"Mobility and Transport Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

Road safety: European Commission rewards effective initiatives and publishes 2020 figures on road fatalities (18/11/2021)

The European Commission hosted the annual Excellence in Road Safety Awards on 18 November, honouring work by the European Road Safety Charter's community of members to improve road safety in Europe. The Road Safety awards received nearly 100 nominations. The event took place ahead of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday 21 November. The Commission has also released the final figures for road fatalities in 2020. An estimated 18 800 persons were killed in a road crashes last year, a 17% decrease from the previous year. This indicates that in 2020, almost 4 000 fewer lives were lost on EU roads than in 2019.

European Commission seeks views on the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance (18/11/2021)

European Commission seeks views on the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance

Deadline extended: Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-group 3 "Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads" (18/11/2021)

Deadline extended: Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-group 3 "Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads"

Aviation: EU and Armenia sign aviation agreement (18/11/2021)

Aviation: EU and Armenia sign aviation agreement

October infringements package: key decisions (18/11/2021)

October infringements package: key decisions

European Commission welcomes launch of Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety 2021-2030 (18/11/2021)

European Commission welcomes launch of Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety 2021-2030

Zero emission public transport in Lyon (18/11/2021)

Zero emission public transport in Lyon

EU invests over EUR 1 billion in innovative projects to decarbonise the economy (18/11/2021)

EU invests over EUR 1 billion in innovative projects to decarbonise the economy

European Commission, EUROCONTROL and members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell examine the improvements made for air traffic (18/11/2021)

European Commission, EUROCONTROL and members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell examine the improvements made for air traffic

Green and blue energy in the spotlight at EUSEW 2021 (18/11/2021)

Green and blue energy in the spotlight at EUSEW 2021

Call for experts to assess Connecting Europe Facility proposals (18/11/2021)

Call for experts to assess Connecting Europe Facility proposals

Airspace delegation solution passes maturity tests with flying colours (18/11/2021)

Airspace delegation solution passes maturity tests with flying colours

EASA publishes Easy Access Rules for Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) (18/11/2021)

EASA publishes Easy Access Rules for Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA)

EASA Design Organisation Approval (DOA) & Certification Workshop 2021 webpage launched (18/11/2021)

EASA Design Organisation Approval (DOA) & Certification Workshop 2021 webpage launched

Seafarer Statistics in the EU - Statistical review (2019 data STCW-IS) (18/11/2021)

Seafarer Statistics in the EU - Statistical review (2019 data STCW-IS)

November 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report (18/11/2021)

November 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report

Industrial alliance (18/11/2021)

Industrial alliance

ConnectingEurope Express (18/11/2021)

ConnectingEurope Express

640 (18/11/2021)

More than 640 Mobility Actions were documented during the 2021 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK campaign. On 25 November, five of these remarkable activities will be highlighted in a webinar to encourage more efforts to promote sustainable urban mobility. Groups of people, NGOs, social partners, research/teaching institutions, local/national authorities, public institutions, and public/private enterprises can register their initiatives to promote sustainable urban mobility year-round.

EUROCONTROL Aviation Sustainability Summit (22/11/2021)

EUROCONTROL Aviation Sustainability Summit

Apron Management Services Webinar (23/11/2021)

Apron Management Services Webinar

ERA-ENISA Free webinar: Managing Cybersecurity Risks in Railways (25/11/2021)

ERA-ENISA Free webinar: Managing Cybersecurity Risks in Railways

Conference on European Missions (25/11/2021)

Conference on European Missions

Shift2Rail Innovation Days (09/12/2021)

Shift2Rail Innovation Days

Rail Baltica Hackathon 2021 (10/12/2021)

Rail Baltica Hackathon 2021

SESAR JU joins forces with European Startup Prize for Mobility to launch award on air mobility (08/10/2021)

SESAR JU joins forces with European Startup Prize for Mobility to launch award on air mobility

Call for evidence on the Revision of the Air Services Regulation (18/11/2021)

Call for evidence on the Revision of the Air Services Regulation

Pan-Baltic Hackathon 2021 with the aim to facilitate new ideas around the infrastructure of the future, linking people, nations and places (18/11/2021)

Pan-Baltic Hackathon 2021 with the aim to facilitate new ideas around the infrastructure of the future, linking people, nations and places

The 10th SUMP Award is now accepting applications (27/10/2021)

The 10th SUMP Award is now accepting applications

Applications for the EU Urban Road Safety Award are now open! (27/10/2021)

Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-group 3 "Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads" under the Expert Group on Road Infrastructure Safety (08/10/2021)

Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-group 3 "Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads" under the Expert Group on Road Infrastructure Safety

Aviation: EU and Qatar sign landmark aviation agreement (27/10/2021)

On 18 October, the European Union has signed a comprehensive air transport agreement with the State of Qatar, upgrading rules and standards for flights between Qatar and the EU. The agreement sets a new global benchmark by committing both sides to fair competition, and by including social and environmental protection. The signing means new opportunities for consumers, airlines and airports in Qatar and the EU. Qatar is an increasingly important aviation partner for the EU. It was the 15th largest extra-EU market in 2019 with 6.3 million passengers travelling between the EU and Qatar. Ensuring open and fair competition for air services between both is therefore crucial, also for routes between the EU and Asia.

Hack2Rail Demo Day on 29 October: Follow the finalists’ live pitches here (29/10/2021)

Hack2Rail Demo Day on 29 October: Follow the finalists’ live pitches here

Aviation: New Annual Monitoring Report 2020 assessing the performance of air navigation service providers released (28/10/2021)

Aviation: New Annual Monitoring Report 2020 assessing the performance of air navigation service providers released

Social protection for drivers: European Commission and European Labour Authority join Europe-wide enforcement action (27/10/2021)

Social protection for drivers: European Commission and European Labour Authority join Europe-wide enforcement action

Public consultation launched for 'A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a smart and sustainable unmanned aircraft eco-system in Europe' (27/10/2021)

Public consultation launched for 'A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a smart and sustainable unmanned aircraft eco-system in Europe'

Aviation: EU and Ukraine sign milestone aviation agreement (27/10/2021)

Aviation: EU and Ukraine sign milestone aviation agreement

New initiatives to increase the attractiveness of the transport sector (27/10/2021)

New initiatives to increase the attractiveness of the transport sector

Marine protection: EU signs up to updated regional action plan for a clean and healthy Baltic Sea The EU Digital COVID Certificate: a global standard with more than 591 million certificates (27/10/2021)

Marine protection: EU signs up to updated regional action plan for a clean and healthy Baltic Sea The EU Digital COVID Certificate: a global standard with more than 591 million certificates

SOUNDS: Status of the Underwater Noise from Shipping (27/10/2021)

SOUNDS: Status of the Underwater Noise from Shipping

EASA publishes practical scenario on crew skill decay to support the Return to Normal Operations Access City Award 2022 (27/10/2021)

EASA publishes practical scenario on crew skill decay to support the Return to Normal Operations Access City Award 2022

Transport carriers can now register for access to EU IT systems to verify passengers’ short-stay visa/travel authorisation before transporting them to Schengen area (27/10/2021)

Transport carriers can now register for access to EU IT systems to verify passengers’ short-stay visa/travel authorisation before transporting them to Schengen area

Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (27/10/2021)

Meaningful meeting with Federation of German Industries BDI President Siegfried Russwurm and BDI Director General Joachim Lang to talk about finding solutions to accelerate the agenda of our Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy #SSMS @Der_BDI

2020 will be the European Year of Youth (27/10/2021)

🎉2022 will be the #EuropeanYearOfYouth! Calling on all young Europeans to get on board! From our #EUYearofRail journey, we know you are ready for change! We need you to shape Europe’s future & our transition to a sustainable & smart #EUtransport system!👉https://europa.eu/!gWFjMC

22 (27/10/2021)

Currently, only 22 % of people working in the transport sector are women. Many girls do not consider a career path in transport because gender stereotypes and expectations lead them in a different professional direction. To encourage learners in primary and secondary schools to identify and question gender stereotypes and discover career opportunities in the transport sector, the European Commission has developed an Educational Toolkit.

Free webinar: European Data on Rails: the Linked Data Project (29/10/2021)

Free webinar: European Data on Rails: the Linked Data Project

COP26: European Union side events (01/11/2021)

COP26: European Union side events

European Rail Safety Days (03/11/2021)

European Rail Safety Days

Sustainable Transport Day of EU at COP26 (12/11/2021)

Sustainable Transport Day of EU at COP26

Apply online for the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards 2021! (08/10/2021)

Apply online for the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards 2021!

