News
Meeting of High-Level Group on Aviation and Aeronautics Research
13/12/2010
Today Vice-President Kallas and Commissioner Geoghegan Quinn kicked off a High Level Group (HLG) on Aviation and Aeronautics Research, set to work out a new vision for the aviation sector by 2050.
New website to identify greener and more efficient vehicles
03/12/2010
The European Commission will launch tomorrow an easy-to-use website to help public authorities and anyone who cares about the environment choose the cleanest and most energy-efficient vehicles available. The Clean Vehicle Portal – available on http://www.cleanvehicle.eu – will be of great help as a new directive on the promotion of clean and energy efficient vehicles1 requires that from this month all purchases of vehicles for public transport services take into account energy consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions. It provides information on legislation for clean and energy-efficient vehicles on EU level and in all Member States; it provides access to technical data in the largest vehicle database in Europe; and it facilitates joint procurement.
Kallas statement on cross-border enforcement
02/12/2010
Following the agreement just reached during the Transport Council, Vice-President Siim Kallas made a statement to the press.
More rights for passengers travelling by bus and coach
01/12/2010
The Commission welcomes today's agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council, after a successful conciliation procedure, on the rights of passengers travelling by bus and coach. A set of basic rights including non-discrimination, adequate information to passengers, in particular those with reduced mobility will apply to all passengers. Additional rights (assistance, accommodation, compensation, etc.) will be granted to passengers travelling long distances (more than 250 km).
Meeting of High-Level Group on Air Cargo
29/11/2010
The high-level group on air cargo security today agreed on the need for a common European response to the security threat uncovered three weeks ago.
Vice-President Kallas welcomes progress on enhanced cooperation between EU and Russia in transport
19/11/2010
Vice-President Siim Kallas, currently visiting Moscow, has welcomed the progress made with Russia on cooperation in the fields of aviation, shipping, rail, road safety and transport security. There was also progress in agreeing on a new framework to make EU–Russia transport dialogue more efficient. To that end, a concrete mandate will be given to existing working groups, particularly in view of their contribution to the Partnership for Modernisation.
V-P Kallas urges Russia to invest more in transport facilities
17/11/2010
Russia has "huge potential" in global aviation, but until now this potential has developed only in an isolated way. There is a need for investment in runways and airport facilities, and air traffic management needs modernization in order to cope with an increasing number of flights. The EU has a strong interest in growing cooperation with Russia in the area of transport, particularly aviation, and we look forward to working closely with the Russian Ministry of Transport to explore ways of moving forward.
