European Commission

No. 86 - 17 February 2012

• Vice-President Siim Kallas on official visit to Singapore 13-15 February
• 112 day: 74 % of Europeans don't know what emergency number to call when travelling in the EU. New campaigne
• Appointment of the European ITS Advisory Group

No. 84 - 3 February 2012

• Safety of passenger ships: EU Transport Commissioner receives commitment from Cruise industry to fully engage in review of passenger ship safety rules at EU and IMO
• TEN-T Info Day a success
• Transport: Infrastructure's key role in tackling the economic crisis
• Observatoire des trafis marchandises transalpins - Rapport annuel 2010

No. 82 - 20 January 2012

• Safety of passenger ships – Costa Concordia accident and Commission review of safety legislation
• Liability of carriers and the compensation of passengers carried by sea

No. 80 - 22 December 2011

• Aviation: Commission adopts proposal on how to prepare for next stage of the SESAR programme
• Passenger rights: Commission publishes a Communication on all transport modes and moves forward on air passenger rights

No. 78 - 9 December 2011

• Public vote on electronic journey planners now open
• Smart mobility challenge
• Horizon 2020: €80 billion programme for investment in research and innovation

No. 76 - 25 November 2011

• Aviation: Commission updates the EU list of air carriers subject to an operating ban
• Single European Sky: Commission urges Member States to improve performance of air navigation services
• Aviation safety: new EU-wide licences to make flying safer
• Airports: Commission requests Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Luxembourg to comply with rules on airport charges
• European railways: Commission refers Germany to the Court of Justice over interoperability
• Maritime safety: Commission sends reasoned opinion to four Member States
• More infringement cases
• Single European Sky progress reports
• Road safety: young people met in Brussels to discuss how to tackle road deaths

No. 74 - 11 November 2011

• Joint EESC – EC Conference on the White Paper on Transport
• Marco Polo: The 2011 call for proposals is open
• Design a road safety poster for Europe!
• The challenges ahead for Europe's automotive industry

No. 72 - 20 October 2011

• Connecting Europe Facility: Commission adopts plan for €50 billion boost to European networks
• Connecting Europe: The new EU core transport network

No. 70 - 7 October 2011

• European Commission sets the rules for allocation of free emissions allowances to airlines
• EU to negotiate an air transport agreement with Azerbaijan
• Transport's role in keeping Europe competitive
• Multimodal journey planner challenge: deadline extended to 15 October

No. 68 - 22 September 2011

• EU and ICAO launch closer collaboration on civil aviation issues
• Market trends and structure of the road haulage sector in the EU in 2010

No. 66 - 8 September 2011

• Multimodal journey planner challenge: deadline extended to 15 October
• European Commission to bring forward new package of measures for ports in 2013
• New secure truck parking opened on the Russian border with EU support
• Survey on our website to end at the end of September
• Multimodal journey planner challenge

No. 64 - 15 July 2011

• The Lyon-Turin new railway link – The Commission reiterates its full support for the project
• Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport website survey
• EU Neighbourhood Transport Plan

No. 62 - 30 June 2011

• Investing today for growth tomorrow
• Reducing greenhouse gases from ships: time is ticking away
• Commission makes €180 million available for key infrastructure projects
• Road freight transport - Commission asks a group of "wise men" to review the state of the internal market
• EU and Indonesia sign deal that will boost air transport
• Connecting Europe: Transport

No. 60 - 16 June 2011

• Transport: New rules to establish a more competitive rail market
• Irish air travel tax: Commission welcomes overhaul of discriminatory charges; closes infringement case
• Commission requests 10 Member States to comply with green vehicle procurement rules
• Maritime security: the Commission calls on Sweden to apply correctly measures to improve port security
• Maritime Safety: Commission requests nine Member States to comply with EU vessel traffic monitoring and information system regime
• Commission requests eight Member States to implement railway interoperability Directives
• Europeans generally satisfied with train services but want more access to information when travelling
• Transport: New rules to establish a more competitive rail market

No. 58 - 01 June 2011

• "Intelligent Transport Systems in Action" Conference in Lyon
• VP Kallas to outline how electric cars will bring about a transport revolution
• New e-poll: tell us what you think!
• Up to 28 million additional passengers could travel each year with more efficient use of European airport slots

No. 56 - 19 May 2011

• Commission asks nine Member States to implement the directive aimed at improving safety of European railways
• Airport services: infringement proceeding against Portugal
• Maritime safety: Commission requests seven Member States to comply with new EU port state control regime
• Road infrastructure safety: Commission requests action from eleven Member States
• Air transport: Commission launches infringement procedure against Romania over agreement with Russia on equal treatment of EU airlines
• A European Maritime Day that Puts People First

No. 54 - 06 May 2011

• Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic and Slovenia sign agreement towards the Single European Sky
• The 2011 TEN-T Calls for Proposal Info Day
• Commission signs Memorandum of Cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organisation
• Ground breaking agreement on civil aviation safety between the EU and the US enters into force
• Commission advises that the lifting of 'duty-free' liquid restrictions be deferred
• Facilitating the exchange of rail data – Frequently asked questions
• Commission to push for pan European passenger rail ticketing

No. 52 - 15 April 2011

• UK multimodal centre to become reality thanks to EU funding
• 50 facts and figures website on transport now available in Enligh, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish
• Volcanic ash disruption: one year on and crisis preparedness
• Passenger rights – Main findings and next steps

No. 50 - 31 March 2011

• Commission makes €24.2 million available to the development of electromobility in Europe
• "Flightpath 2050" report presented by Commissioner Siim Kallas at the 2011 Aerodays in Madrid
• TEN-T policy presented and discussed at Committee of the Regions event on "Moving Europe's Regions and Cities – Perspectives of the EU Transport Policy and Trans-European Networks"
• Facts and figures and video on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Areas
• Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissions

No. 48 - 17 March 2011

• European Coordinator Pat Cox very positive on the Brenner Corridor
• Commission unveiled the Eltis web portal
• Commission orders eight Member States to implement the Directive aimed at ensuring better occupational mobility for train drivers
• Commission asks Austria, Estonia, Germany and the UK to transpose EU rules on rail safety indicators
• Commission requests Cyprus to adopt a national civil aviation security programme
• Infringements concerning bilateral aviation agreements with Russia

No. 46 - 3 March 2011

• Commission launches consultation on "Europe 2020 Project Bonds" to fund infrastructure
• Directorate-General of Mobility and Transport newsletter on road safety 5
• Commission decision concerning the 2011 Work Programme in the field of mobility and transport
• Another major step toward the establishment of the European Single Sky

No. 44 - 17 February 2011

• Commission refers Malta to the Court of Justice over airport groundhandling services at Malta-Luqa airport
• Commission requests Poland to apply security standards at airports
• Commission launches infringement procedures against six Member States over agreements with Russia on equal treatment of EU airlines and Siberian overflights
• Infringements concerning bilateral aviation agreements with Russia
• Commission welcomes European Parliament approval for bus and coach passenger rights

No. 42 - 03 February 2011

• Austrian government gives green light to Brenner Base Tunnel
• Fitness check – internal aviation market
• Vice-President Siim Kallas presents road safety awards

No. 40 - 20 January 2011

• Report on ports and their connections with TEN-T
• Report on Trans-European transport network planning methodology
• Air transport: Vice President Kallas convenes European airports to draw the lessons from air travel disruption due to snow