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21 December 2007
 State Aid: The Commission launches a consultation on the draft Guidelines on State aid to railway undertakings  Commission launches formal investigation into new State aid by Greece to Olympic Airways Services and Olympic Airlines  Sustainable economics with clean and energy efficient vehicles   Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes adoption of the new Energy Star programme   Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

14 December 2007
 New rules end confiscation of duty-free liquids bought at Singapore airport from transfer passengers  Commission approves changes to social aid for air travel between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira  State aid: Commission concludes its investigation into aid to Tieliikelaitos (now Destia), clears transitional aid, puts end to unlimited State guarantee  State aid: Commission approves Italian aid scheme for scrapping maritime and inland waterway vessels  Aid to maritime transport: the Commission wishes to scrutinize certain aspects of the changes planned by Denmark to its flat-rate tax regime based on tonnage  Commissioner Piebalgs calls on energy companies to play an active role in implementing the new Euro-Mediterranean region energy partnership  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

07 December 2007
 Air passengers' complaints up in 2006 – Report from the European Consumer Centre Network  EU and Ukraine open aviation negotiations on Common Aviation Area  Inland navigation on the right course: Commission presents the progress of 'NAIADES'  European Community strengthens aviation relations with the United Arab Emirates  Better safety and more price transparency: the EU strengthens the air transport sector for more competition and better quality  European Commission gives a favourable opinion to the new nuclear power plant of Belene, Bulgaria  Mario Monti reports his initial findings regarding the project on electricity interconnection between France and Spain to Commissioner Piebalgs  Commission welcomes Council's support to accelerate energy technologies for a low-carbon future  Commission welcomes substantial progress in the Council for the internal energy market package  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

27 July 2007
 United States and the European Union announce final design for GPS-Galileo common civil signal  Eurobarometer: Europeans want improved mobility  The EU ensures access to air transport for persons with reduced mobility  Commission calls on Austria to respect Community rules when imposing driving bans to reduce emissions  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

20 July 2007
 Commission launches formal investigation into annual compensation payments, investment and training grants to Irish Bus and Dublin Bus  The Commission approves an aid scheme for inland waterway transport in Belgium  Industry Committee endorses EU coordinators for key energy projects  European Commission takes further steps to improve nuclear safety through dialogue and transparency  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

13 July 2007
 State aid measures   Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline conference: future possibilities for diversification of EU energy supply  Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes more stringent energy efficiency standards in public procurement  Commission to set up a cell to oversee the stability of electric networks during summer months   Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

06 July 2007
 Airlines black list: Commission adopts new measures against unsafe carriers  High-level experts call for more performance-driven air traffic management  Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers  The European Union deepens energy relations with Brazil  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

29 June 2007
 Maritime transport: Commission authorises income tax and social insurance refund mechanism for Swedish shipping  Infringement procedures: Transport  Finland, first Member State to submit National Energy Efficiency Action Plan  Infringement procedures: Energy  Q&A on the opening of the energy markets and the European Energy Consumers’ Charter  Energy Community’s Ministerial Council Meeting  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

22 June 2007
 Commission and FAA launch transatlantic action plan to cut emissions  Energy efficiency requirements for light bulbs and other energy-using products on track for adoption  Further significant developments in the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue  The EU and Algeria look for new ways to increase Algerian gas supplies to Europe   Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

04 May 2007
 The future maritime policy of the EU: speech by transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot  TEN-T Days: All you want to know about trans-European transport networks  Driving the Sustainable Fuel Market: European Commission Launches Biofuels Public Consultation  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

27 April 2007
 Commission authorises, subject to conditions, public service obligations on air routes to Sardinia  Airport infrastructure: financing of Tallinn airport does not fall under competition rules  Commission approves InterFerryBoats restructuring plan  Commission approves compensation for providing public services to shipping companies serving the small Italian islands Maritime transport: Commission authorises an aid scheme for Dutch shipowners to promote innovation  First European Road Safety Day: a safer future for young people on our roads  Road safety: European action plan continues to deliver results – target of saving 25 000 lives on Europe's roads by 2010 is attainable  Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes commencement construction of the Samsun - Ceyhan oil pipeline  European Commission gives green light for State aid to the coal sector in Poland  EU and Russia restructure their energy dialogue with three new working groups  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

20 April 2007
 European Commission postpones introduction of rules on maximum cabin baggage size  Global Energy Efficiency Initiative: Commissioner Piebalgs at EU-G8 Conference in Berlin  Public Consultations New Calls for Tenders