Connecting Europe Express reaches final destination after 20,000km journey (08/10/2021)

Yesterday, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South, and even visiting neighbours outside the EU. This train was specially put together for the occasion of the European Year of Rail 2021, aiming to raise awareness of the benefits of rail and the challenges which still need to be overcome. The train made over 120 stops, crossed 26 countries and 33 borders, travelling on three different gauges along the way. Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: "The Connecting Europe Express has been a rolling laboratory, revealing in real-time the many achievements of our Single European Rail Area and our TEN-T network to allow for seamless travel across our Union. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped us turn the Connecting Europe Express from an idea into reality, a packed and exciting itinerary, memorable meetings – of minds and persons – and a true flag-bearer for European rail." The final event in Paris was an opportunity to present the initial conclusions drawn during the unique train journey. First, for rail to unleash its potential, a true cross-border, modern, high-quality rail infrastructure is a basic requirement. Second, existing infrastructure must be better managed and its capacity improved. Third, greater pan-European coordination and common requirements are needed, and the Single European Rail Area must be enhanced. Fourth, rail needs to become more attractive to encourage more people and companies to choose rail.

Commissioner Vălean: Vaccination campaigns for seafarers best way to show our appreciation (08/10/2021)

Commissioner Vălean: Vaccination campaigns for seafarers best way to show our appreciation

Defence Union: further progress made towards military mobility in the EU (08/10/2021)

Defence Union: further progress made towards military mobility in the EU

September infringements package: key decisions (08/10/2021)

September infringements package: key decisions

EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Drones (08/10/2021)

EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Drones

EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Airworthiness and Environmental Certification (08/10/2021)

EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Airworthiness and Environmental Certification

EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft are assisting Spanish authorities in actively monitoring sulphur emissions from ships transiting the busy Strait of Gibraltar (08/10/2021)

EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft are assisting Spanish authorities in actively monitoring sulphur emissions from ships transiting the busy Strait of Gibraltar

Transforming concepts into prototypes: a SESAR JU project’s innovation story (08/10/2021)

Transforming concepts into prototypes: a SESAR JU project’s innovation story

#ConnectingEurope Express (08/10/2021)

#Rail connects people, cities and countries. It must continue to do so. Rail is the future of Europe. A conscious and responsible Europe, determined to build a carbon-neutral transport sector, to preserve our environment and the health of Europeans. #EUYearofRail @Transport_EU

Celebrating #WorldMaritimeDay (08/10/2021)

Celebrating #WorldMaritimeDay, we want to thank 🙏#seafarers 🌊for their sacrifices over the past 18 months, which ensured the arrival of everyday items in our homes and businesses. Listen to Anca talk about her experience. ▶️https://europa.eu/!rrD96V @IMOHQ

100 (08/10/2021)

On 29 September 2021, the European Commission launched five new ‘EU missions’, a new and innovative way of working together in research and innovation to improve the lives of people in Europe and beyond. One of the missions is to establish 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030. This means cleaner air, safer transport and less congestion for citizens. Each mission has a specific timeframe and budget tailored to its objective and implementation plan. Cities interested in applying can find out more below.

Virtual info day on CEF Transport call for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) (14/10/2021)

Virtual info day on CEF Transport call for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF)

Hack 2 Rail – Online hackathon (23/10/2021)

Hack 2 Rail – Online hackathon

Applications are open to take part in the Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Accelerator (08/10/2021)

Applications are open to take part in the Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Accelerator

DiscoverEU Application round (08/10/2021)

DiscoverEU Application round

Shift2Rail Newsletter (14/07/2021)

Shift2Rail Newsletter

European Year of Rail: the Connecting Europe Express has left the station (16/09/2021)

The ‘Connecting Europe Express’, a special train set up as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, left Lisbon station on 2 September. It will stop in more than 120 cities during its five-week journey, before arriving in Paris on 7 October. European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean said: "Rail has shaped our rich, common history. But, rail is also Europe’s future, our route to mitigating climate change and powering economic recovery from the pandemic, as we build a carbon-neutral transport sector. Over the coming weeks, the Connecting Europe Express will become a rolling conference, laboratory and forum for public debate on how to make rail the transport mode of choice for passengers and businesses alike. Please give us a warm welcome when we stop at a railway station near you." The Connecting Europe Express is the result of unique cooperation between the European Commission and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), European rail operators, infrastructure managers and numerous other partners at EU and local level.

