European Parliament
Marques (PPE-DE ),
in writing
(PT)
I congratulate Mr Bradbourn on the report he has submitted to us, which I support. This work reveals great technical knowledge in its approach to a subject of vital importance: the development of a truly trans-European transport network in the context of enlargement. I should, however, like to underline the following points:
- the act of withdrawing the classification of projects of European interest should be a task for the Council and Parliament;
- the need to accept the list of priority projects in Annex III without changes;
- the importance of developing ‘motorways of the sea’, which are essential to eliminate gridlock in the trans-European transport network, and of achieving a real modal shift in this network.

