Studies

Studies

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February 2009

Proposal for a Legal Instrument on the harmonisation of boatmasters’ certificates in Inland Waterway Transport (Impact Assessment and Evaluation Study) [692 KB]

October 2008

Funding Guide for Inland Waterway Transport in Europe (on line version regularly updated)

October 2008

Administrative and Regulatory Barriers in the field of Inland Waterway Transport (Summary and cross analysis) [2 MB]

Country reports pdf - 894 KB [894 KB]

Janvier 2008

Modernisation and reinforcement of the organisational framework for inland waterway transport in Europe (Impact assessment) [258 KB]

Summary of the impact assessment pdf - 121 KB [121 KB]

Commission staff working document with an impact assessment of "proposals aiming to modernise and reinforce the organisational framework for inland waterway transport in Europe". The analysis took place in the context of the "institutional" discussion which has been ongoing for several years. The impact assessment concludes that currently a combination of a stronger cooperation between existing organisations, an increased commitment of the European Commission in the international organisations and the accession of the European Community to the Danube Commission is the option with the highest value added.

August 2005

Charging and pricing in the area of inland waterways [2 MB]

March 2004

Promotion of inland waterway transport (PINE) [11 MB]

PINE Concise Report pdf - 8 MB [8 MB]

PINE Summary Report pdf - 454 KB [454 KB]

Inland waterways

Inland waterways