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2021: safe and healthy with sustainable mobility (17/09/2021)

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2021: safe and healthy with sustainable mobility

€7 billion for key infrastructure projects: key missing links & green transport (17/09/2021)

€7 billion for key infrastructure projects: key missing links & green transport

EU Maritime transport: first environmental impact report acknowledges good progress towards sustainability and confirms that more effort is needed to prepare for rising demand (16/09/2021)

EU Maritime transport: first environmental impact report acknowledges good progress towards sustainability and confirms that more effort is needed to prepare for rising demand

Maritime safety – three directives under review (16/09/2021)

Maritime safety – three directives under review

September 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report (16/09/2021)

September 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report

Getting the most out of Europe’s airspace (16/09/2021)

Getting the most out of Europe’s airspace

#ConnectingEurope Express (16/09/2021)

Today the #ConnectingEurope Express began its five week journey across the continent. See you along the route! #EUYearofRail http://connectingeuropeexpress.eu @Transport_EU

EU maritime transport (16/09/2021)

❗️ Just published ❗️ @EMSA_LISBON and @EUEnvironment report: ✅new info on environmental impact of EU maritime transport sector 🌊 ✅presents sustainability progress & challenges ahead #EMTER ▶️http://www.emsa.europa.eu/newsroom/press-releases/item/4518-eu-maritime-transport.html

100,000 (17/09/2021)

Sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) is a strategic and integrated approach to dealing with the complexity of urban transport. As part of the SUMPs-Up project, funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020, Rupprecht Consult has compiled a Topic Guide, ‘Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Smaller Cities and Towns’. This guide aims to support cities with a population of lower than 100,000, which are much less likely to develop Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans than their larger counterparts, and which are also underrepresented in good practice databases and the community of experts.

#ConnectingEurope Express (02/09/2021)

#ConnectingEurope Express

European Mobility Week (16/09/2021)

European Mobility Week

ROADPOAL Safety Days (16/09/2021)

ROADPOAL Safety Days

14th International Railway Fair (21/09/2021)

14th International Railway Fair

World Maritime Day (30/09/2021)

World Maritime Day

Deadline extended: Call for applications for the selection of members of the informal Expert Group on drones (20/09/2021)

Deadline extended: Call for applications for the selection of members of the informal Expert Group on drones

Sustainable transport – new urban mobility framework (01/07/2021)

Sustainable transport – new urban mobility framework

Contingency plan for transport (28/09/2021)

Contingency plan for transport

Fees & charges payable to the EU Agency for Railways – updated rules (30/09/2021)

Fees & charges payable to the EU Agency for Railways – updated rules

Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021 (30/09/2021)

Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021

Monitoring CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles – new requirement to report number of powered axles (05/10/2021)

Monitoring CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles – new requirement to report number of powered axles

DiscoverEU Application round (26/10/2021)

DiscoverEU Application round

European Green Deal: Commission proposes transformation of EU economy and society to meet climate ambitions (14/07/2021)

Today, the European Commission adopted a broad set of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality. With today’s proposals, the Commission is presenting the legislative tools to deliver on the targets agreed in the European Climate Law and fundamentally transform our economy and society for a fair, green and prosperous future.

European Commission and FAA Reaffirm Commitment to Build Safer, More Sustainable Aviation System (14/07/2021)

European Commission and FAA Reaffirm Commitment to Build Safer, More Sustainable Aviation System

Making the most of the EU Digital COVID Certificates in aviation: Recommendations and guidance for Member States (14/07/2021)

Making the most of the EU Digital COVID Certificates in aviation: Recommendations and guidance for Member States

Day of the Seafarer 2021 (14/07/2021)

Day of the Seafarer 2021

Future-proofing European inland waterway transport - NAIADES III action plan (14/07/2021)

Future-proofing European inland waterway transport - NAIADES III action plan

Commission to invest €14.7 billion from Horizon Europe for a healthier, greener and more digital Europe (14/07/2021)

Commission to invest €14.7 billion from Horizon Europe for a healthier, greener and more digital Europe

Lyon-Turin rail link invests more than €3 billion (14/07/2021)

Lyon-Turin rail link invests more than €3 billion

PRIME presents fourth benchmarking report covering 2012-2019 (14/07/2021)

PRIME presents fourth benchmarking report covering 2012-2019

July 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report (14/07/2021)

July 2021 - COVID-19 Impact on Shipping Report

Delivering the #EUGreenDeal (14/07/2021)

Delivering the #EUGreenDeal

#LyonTurin base tunnel (14/07/2021)

📣NEWS –agreement reached for more than €3 billion EU IT FR investment for the excavation of 80% of the #LyonTurin base tunnel, one of the longest in the world. Main #TEN_T crossing point for IT-FR traffic, contributing to #EUGreenDeal #ConnectingEurope. 👉hhttps://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news/lyon-turin-rail-link-invests-more-eu3-billion-2021-07-07_en

€39.4 million (14/07/2021)

The EU is continuing in its support of safe and green transport by granting €39.4 million to 8 projects that will contribute towards the goal of making the transport sector more environmentally performant by facilitating the use of alternative fuels as well as improving safety and sustainability of European rail transport. The projects have been selected under the Connecting Europe Facility an instrument specifically designed to mix private financing with EU support.

