News
Meeting of High-Level Group on Aviation and Aeronautics Research
13/12/2010
Today Vice-President Kallas and Commissioner Geoghegan Quinn kicked off a High Level Group (HLG) on Aviation and Aeronautics Research, set to work out a new vision for the aviation sector by 2050.
New website to identify greener and more efficient vehicles
03/12/2010
The European Commission will launch tomorrow an easy-to-use website to help public authorities and anyone who cares about the environment choose the cleanest and most energy-efficient vehicles available. The Clean Vehicle Portal – available on http://www.cleanvehicle.eu – will be of great help as a new directive on the promotion of clean and energy efficient vehicles1 requires that from this month all purchases of vehicles for public transport services take into account energy consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions. It provides information on legislation for clean and energy-efficient vehicles on EU level and in all Member States; it provides access to technical data in the largest vehicle database in Europe; and it facilitates joint procurement.
Kallas statement on cross-border enforcement
02/12/2010
Following the agreement just reached during the Transport Council, Vice-President Siim Kallas made a statement to the press.
More rights for passengers travelling by bus and coach
01/12/2010
The Commission welcomes today's agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council, after a successful conciliation procedure, on the rights of passengers travelling by bus and coach. A set of basic rights including non-discrimination, adequate information to passengers, in particular those with reduced mobility will apply to all passengers. Additional rights (assistance, accommodation, compensation, etc.) will be granted to passengers travelling long distances (more than 250 km).
