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Aviation relations with the Western Balkan
countries
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The European
Commission has approved on 29 July four so called
“horizontal” aviation agreements with Serbia and Montenegro,
Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Bosnia
and Herzegovina. Horizontal aviation agreements bring
bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and
third countries in line with EU law. They do not replace
bilateral agreements but remove their discriminatory clauses.
Indeed, their main objective is to end discriminatory
provisions that do not allow EU airlines to fly to third
countries from an EU Member State other than their country of
origin. National designation clauses of air operators which
exist in bilateral agreements between EU Member States and
third countries have become illegal since the European Court
of Justice decision of 5 November 2002.
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Second Summer Campaign for safety on
Europe’s roads
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For the second
consecutive year, the European Commission is organising a
large summer campaign to promote the European Road Safety
Charter. Between 29 July to 15 September 2005, European
road users will be invited to become ambassadors of the
European Road Safety Charter by participating in a Europe wide
contest. “Tougher police controls have substantially improved
road safety in many countries but more action is needed to
reach our goal of halving the number of road fatalities by
2010”, said European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot
in charge of transport. “This campaign emphasises that road
safety is also every driver’s responsibility”, he added.
Related topics from previous issues :
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Commissioner Piebalgs presents in a
video the sustainable energy campaign
[See
the video ]
Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, has presented in
a video the Sustainable Energy Europe campaign that the
European Commission launched on 18 July, and which will
last until 2008. The video is available on line in the
Sustainable Energy web site. This campaign is set to contribute to meeting
EU energy policy aims: an increase in the share of renewable
energy up to 12% by 2010, together with substantial savings in
energy consumption that have been estimated in the recently
adopted Green Paper on Energy Efficiency at 20% by 2020.
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on launching the campaign
said: “This campaign will promote better living standards,
stimulate economic growth, create jobs and enhance the
competitive position of European industry on world markets.”
Related topics from previous issues :
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Job opportunity in the Directorate General
for Energy and Transport. ATTENTION : deadline 8 August
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The Directorate
General for Energy and Transport has set a selection process
for temporary agent posts within the Directorate General in
order to establish a reserve list for temporary agents.
Attention deadline for applications: 8 August 2005. The
posts will be for the Directorate "Security – Protection of
persons, goods and installations", Unit "Aviation
and maritime security"; Directorate "Maritime and Inland
waterway transport, intermodality", Unit
"Maritime transport policy & maritime safety"; and for
Directorate "Nuclear Energy", Unit "Nuclear
Energy, Waste Management".
The European Maritime
Safety Agency (deadline 25 July), the European Air Safety
Agency (deadline 16 August) and the European Rail Agency
(deadline 1st and 15th August) have also temporary agent
vacancies. Please check EMSA web site at:
http://www.emsa.europa.eu/end179d001.html, EASA's website at:
http://www.easa.europa.eu/home/career_opp_en.html., and ERA
website
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/era/vacancies_en.htm
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New Calls for
Tender
The internet service of DG TREN has developed a new
web page announcing the Call for tenders & Call for
expression of interest concerning the Directorate General
for Transport and Energy. In this new section you will find
not only
contract notices published in the Official Journal but
also,
prior information notices,
calls for expressions of interest, and the
list of contracting parties.
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Time-limit for
receipt of tenders
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Framework contract for ex ante
evaluations and impact assessments
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OJ S 144-143226 |
30/09/2005 |
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Biofuels initiative
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OJ S 143-142117 |
22/09/2005 |
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Road transport working time
directive — self-employed and night time
provisions of the directive
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OJ S 141-139733 |
15/09/2005 |
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Analysis of the degree of
achievement of 2010 national and Community targets
under Directive 2001/77/EC
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OJ S 140-138078 |
21/09/2005 |
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Various services related to
radioactive decommissioning waste
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OJ S 140-138076 |
01/09/2005 |
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Study on the impact of the
introduction of secondary slot trading at
Community airports
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JO S 129-127180 |
24/08/2005 |
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Better buildings for Europe:
assessing and communicating the Buildings
Directive (the buildings platform)
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JO S 132-130139 |
20/09/2005 |
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Preparatory studies on
eco-design requirements for energy-using products
(I)
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JO S 129-127180 |
21/09/2005 |
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Study on the development of a
European aviation code
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JO S 128-126167 |
02/09/2005 |
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Definition of critical
infrastructures at EU level in the energy sector
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JO S 121-118823 |
26/08/2005 |
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Harmonised register of train
drivers
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JO S 119-117016 |
29/07/2005 |
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Analysis of the economic impact
of the energy products prices on the
competitiveness of the energy and manufacturing
sectors in the EU — comparison EU and USA
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JO S 118-116052 |
17/08/2005 |
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Proposal to update and
supplement the EU–US open aviation area study
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JO S 114-112502 |
08/08/2005 |
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Publications : Just Released !
A
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4 pages.
Language(s) : EN – DE - FR
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