Chairman of the Corridor VII

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The Chairman of the Corridor VII, Mr. Otto Schwetz, was nominated by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, after a request of the European Commission. He has the chair in the Steering Committee and represents the Corridor VII on national and international events. To reach the aims of the Corridor, which are defined in the Memorandum of Understanding, the Chairman also participates and represents the Corridor in working groups and projects.

 

The Chairman reports the results of the work of Corridor VII directly to the European Commission and at the Steering Committee meeting to the members of the Corridor.

The technical Secretary of the Corridor VII

The technical Secretary of the Corridor has been established in February 2001. TINA VIENNA is currently contracted by the Chairman with the technical Secretary to support him and the Steering Committee:

  • Drafting, elaboration and distribution of the invitations and agendas for the meetings of the Steering Committee.
  • Keeping the minutes of the Steering Committee meetings
  • Maintaining an electronic data bank of all documents
  • Working on instruction by the Steering Committee, e.g. composing summary reports, establishing of contact to the European Commission; other, more complicated works, e.g. the elaboration of studies, require separate agreement)

The Secretary of the Corridor, Mr. Markus Damm, also participates in the Steering Committee Meetings and the Meetings of the Secretaries of the Transport Corridors.

 

Steering Committe of the Corridor VII

The Steering Committee is composed of representatives of the member countries of the Corridor to coordinate the joint work based on the Memorandum of Understanding. Each participant country appoints one representative and one deputy-representative to the Steering Committee, mainly from the Ministries of Transport.

 

Representatives of the private sector or international financial institutions or other bodies, as well as experts, could be invited to its meetings as appropriate.

Only the representatives of the member countries have the right to vote in the Meetings of the Steering Committee.

 

The Steering Committee meets as necessary, but normally once a year. The purpose of these meetings is the exchange about new developments in the member states and the European Union. The Steering Committee decides on its rules of procedure by unanimity.

 

The Steering Committee might consider creating Working Groups for specific tasks or adequate promotion of the goals of the Memorandum of Understanding.

 

The Steering Committee regularly reports its work to the European Commission.