN Committee, European Parliament
			Did we deliver? View from the NCP   Ms. Andreja Jerina, Slovenian National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
			The Danube Strategy – PA1b “State of play and challenges ahead”   Mr. Miodrag Poledica, State secretary and Priority area coordinator, Ministry of transport, Serbia and    Mr. Franc Žepič, Priority area coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial planning, Slovenia
	SESSION II: Challenges and solutions for transport in the Danube region
			Challenges and solutions for Air transport in the Danube region   Prof. Sanja Steiner, Head of Department, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
			Business models and solutions for the Adriatic – Danube multimodal platform   Mr. Igor Hribar, Director of Freight Transport, Slovenian Railways, Slovenia
			Slovenia your Logistic Gateway to Europe   Mr. Robert Sever, Director, Transport Association, Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia
			Industry involvement   Mr. Igor Žula, Director, 3 Projekt, management d.o.o., Slovenia
			Danube strategy – improving the connectivity of the region   Ms. Nikolina Nikolova, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
			Danube Knowledge Cluster - Tool of cooperation and solidarity in The Danube Region   Mr. Lubomir Plai, Head of office, Danube Knowledge Cluster, Slovakia
	SESSION III: Views from regional organisations
			Synergies across stakeholders in the Danube Strategy   Mr. Carlo Fortuna, Head of Transport and Regional Co-operation, CEI (Central European Initiative)
			Better efficiency of railway sector as a result of closer cooperation of Railway infrastructure managers   Mr. Boris Živec, Managing Board Member, RNE (Rail Net Europe)
	SESSION IV: Financing mechanisms and solutions
			Existing financing mechanisms and future solutions for the Danube Region   Mr. Ognjen Mirić, Serbian National Coordinator, Government of the Republic of Serbia, European Integration Office, Serbia
			Transnational Cooperation for improvement of accessibility in SEE 2007-2013: experiences and characteristics of a successful project   Ms. Roberta Calcina, Project Manager, SEE programme
			European Investment Bank: EIB’s Contribution to Transport Infrastructure Investments in the Danube Region   Mr. Martin C. Brunkhorst, Head of Vienna Office, EIB (European Investment Bank)
			Financing mechanisms – WBIF   Mr. Jeremy Lazenby, Consultant, WBIF (Western Balkans Investment Framework)

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