Series of guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks

The Commission accepted 8 of the 26 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at second reading. The amendments introduced by the Commission in its amended proposal seek to: - recall that trans-European network projects are real-world, not experimental projects; - extend the coordination needed to all projects affected by decisions on trans-European networks; - call for coordination in order to ensure interoperability between the trans-European networks and comparable national networks; - recall that the implementation of trans-European networks will also provide experience on the social effects of these networks; - clarify the heading "teleinformation" and the heading on cultural and linguistic heritage; - emphasize the importance of developing intelligent agents and tools for personalizing applications; - propose a clearer text on the coordination of Community programmes with national programmes; - integrate a Commission declaration on the transnational nature of trans-European networks in the main body of the decision. - ensure that the Commission has projects concerning the territory of a Member State approved by the Member State in question.