Conferenza sul finanziamento per la realizzazione di infrastrutture ferroviarie

Domani, presso il Reval Hotel Ltvija di Riga, in Lettonia, si aprirà la "Conference on options for funding rail development - Scope for private financing" organizzata dalla Technical Assistance Information Exchange Unit della Commissione Europea in cooperazione con l'European Investment Bank (EIB) e con la Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER).

Nel corso dell'incontro, che si concluderà venerdì prossimo, saranno esaminate tutte le opzioni per raccogliere le risorse finanziarie necessarie alla realizzazione di infrastrutture ferroviarie senza il ricorso a fondi pubblici.

Programme

7 April 2005
Chairman and moderator - Edward Calthrop, CER
12.30	Registration of Participants
13:00	Mr. Ainars Slesers, Latvian Minister of Transport Mr. Andris Zorgevics (CEO of LDZ) Mr. Johannes Ludewig (CER) Mr. Sean O'Sullivan (EC DG Enlargement/TAIEX)
13.45-14.45	Session I ' Introduction Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser, DG TREN, Directorate TENs overview of available EU funds and treatment of national debt under Maastricht Introduction by the moderator
	Coffee Break
15.00-18.00	Session 2 - Experience to date in Europe Mr. Peter Testoni, Swiss Ministry of Transport, - Swiss alpine tunnels. Mr. Chris Aadnesen, CEO Eesti Raudtee, - Private financing of railway operations. Mr. Denis Huneau, French Ministry of Transport, - Financing the French high-speed network Mr. Mauro Maia, Mediobanca, Italian high-speed trains funded with private finance. Mr. Paul van der Wilden, CFO Infraspeed, Netherlands, - Private financing of Dutch High Speed Line Mr. Martin McCann, Norton Rose, UK - Public-private partnerships in the UK rail sector
18.00	End of first conference day

8 April 2005
Chairman and moderator: Ad Toet, CER
08.45	Registration of Participants
9.00-10.15	SESSION 3 - potential in new EU Member States Introduction and welcome Mr. Janusz Olbrycht, Member of European Parliament Mr. Eddy Hartog, DG REGIO - Thematic development Mr. Jaani Pietikainen, European Investment Bank
10.15-10.30	Coffee Break
10.30-11.30	Mr. Michael Jung, Vice-President, KfW, Germany Mr. Matyas Makay, MAV, Hungary Mrs. Eva Molnar, University of Budapest (and World Bank)
11.30-12.00	Reflections and Discussion
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-14.00	Conclusions - Chaired by Mrs. Eva Molnar
	Panel discussion
	Conference recommendations
15.00	Closure