Transport

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Airline Ticket selling website - EU Enforcement Results - guide — 08 May 2008, 14:54 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

US Visa Waiver Program - guide — 18 April 2008, 15:55 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

The EU-US "Open Skies" Air Transport Agreement - guide — 28 March 2008, 15:34 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Road safety - cross-border enforcement - guide — 19 March 2008, 18:41 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

EU regulators raid airlines in antitrust probe — 12 March 2008, 23:08 CET

Commission regulators raided international airlines Tuesday on suspicion that the carriers may have operated an illegal cartel on long-haul passenger flights.

EU looks into future of greener shipping — 29 February 2008, 21:19 CET

Greener ships and water-borne transport are vital components for reaching the 2020 CO2 emission target and giving Europe an additional competitive edge. This was the general consensus among industry representatives, researchers and policy-makers on 28 February in Brussels, where the European Commission hosted the 'European research for clean water-borne transport event'. The event showcased three EU-funded projects in the area of sea and river transport.

Technology for Reducing CO2 emissions is available — 17 January 2008, 18:45 CET

Technology for Reducing CO2 emissions is available

European Parliament vote on airport charges reinforces monopolistic behaviour by airports - IACA — 15 January 2008, 19:34 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Loan Guarantee Instrument for Trans-European Transport Network Projects - background — 11 January 2008, 15:54 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Air passengers' complaints up in 2006 - European Consumer Centre Network report — 06 December 2007, 18:47 CET

The European Consumer Centre Network's Report on Air passenger complaints handled by their centres in 2006 analyses problems handled by the ECC centres across Europe. It finds that the main problems concerned: luggage problems-33%, cancellations-26%, delays-16%.

MEPs call for more research funding for car industry — 26 November 2007, 23:12 CET

Members of the European Parliament have called on EU Member States to increase research and development funding for the car industry to help it meet legally binding CO2 targets. The call came in a report on the CARS 21 (Competitive Automotive Regulation System for the 21st Century) initiative, which was adopted by the Parliament's Industry Committee on 21 November.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers reduce air pollution to extremely ambitious levels — 22 November 2007, 23:01 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T): new EC funding proposals — 21 November 2007, 19:10 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

EU clamps down on Internet air ticket sellers — 15 November 2007, 23:53 CET

The Commission has announced a crackdown on airline ticket selling Internet sites after a probe found that hundreds were guilty of unfair practices or misleading advertising.

Revised EU rules for computerised airline ticket reservation systems - guide — 15 November 2007, 23:29 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Airline ticket selling websites - guide — 14 November 2007, 15:33 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

British MPs call for cost-benefit analysis on Galileo — 12 November 2007, 14:27 CET

The European Union appears to be "sleepwalking into a vast financial commitment" with its troubled Galileo satellite network, and a rigorous cost-benefit analysis must be produced on the system, a British parliamentary committee said on Monday.

EU acknowledges problems with Siberian overflight pact — 08 November 2007, 17:57 CET

The European Commission has implicitly acknowledged problems holding up the signing of an agreement with Russia over a reduction in taxes EU airlines pay to fly over Siberia.

No plans to move Lufthansa cargo hub to Siberia — 06 November 2007, 15:20 CET

German airline Lufthansa has no immediate plans to move its central Asian cargo hub to Siberia despite Russian pressure.

EU Council and Commission undermine bike + train provision - ETRA — 06 November 2007, 13:05 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Improving competitiveness of the European automotive industry is first priority - ACEA — 06 November 2007, 12:49 CET

News, background information and web links about road, rail, air and maritime transport policies of the European Union.

Lufthansa Cargo chief rejects pressure to fly to Siberia — 05 November 2007, 01:50 CET

The head of Lufthansa Cargo on Sunday refused to accept the relocation of its central Asia hub from Kazakhstan to Siberia as a done deal, saying the Russian airport Moscow wants it to use is unsafe.

Russia trying to force Lufthansa to use Siberian airport: report — 02 November 2007, 23:41 CET

Russia is trying to force German airline Lufthansa to shift its Asian cargo hub from Kazakhstan to Siberia, the Financial Times reports, after Moscow banned cargo flights from using its airspace.

Truckers jammed for days at EU-Russia border — 28 October 2007, 23:23 CET

If the European Union and Russia want to work closer, they could start by looking at the plight of truck drivers who sometimes spend days waiting to get across the European border into Russia.

EU unveils freight, cargo transport action plan — 21 October 2007, 12:22 CET

The European Commission has announced a vast action plan to ease international freight traffic in Europe, open up priority rail corridors and cut red tape.