As identified in Agenda 2000,the transEuropean transport network of the candidatecountries amounts to some 19000 km of roads,21000 km of railways,4000 km of inlandwaterways,40 airports,20 sea ports and 58inland ports.The ratio of network length tosurface area is generally much lower in thecandidate countries than in the Union,while theratio of network length to population isgenerally about the same.
Τέλος, η διεύρυνση θα επιτρέψει την ενίσχυση της ασφάλειας των θαλάσσιων μεταφορών.