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FERRMED claiming priority from the Mediterranean corridor in Brussels
25/11/2010
November 25, 2010
The Secretary general of the Business Association Ferrmed, Joan Amorós, announced last day of November 22, during the presentation of the Ferrmed manifesto at the headquarters of the official College of industrial engineers of the Valencian Community (COIICV), January 12, 2011, in an act of great importance in the European Parliament in Brussels that he pursue the inclusion of the Mediterranean corridor in the network railway priority of the European Union (EU). This event is expected to count on the presence of the President of the Generalitat, Francisco Camps, as well as prominent representatives of the business, economic and political world of the European Union and the States and regions involved in the great Ferrmed axis.
From left to right: Francisco García Calvo, Member of the Governing Board of the COIICV and member of Ferrmed, the Associate Dean of the COIICV, Javier Rodríguez Zunzarren, Joan Amorós, Secretary general of Ferrmed, and Mary of the sea Rivas, responsible for development of business of Vossloh Spain.
For this appointment, Ferrmed drew up a manifesto that has been presented today for the first time in Spain, where he argues the introduction of the 'Ferrmed standards' in the trans-European network of transport and the inclusion of the Mediterranean corridor in the same. "Agree with the concept of network proposed by the EC, the criteria match the Ferrmed", explained Amorós. "Our aim is that in this network is to implement common standards for all, to increase the interoperability of the European rail network, and that the most important lines, which of course include the Mediterranean corridor be included in this network." The objective of Ferrmed, Association non-profit made up of nearly 150 institutions and public and private companies from all over Europe, is exposed to MEPs the importance of the approaches to the Ferrmed manifesto for European competitiveness.
According Amorós, the time has come for the truth for the Mediterranean corridor. At the beginning of next year, the European Commission intends to draw up the final draft of the map from the main network, which will later be sent to the Member States. This draft will be submitted to the approval of the Council of Ministers of the EU and the European Parliament in the month of April 2011. The Secretary of the Association has stated that the impact of the project Ferrmed in Valencia is estimated at 19 billion euros during the period 2016-2045 (67,000 euros in Spain million) in respect of energy, labor-savingwaiting times and environmental aspects, which must be added 55 billion euros for the first ten years as a result of the impact on GDP (1 per cent additional) of the region. "The project is also a very important incentive for our ports." "If Spain wants to become an intercontinental first class platform, will do so only by investing in the corridor", has sentenced Amorós, who has assured us that "If instead of investing in a radial network with low profitability, Spain had invested in the corridor"", the current crisis would be much more bearable."
