Speeches
Speech - EU triples funding for rail innovation
16/12/2013
European Commission Siim Kallas Vice President of the European Commission Speech - Media statement/Press Room, Berlaymont, Brussels 16 December 2013 Good afternoon everyone, Today we are tripling the funding for research and innovation in rail.
Speech - Portable electronic devices on planes
09/12/2013
European Commission Siim Kallas Vice President of the European Commission Speech - Media statement/Press Room, Berlaymont, Brussels 9 December 2013 Good morning everybody, We all like to stay connected while we are travelling.
Speech - Connecting Europe: using transport to bring the Baltic region closer
04/12/2013
European Commission Siim Kallas Vice President of the European Commission Speech - Baltic Europe Intergroup/Brussels 4 December 2013 President, honourable members of the European Parliament, ladies and gentlemen It is a pleasure to be with you today in the European Parliament.
Speech - Using transport to make the most of Europe’s cities
04/12/2013
European Commission Siim Kallas Vice President of the European Commission Speech - POLIS conference/Brussels 4 December 2013 Ladies and gentlemen Europe is home to some of the world’s most successful and attractive cities. Eight of the top 20 most visited cities are European, measured by how much international visitors spend.
Developing safe, efficient and connected mobility 
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27/11/2013
Keynote speech at the FIA conference
Streamlining Europe’s supply chain: the way forward for logistics
07/11/2013
European Logistics Conference
Brussels
The European Dredging Industry: A Maritime Success Story [13 KB]
07/11/2013
EuDA 20th Anniversary Celebration
Building a competitive future for Europe’s ports
24/10/2013
Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU
Brussels
A new era for European transport: filling the gaps, joining East and West
17/10/2013
TEN-T Days 2013
Tallinn
Making the best and fairest use of Europe’s roads
16/09/2013
IRU-EU road transport conference
Vilnius
The Single European Sky: time to make the vision a reality
16/09/2013
Informal meeting of EU transport ministers
Vilnius
Speech - Transport’s potential in smart cities
05/09/2013
SPEECH/13/675
London, City Climate Leadership Awards
Speech: Making the most of alternative energy to drive transport forward
25/06/2013
SPEECH/13/569
Sustainable Energy Week, Brussels
Speech: Unleashing the potential of rail in the EU
18/06/2013
SPEECH/13/547
CER 25th anniversary, Brussels
Speech: Making Europe’s roads safer: the way ahead
17/06/2013
SPEECH/13/533
ETSC Road Safety PIN Conference, Brussels
Speech: Making the most of Europe’s ports to drive trade and growth
31/05/2013
SPEECH/13/488
Press Conference, Strasbourg
Liberalisation of air transport in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) [114 KB]
29/05/2013
Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) Roundtable on EU-US Cooperation on Transport Policy
Brussels
Speech: Electric mobility: the clean and competitive way ahead for European transport
27/05/2013
SPEECH/13/462
"Electric mobility going global" conference, Berlin
European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities, High Level Group meeting: Opening speech [15 KB]
14/05/2013
Brussels
The future of transatlantic aviation and the EU-US partnership: in decline, or ready to lead global business?
19/04/2013
SPEECH/13/340
International Aviation Club
Washington
Safer and More Environmental Lorries
15/04/2013
SPEECH/13/320
Statement on "Safer and More Environmental Lorries" at the EC Midday briefing
Brussels
The future of Europe’s waterways: steering a course ahead [141 KB]
10/04/2013
European Barge Union seminar – "Greening the corridors"
Brussels
Reducing serious injuries: the way forward to make Europe’s roads safer
28/03/2013
SPEECH/13/274
Road Transport Safety Conference on Serious Injuries
Dublin
European Railway Award (CER-UNIFE) [167 KB]
26/02/2013
Putting Europe’s railways on track for the future
Brussels
