What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an c (new): (an c) ‘critical infrastructure’ means an asset, system or part thereof used for transport purposes and located in one or more Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, defence, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions;

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Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an d (new): (an d) ‘EuroVelo’ means the European network of long-distance cycle routes that cross and connect the European continent, including the 17 EuroVelo routes in the network;

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Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an e (new): (an e) ‘network connectivity index’ means an index which indicates the level of integration achieved through the use of services on each transport network and showing their potential, composed of weighted connectivity indexes for the main transport modes which identify the consistency, the quality, non-discriminatory access for all market participants, the diversity of the offer as well as the inter-modality possibilities between transport modes.

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Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an f (new): (an f) ‘significant delay’ means projects, operational and technical standards on the core, extensive and comprehensive network which are delayed for more than two years in relation to the implementing deadlines laid down in this Regulation, and in implementing acts provided for therein;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The trans-European transport network shall strengthen the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union and contribute to the creation of a single European transport area which is competitive, sustainable, efficient and resilient and which increases the benefits for its users and supports inclusive growth. It shall demonstrate European added value by contributing to the objectives laid down in the following four categories:

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i: (i) promotion of zero- and low-emission mobility in line with the relevant Union CO2 reduction targets;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii: (ii) enabling greater use of more sustainable modes of transport, including by further developing a fully interoperable long-distance rail passenger network at high speed and a fully interoperable rail freight network, a reliable inland waterway and short-sea shipping network for passengers and freight across the Union;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv: (iv) reduction of negative externalities including those related to environment, climate, health, congestion and accidents;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point v a (new): (v a) contribution to the deployment of decarbonisation technologies, including through alternative fuels infrastructure, and optimization of synergies with the Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; / 1a Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45).

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point v b (new): (v b) promotion of active modes infrastructure;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i: (i) accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union, paying particular attention to outermost regions and other remote, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii: (ii) reduction of infrastructure quality gaps while increasing the capacity of the network within and between Member States;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii: (iii) for both passenger and freight traffic, efficient coordination and interconnection between transport infrastructure for, on the one hand, long-distance traffic and, on the other, regional and local traffic in order to improve transport services, including in urban nodes;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new): (iv a) European digital interoperable systems for management of all transport modes networks;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv b (new): (iv b) increase the network connectivity index;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i: (i) the removal of infrastructure bottlenecks and the bridging of missing links, both within the transport infrastructures and at connecting points between these, within Member States' territories and between Member States, and connecting, where appropriate, to neighbouring third countries;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii: (iii) the interoperability of European, national, regional and local transport networks through common European technical and operational rules and standards, technical equipment requirements, staff certification, including such as the use of a single Union-wide language for cross-border rail transport;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vii a (new): (vii a) optimisation of the capacity of the rail network;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vii b (new): (vii b) continuous and efficient maintenance programs;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vii c (new): (vii c) greater coordination on infrastructure works between Member State for cross-border projects;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vii d (new): (vii d) eliminating bottle-necks sections, in particular for cross-border links;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i: (i) ensuring the accessibility for and meeting the mobility and transport needs of users, taking into account in particular the needs of people in situations of vulnerability, including persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and people living in remote regions, including the outermost regions and islands, and in rural and sparsely populated areas, thereby preventing and mitigating mobility poverty;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii: (ii) ensuring safe, secure and high-quality standards, including quality of services to the users, for both passenger and freight transport, as well as good working conditions for workers;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point v: (v) ensuring the resilience of infrastructure, in particular on cross-border sections and critical infrastructure;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi a (new): (vi a) ensuring, where relevant, the adaptation of parts of the trans-European transport network for the dual use of the infrastructure to address both civilian and defence needs, paying particular attention to key routes of geostrategic importance for the Union;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi b (new): (vi b) supporting seamless mobility in the Union through the implementation and strict enforcement of the common technical and operational standards of the infrastructure;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi c (new): (vi c) ensuring common European digital and interoperable systems for passengers information and ticketing and freight transport coordination;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi d (new): (vi d) ensuring provision of data necessary for digital management of networks;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi e (new): (vi e) ensuring adequate maintenance that ensures the quality of the transport infrastructure, and maximises the life cycle value for money invested in infrastructure;

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Removed:Article 5 – title: Resource-efficient, resilient network and environmental protection

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