Trans-European energy networks: guidelines

This Commission Staff Working Document is the Annex to the Report from the Commission on the implementation of the trans-European energy networks in the period 2007-2009.

It provides detailed information on the progress made in the implementation of TEN-E projects throughout this period, focusing in particular on the implementation of projects of European interest as well as some priority projects as specified in the TEN-E Guidelines. It includes an assessment of the main results achieved with regard to the objectives of the TEN-E policy and summarises the main problems encountered during the implementation of the projects.

In addition, this Annex provides comprehensive information on the main EU financial instruments relevant for the implementation of TEN-E projects such as loans of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the TEN-E funding programme and the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), as well as on other EU financing sources, including Structural Funds, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA), and external policy funding instruments (such as the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENPI), the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) and the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP)).