Outer ring: percentage of mobile EU citizens in comparison with national population; inner ring: percentage of recipients of welfare who are nationals and mobile EU citizens.

E. whereas EU broadband policy must prepare the ground for a development where the EU can take the lead regarding broadband access and speeds, mobility, coverage and capacity; whereas global leadership in the ICT sector is crucial to the prosperity and competitiveness of the EU; whereas a European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market, creating a globally unique critical mass of users, exposing all regions to new opportunities and giving users increased value and the EU the capacity to be a world-leading knowledge-based economy; where ...[+++]as the rapid deployment of broadband is essential to boost innovation and EU productivity, and to stimulate new SMEs and job creation in the EU;

Priority projects which contribute to the completion of the single market in the enlarged Union and to the re-balancing of transport modes in favour of the most environmentally friendly, notably for long distance freight transport. To this end, all requests to finance high speed rail lines must be accompanied by a plan showing how the infrastructure capacity released on existing lines due to the transfer of passenger traffic to the high speed line will be used for the development of freight traffic;

The Madrid authorities have apparently decided to define 'high-speed' as 300 kph in one case only (the line between Ourense [Orense] and Santiago). The proposed speeds are much lower for the line connecting A Coruña [La Coruña] and Ourense and for the Ourense-Vigo line. These lines, however, are essential for internal communications within Galicia and for the link with Portugal. In view of this, the demand is now being heard in socio-economic and political milieux in southern Galicia for a high-speed line to cover the route Ourense-Vigo-Santiago-A Coruña: this line would connect with central Spain from Ourense, and with Portugal from Vig ...[+++]o.

The Madrid authorities have apparently decided to define 'high-speed' as 300 kph in one case only (the line between Ourense [Orense] and Santiago). The proposed speeds are much lower for the line connecting A Coruña [La Coruña] and Ourense and for the Ourense-Vigo line. These lines, however, are essential for internal communications within Galicia and for the link with Portugal. In view of this, the demand is now being heard in socio-economic and political milieux in southern Galicia for a high-speed line to cover the route Ourense-Vigo-Santiago-A Coruña: this line would connect with central Spain from Ourense, and with Portugal from Vig ...[+++]o.

– The next item is the recommendation for second reading (A5-0029/1999), on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (COM(98) 285 – C5-0029/1999 – 1998/0163(COD)) (rapporteur: Mr Ferri).