Transport Archive Section
Archive Section
This section contains older videos whose
contents are partially out-of-date but nevertheless remain
interesting for the follow-up of European policy developments in
energy and transport. Several of these videos feature Mrs Loyola
de Palacio and Mr François Lamoureux, respectively former EC
Commissioner and Director-General for Energy and Transport, who
both deceased in 2006.
GALILEO: the
countdown has begun
Length: 10’30”
Subject:
GALILEO, the European programme of civil radio-navigation by
satellite initiated by the European Commission and the European
Space Agency, will allow a multitude of applications for the
general public and professionals on a worldwide scale. The two
first experimental satellites will be launched by summer 2006 for
a test phase. This phase will be followed by the launch of the
first 4 satellites, of a constellation of thirty satellites which
will circle the earth in three different orbits. GALILEO is
compatible and interoperable with the American GPS, but will
provide a more precise, continuous and guaranteed signal. The
EGNOS system recently put into operation is the precursor of
GALILEO. The economic benefits expected of GALILEO are staggering
and explain the commercial attraction of the programme and the
commitment of the private sector. Precision, reliability, the
multiple applications of GALILEO and its global coverage explain
why many third countries wish to participate in the programme.
Date of production: December 2005
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GALILEO: Europe shows the way
Length: 9’50”
Subject: The deployment phase for GALILEO, the European programme
of civil radio-navigation by satellite is imminent. It will begin
in 2006. GALILEO is compatible and interoperable with the American
GPS, but will furnish a more precise, continuous and guaranteed
signal. It will allow a multitude of applications for the general
public and professionals on a worldwide scale as from it becoming
operational in 2008. The recently operational EGNOS system is the
precursor of GALILEO. The economic benefits expected from GALILEO
are staggering and explain the commercial attraction of the
programme and the commitment of the private sector. Precision,
reliability, the multiple applications of GALILEO and its global
coverage explain why many third countries wish to participate in
the programme.
Date of production:
December 2004
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Road safety : let’s start by
respecting the rules…
Length:
10’54”
Subject: Through its action programme on road safety, the
Commission proposes to reduce the number of people dying on
Europe's roads from 40 000 to 20 000 by 2010. Better respect for
rules on speed, alcohol levels, seat belt use, and driving time
for lorry hauliers would go a long way to reaching this objective.
The Commission proposes reinforcing controls in this area
alongside awareness raising campaigns and greater co-operation
between Member States on cross-border controls, data exchange and
the promotion of good practice.
Date of
production:
December 2003
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Trans-European Transport Network
Length: 13’15”
Subject: The
European Commission presents a new list of priority projects to
complete the trans-European transport network by 2020. It is not
simply a matter of establishing a list of projects in Member
States and accession countries. Better coordination between
countries must be encouraged, in order to put this infrastructure
in place and an answer has to be given to the difficult question
of financing these projects
Date of production: October 2003
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Maritime safety:
Europe demands safer seas
Length:
11’00”
Subject: When the Prestige foundered off the coast of
Galicia in November 2002, there was mounting anger. “What was
Europe doing”, people wondered? “Where were the measures promised
when the Erika sank”? Measures had been taken, at least at
European level. The wreck of the Prestige has, however, brought
about new draft legislation, such as the ban on transport of heavy
fuel-oil in single hull tankers
Date of production: March 2003
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Single European Sky
Length: 6’18”
Subject: In Europe, there are around 25,000 airplanes in
the sky on any given day. As the number of planes is due to double
by 2010, flight delays will continue to be on the rise. In order
to decrease the number of delays and to continue to ensure a high
level of safety, the European Commission proposes to restructure
the EU airspace according to traffic flows and no longer to
national borders. The EC adopted in October 2001 a package of
proposals on air traffic management designed to create a Single
European Sky by end 2004.
Date of production: June 2002
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GALILEO
Length: 6’57”
Subject: Galileo, the satellite navigation and positioning
system launched by the European Union and the European Space
Agency will enable users to accurately determine their positions
in space and time at any given time. Its every day uses are
multiple in various sectors from transport to energy,
telecommunications, finance, geology, public works, search and
rescue systems etc. It is complemetary to the GPS system while
giving at the same time its independance to the EU in the field.
Date of production: March 2002
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Europe of railways
Length:
5’31”
Subject: presentation of the so-called first and second railway
packages for the establishment of an integrated EU railway area,
with greater safety, interoperability and opening of the rail
market. The first package entered into force on 15 March 2003 and
opened up the 50 000km plus trans-European rail freight network to
international goods services. The second package foresees a.o. the
full opening of the international rail freight market by 2006.
Date of production: January 2002
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