The projects of common interest are identified in Annex I to the decision.

These guidelines provide for projects of common interest.

The first is the line for projects of common interest for the trans-European transport networks.

It has been included among the projects of common interest but not yet among the priority projects.

Another provision - Article 20 - is directed towards projects of common interest in combined transport and new traffic management techniques.

The same goes for aid for projects of common interest to boost competitiveness and technological innovation.

We fully agree that the additions to this list of plans for projects of common interest are wholly appropriate.

They were convinced that the setting of priorities for projects of common interest is strictly a matter for national governments.

Likewise we had argued for a strong role for the European Parliament, identifying projects of common interest, which is quite weak.

In the case of Minka, people work together for projects of common interest (such as the construction of communal facilities).

Furthermore, it seems to me that the spending adjustment variable is what are being called projects of common interest, which are not priority projects.

The regulation is deceptive: it says that it funds everything, not just priority projects, but also projects of common interest within countries.

The European Parliament must insist on the need for real codecision on the priority projects of common interest.

Here, our scope for codecision in the procedure for establishing the guidelines for projects of common interest has been retained.

The aim is to establish the broad lines of the measures envisaged and to identify projects of common interest which will be eligible for financial assistance.

Indeed, within projects of common interest, there is a proposal to identify a category of priority projects of European interest.

Projects of Common Interest for Administrations (European Union)

As to the choice of projects, the Commission identified the projects of highest priority from among the larger family of projects of common interest.

The list of projects of common interest was updated in 1997, when it became necessary to add projects to the list, chiefly to take account of the enlargement of the Community.

The second group is the other projects of common interest, such as projects which help to enhance the quality of services provided on the network, improve safety and security for users and promote interoperability.

In addition to specific priority axes and projects projects of common interest form a common objective, the implementation of which depends on their degree of maturity and the availability of financial resources.

Turning to types of eligible investments, I can easily concur with the argument that all projects of common interest, including those related to ports, should, in principle, be potentially eligible for TENs funding.

A large number of projects of common interest have benefited from financial support of the European Union budget through the TEN-budget line as well as the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund.

One way to achieve these objectives is to select projects of common interest, and it is a priority in our amendments - and one which we insist on keeping - that an order of precedence should be established.

According with these objectives, the European Commission developed guidelines covering the objectives, priorities, identification of projects of common interest and broad lines of measures for the three sectors concerned (Transports, Energy and Telecommunications).