ISSN 1022-Ó559 updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. The contents af this bulletin are bated an RTD-News, 17ntet*view wìtn Λ^· .Neil Kinnock/ ¿Sommissione** responsible fot* transport In a recent interview with CORDIS RTD News, Commissioner Niel Kinnock outlined the Commission's priorities in the area of transport policy and research. for the different users and equipment is designed to common What are the priorities in the Commission's proposed guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network? standards; ■ Access to the networks, so that the necessary links are made possible Transport networks are, of course, central to our efforts to bring the EU between transEuropean, national, regional and even local systems; closer to its citizens by concentrating on its practical benefits. The Maastricht Treaty provided a basis for he creation of a single Europe ■ The linking of islands, landlocked and peripheral areas with the more wide transport network one of the three TransEuropean Networks central regions of the Union. (TENs) foreseen in the Treaty, the other two being telecommunications Many of the projects which effect the network are intended to improve and energy. capacity and reduce congestion, in particular on road and in the air.