13 April 2007
 New social rules for road transport: time for enforcement  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

30 March 2007
 New EU rules to crack down on sea pollution come into effect  Commission supports new freight transport services to fight road congestion and reduce environmental impact  Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes increased co-operation with the US on energy issues  Speech by Commissioer Andris Piebalgs given at the European Institute in Washington  Memo: 50 years of the Euratom Treaty  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

23 March 2007
 European Union signs aviation agreement with Malaysia  Towards an integrated approach to trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks - a communication of the Commission. Vessel traffic monitoring and information system: Belgium targeted by the Commission  Ship classification societies: Commission takes Slovakia to Court of Justice  Port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues: Commission sends a reasoned opinion to Estonia  Road transport – rules for admission to the occupation: Commission sends reasoned opinion to Greece  Digital tachograph for road transport: Commission sends reasoned opinion to Greece  European rail market: Commission takes 10 Member States to the Court  Commission approves public financing of bus transport in Malta  Commission authorises aid to passengers on domestic routes in French Guiana  Commission authorises extending fiscal aid to wind-propelled commercial cruising vessels in the Netherlands  Transit through the Alps: the observatory for traffic in the Alpine region is now operational  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

16 March 2007
 Evaluation of the Single European Sky reveals positive impacts on air traffic management in Europe  European Commission explains to coach operators new EU social rules for road transport  Inauguration of the TGV Est high-speed line: high-speed rail link launched between Paris and Bratislava  SESAR: Progress report on the Single European Sky modernisation project  Commission urges Member States to speed up the construction of a single European sky  First European Road Safety Day  Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes the agreement on the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

9 March 2007
 Open sky: Jacques Barrot welcomes the draft aviation agreement reached by the EU-US negotiators  Airlines black list: Commission adopts new measures  Cyprus Airways: Commission authorises restructuring plan  Regional airport infrastructure: Commission approves German aid to Memmingen and Augsburg airports  Eurobarometer: Europeans support greater EU action on energy and climate change  Conclusions of the European Council   Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

5 March 2007  [Energy special edition]
 Eurobarometer: Europeans support greater EU action on energy and climate change  Eurobarometer survey  Slides presentation  "ATTITUDES ON ISSUES RELATED TO EU ENERGY POLICY"   Public Consultations

2 March 2007
Public Consultations

23 February 2007
 European Union signs aviation agreement with Paraguay  European Commission approves Czech compensation measure to port and inland waterway operators for flood damages  Maritime transport of passengers: the Commission approves an Italian public service contract under State aid rules  Preparation Environment Council, 20 February 2007  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

16 February 2007
 Energy Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes successful coupling of the Belgian, Dutch and French electricity markets  Memo: Special Energy council on 15 February  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

09 February 2007
 Maritime infrastructure: financing of the Eastern extension of Muuga Harbour in Estonia does not fall under competition rules  The Commission clears Italian State aid for the breaking up of single hull oil tankers  Maritime transport – tonnage tax: Commission opens investigation concerning Denmark  Energy for a Changing World: The New European Energy Policy  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

02 February 2007
 Green Paper on Urban Transport: a new role for urban transport within the European transport policy  Strengthening transport cooperation with neighbouring countries  Blackout of November 2006: important lessons to be drawn  Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels 29 and 30 January   Commissioner Piebalgs and Minister Enoksen discuss EC-Norway cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS)  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

26 January 2007
 Improuvions safety at sea in Europe  Commission approves public financing of the infrastructure at Tortolì-Arbatax airport  Commission authorises German scheme to promote environmentally friendly heavy vehicles  Commission proposes a landmark regulatory package for airports  Towards a sustainable energy future: European Commission launches first Sustainable Energy Week  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

19 January 2007
 The Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency meet to reinforce mutual cooperation  ManagEnergy conference to take place in Brussels from 30 January to 1 February 2007  Commission launches the preparations of a Green Paper on urban transport  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders

12 January 2007
 Commission proposes to open aviation negotiations with Canada  Commission proposes an integrated energy and climate change package to cut emissions for the 21st Century  The EU agrees on a joint action to tackle disruptions in oil supplies from Russia  Commission convenes the Oil Supply Group to address oilk supply disruptions to the EU  Commission launches the preparations of a Green Paper on urban transport  Public Consultations  New Calls for Tenders