Brussels, 03/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - By adopting, during its plenary session, the exploratory opinion on the TEN/2004 projects (reporter: Philippe Levaux, Employers group, France), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) declared that the subsidy rates should contain more incentives, notably for cross border projects and should be determined according to the nature of the project, between 10% and 50% of costs excluding taxes. The EESC is also proposing the creation of a fund for transport infrastructure that is funded from continuous funds from the EU budget. According to an EESC press statement, this fund for the priority "T-TEN projects" will receive income to the tune of one cent per litre of fuel consumed on the road - around EUR 3 bn per year for 300 million tonnes consumed in 2006. This funding for future generations will constitute a modest contribution of solidarity for all Europeans.