• Taking into account the legislative initiatives described in the work programme for 2009, the Commission wishes to support operations reinforcing and developing its policies in the field of transport, particularly in the context set in the White Paper‘European Transport policy for 2010: time to decide’ and its mid-term review ‘Keep Europe moving’ adopted in June 2006.

The scope and the results of these operations should enable the Commission to consolidate its initiatives and to renew them on the basis of current economic, social and technological trends within the European Union and beyond.

In adition to our useful documents section, further information about DG TREN/SUB/01-2009, as well as relevant documents can be found at the European Commission website.

 The present call for proposals supports two different kinds of actions: 

• Research and dissemination of best practices: these operations aim to compare the procedures in force and the equipment used, measure the performance of transport systems and identify the scope for improvement in order to disseminate the best practices within the European Union.
• Coordination and harmonisation of standards and procedures: this concerns increasing the opportunities for convergence between different existing standards and procedures in order to reinforce the harmonisation process at the European level.

The call for proposals covers the following areas:

1. Road safety

• development and implementation of innovative road safety campaigns throughout the European Union; use of original   teaching approaches and new information technologies to influence user behaviour in a sustainable manner
• innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice to ensure road safety as regards two-wheeled motor vehicles: taking greater account of such vehicles in road safety planning and improving understanding and respect among different types of road user
• innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice as regards vulnerable users (pedestrians and cyclists) in order to offer more attractive and safer solutions to the problems of congestion and pollution, particularly (but not exclusively) in urban areas
• innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice as regards the elderly (drivers and pedestrians) in a society with a constantly increasing life expectancy: making use of new technologies and the results of medical and sociological research to ensure safe mobility for the elderly
• the development of benchmarking tools to measure the effectiveness of road safety policies, based on work already carried out at European level, in order to ensure better understanding of the issues at stake and to identify recurring problems, including in countries with a generally better road safety record
• pilot projects, in particular using new technologies, to standardise procedures

A proposal may cover several areas of road safety.

       2. Internal market (inland waterways and maritime transport)

• Creating a network of centres for promoting inland waterway navigation. The objective is to advise transport users at local level and encourage them to use inland navigation by providing logistical solutions, best practices and technical assistance. This measure should help to improve the image and awareness of this mode of transport.

• Definition of a series of objective and concrete indicators of the level of performance of ports and terminals. The quantification of these indicators will enable the socio- economic and environmental impact in the EU to be assessed. These indicators will also permit the basis to be laid for a future European Port Observatory.

      3. Transport security  

• Creation of a network for the exchange of information in order to define and promote harmonised dissemination as regards safety incidents at port and fleet level in the Member States.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 4,75 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 15 September 2009 - 15 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Notice of call for proposals (Guidelines for applicants)
• Call for proposals in the field of transport (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Public authorities (all)

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries

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