Award competition: ETC and Eurail award for the best tourism campaigns as part of 2021 European Year of Rail (18/06/2021)

Award competition: ETC and Eurail award for the best tourism campaigns as part of 2021 European Year of Rail

Calling young scientists: Applications open for the SESAR Young Scientist Award 2021 (18/06/2021)

Calling young scientists: Applications open for the SESAR Young Scientist Award 2021

EU Access City Award (18/06/2021)

EU Access City Award

Horizon Europe: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes (24/06/2021)

Horizon Europe: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes

Aviation: ASEAN and the EU conclude the world’s first bloc-to-bloc Air Transport Agreement (17/06/2021)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) and its Member States concluded negotiations on the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (AE CATA) at the Extraordinary ASEAN-EU Senior Transport Officials Meeting held virtually on 2 June 2021. The AE CATA is the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement and will bolster connectivity and economic development among the 37 member states of ASEAN and the EU. Under the agreement, airlines of ASEAN and the EU will have greater opportunities to operate passenger and cargo services between and beyond both regions. ASEAN and the EU airlines will be able to fly any number of services between both regions. In addition, airlines will be able to fly up to 14 weekly passenger services, and any number of cargo services via and beyond, to any third country. The Agreement will help rebuild air connectivity between ASEAN and Europe, which has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

European Commission welcomes provisional agreement on EU road charging rules (18/06/2021)

European Commission welcomes provisional agreement on EU road charging rules

10th SUMP Award – Call for applications open! (18/06/2021)

10th SUMP Award – Call for applications open!

June infringements package: key decisions (17/06/2021)

June infringements package: key decisions

Call for Expression of Interest to participate in the EU Domestic Advisory Group of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement (18/06/2021)

Call for Expression of Interest to participate in the EU Domestic Advisory Group of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement

Evaluation confirms TEN-T policy’s support for infrastructure helping EU achieve transport policy objectives (17/06/2021)

Evaluation confirms TEN-T policy’s support for infrastructure helping EU achieve transport policy objectives

Aviation Safety: Commission adopts new EU Air Safety List (17/06/2021)

Aviation Safety: Commission adopts new EU Air Safety List

EU Digital COVID Certificate: EU Gateway goes live with seven countries one month ahead of deadline (17/06/2021)

EU Digital COVID Certificate: EU Gateway goes live with seven countries one month ahead of deadline

EASA and ECDC update air travel guidelines to complement EU Digital COVID Certificates (17/06/2021)

EASA and ECDC update air travel guidelines to complement EU Digital COVID Certificates

SESAR to demonstrate space-enabled air traffic control (17/06/2021)

SESAR to demonstrate space-enabled air traffic control

European partnership to open cities’ airspace to drones for the first time (17/06/2021)

European partnership to open cities’ airspace to drones for the first time

Council adopts conclusions on ‘Putting Rail at the Forefront of Smart and Sustainable Mobility’ (17/06/2021)

Council adopts conclusions on ‘Putting Rail at the Forefront of Smart and Sustainable Mobility’

New CIVITAS publication reveals tested and effective sustainable mobility solutions (17/06/2021)

New CIVITAS publication reveals tested and effective sustainable mobility solutions

SingleEuropeanSky (17/06/2021)

I welcome the strong @EP_Transport vote on #SingleEuropeanSky today & its clear support & ambition to reform the #ATM sector. I count on @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil to work constructively to achieve a much-needed reform for the benefit of citizens, the ✈️industry & the environment.

