Press releases
Transport Council – 8 October 2014
07/10/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 October 2014 The EU Council of Transport Ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Wednesday 8 October 2014 under the Italian Presidency of the EU. Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport and mobility, will represent the European Commission.
Transport: EU seeks out partners for joint rail research
06/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 October 2014 The European Commission has today published a call for expressions of interest to become an associated member of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking, the new public-private partnership that will invest just under €1 billion in research and innovation (2014-2020), to get more passengers...
Clean fuels for transport: Member States now obliged to ensure minimum coverage of refuelling points for EU-wide mobility
29/09/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 September 2014 New EU rules have been adopted today to ensure the build-up of alternative refuelling points across Europe with common standards for their design and use, including a common plug for recharging electric vehicles.
Maritime security: the Commission takes Spain to court over the security of its ports
25/09/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 September 2014 The European Commission is taking action against Spain before the Court of Justice of the European Union, because 20 Spanish ports have yet to adopt and implement the port security plan.
"Our streets, our choice" – EU launches 2014 European Mobility Week
16/09/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 September 2014 Over 2000 European towns and cities are expected to participate in the 13th edition of European Mobility Week, an annual European campaign about getting around town in a sustainable way. Starting today, national and local campaigners are organising various events.
Transport: €11.9 billion to improve European connections
11/09/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 September 2014 Today the European Commission has invited Member States to propose projects to use €11.9 billion of EU funding to improve European transport connections. This is the largest ever single amount of EU funding earmarked for transport infrastructure.
New EU transport infrastructure policy – background
11/09/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 September 2014 What is the EU infrastructure policy? Transport is vital to the European economy: without good connections Europe will not grow or prosper. The new EU infrastructure policy will put in place a powerful European transport network across 28 Member States to promote growth...
EU/Tunisia: €300 million Macro-Financial Assistance package signed
04/09/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 4 September 2014 The European Union and the Tunisian authorities have completed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Loan Facility Agreement related to the €300 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package for Tunisia.
Transport: EU supports key TEN-T infrastructure projects with over €320 million
30/07/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 July 2014 In the last Calls of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Programme the European Commission selected a total of 106 projects that will benefit from over €320 million in EU support for improving transport infrastructure across Europe.
Single European Sky: Commission urges eighteen Member States to make a decisive move towards common airspace management
10/07/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 July 2014 Today the Commission has formally requested Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and United Kingdom, members of six different Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) to improve their FABs, a common airspace...
