The European Commission together with the Spanish Presidency organise the  Ministerial and stakeholder conference 'TEN-T Days 2010: Trans-European Transport Networks – drawing up the EU Core-Network' for an integrated, efficient and environmentally friendly European transport system.

The main aim of the Conference, which will take place in the Palace of Expositions in Zaragoza on 8 and 9 June 2010, is to allow Ministers and stakeholders to identify, on the basis of a consultation document from the European Commission, the key elements of the methodology to draw up the future TEN-T planning and implementation framework.

Ministers and stakeholders should also explore how EU financial instruments can be mobilised more effectively as part of a consistent funding strategy, that pulls together EU and national, public and private funding.

The "TEN-T Days 2010: Trans-European Transport networks - drawing up the EU Core-Network" is also the annual conference on Trans-European Transport Networks which is the opportunity to take stock of the implementation of the TEN-T Priority projects, on the basis of the annual progress report which records achievements in completing the network and provides a basis to monitor coordinated efforts of Member states, EU institutions and the private sector to advance key investments in the TEN-T. Previous editions of this event have taken place in Brussels and Naples.

At the conference the Commission will present its recent working document on the revision of the planning methodology for the TEN-T. The working document is a further step in the revision of TEN-T policy that began with the Green Paper for Transport in 2009. The document brings together the results of a broad public consultation and the findings of six expert groups.

The Commission – in line with the conclusions of the expert groups – proposes a dual layer planning approach that consists of a core network connecting the main European transport nodes and hubs, and a denser comprehensive network that includes smaller infrastructure links and would serve as a broader reference basis for infrastructure planning in the Member States.

Furthermore three Memorandums of Understanding are expected to be signed in Zaragoza. One memorandum will be on the “High-Speed Rail Axis of Southwest Europe” which crosses France, Spain, and Portugal, including a difficult section through the Pyrenees; another will concern the railway axis from Lyon to the Ukrainian border; and a third will be signed on the Rail Baltica project from Warsaw to Helsinki.

The Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA), established by the European Commission, is responsible for managing the technical and financial implementation of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme, one of the most important means of infrastructure funding.