New Urban Mobility Initiative (18/06/2021)

📣Don’t miss our first #UrbanMobility Initiative stakeholder workshop TODAY organised together w/ @EU_CoR Have your say on urban mobility policy & priorities addressed at 🇪🇺 level & on specific actions to be included in our upcoming initiative🚶🚴🚎 ▶ https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/news/2021-05-25-urban-mobility-workshops_en

2100 (18/06/2021)

Of all types of road user, cyclist are the only type where there has been no decline in fatalities since 2010. The number of cyclist fatalities has fluctuated between 1,900 and 2,100 since 2010. Although there are no data available at EU level on the trend in cycling kilometres travelled, it is widely recognized that cycling gas increased in popularity over the decade. This may partly explain the stagnation in levels of cyclist fatalities together with other factors such as insufficient investment in safe cycling infrastructure.

New Urban Mobility Initiative: Five consultation workshops for stakeholders in June (14/06/2021)

New Urban Mobility Initiative: Five consultation workshops for stakeholders in June

58th ETCR Summer Course on EU Transport Policy & Railway Affairs (23/06/2021)

58th ETCR Summer Course on EU Transport Policy & Railway Affairs

Committee of the Regions: Towards a multimodal Adriatic-Ionian route connected to the Tyrrhenian sea (23/06/2021)

Committee of the Regions: Towards a multimodal Adriatic-Ionian route connected to the Tyrrhenian sea

U.S. – E.U Safe and Sustainable Aviation Webinar (30/06/2021)

U.S. – E.U Safe and Sustainable Aviation Webinar

ERA Webinar: Progress on Safety towards SERA: Issues and Actions for Railways in Europe (30/06/2021)

ERA Webinar: Progress on Safety towards SERA: Issues and Actions for Railways in Europe

Call for applications for the selection of members of the informal Expert Group on drones (18/06/2021)

Call for applications for the selection of members of the informal Expert Group on drones

26 countries in 36 days: unveiling the Connecting Europe Express timetable (19/05/2021)

Devised by the European Commission as part of the European Year of Rail, and made possible by unprecedented industry collaboration, the Connecting Europe Express will cross the continent this autumn. The special train will demonstrate – in real time – the power of rail to connect people and businesses, and the importance of EU infrastructure policy in making this possible. The route was announced on 9 May, on Europe Day, as Europe celebrated peace and unity, and the close links that have been built over the years – cultural, economic and physical. The Connecting Europe Express will be able to explore many of those physical links. Beginning its journey on 2 September in Lisbon and stopping in more than 70 cities in 26 countries, the train will link the Portuguese, Slovenian and French Presidencies of the Council of the EU, arriving in Paris on 7 October.

New Urban Mobility Initiative: Five consultation workshops for stakeholders in June (28/05/2021)

New Urban Mobility Initiative: Five consultation workshops for stakeholders in June

European Commission welcomes adoption of new rail passenger rights (19/05/2021)

The European Parliament took the final step to modernising rail passenger rights within the EU.

Register for the 2021 European Mobility Week (19/05/2021)

Register for the 2021 European Mobility Week

EU and ASEAN continue discussing challenges and opportunities of Intelligent Transport Systems (28/05/2021)

Link tbc

Launch of the REGIOSTARS Awards 2021 (28/05/2021)

Launch of the REGIOSTARS Awards 2021

6th UN Global Road Safety Week 2021 (28/05/2021)

6th UN Global Road Safety Week 2021

German rail summit: President von der Leyen highlights importance of cross-border rail (28/05/2021)

German rail summit: President von der Leyen highlights importance of cross-border rail

Maritime Transport and the COVID-19 Crew Change Crisis: A Tool to Support Human Rights Due Diligence (28/05/2021)

Maritime Transport and the COVID-19 Crew Change Crisis: A Tool to Support Human Rights Due Diligence

European Green Deal: Developing a sustainable blue economy in the European Union (28/05/2021)

European Green Deal: Developing a sustainable blue economy in the European Union

EASA publishes results of first study on citizens’ acceptance of Urban Air Mobility (28/05/2021)

EASA publishes results of first study on citizens’ acceptance of Urban Air Mobility

EMSA and ECDC: COVID-19 Guidance for Cruise Ship Operations (28/05/2021)

EMSA and ECDC: COVID-19 Guidance for Cruise Ship Operations

EASA and EUROCONTROL:joint guideline on vaccinations of air traffic controllers and operational staff (28/05/2021)

EASA and EUROCONTROL:joint guideline on vaccinations of air traffic controllers and operational staff

Commissioners corner (28/05/2021)

Athus terminal

Rail summit (28/05/2021)

Rail summit

Figure of the month (28/05/2021)

In line with the ambitious goals set out in the EU Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the EU is preparing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, and make the EU climate-neutral by 2050.

EU green week (31/05/2021)

EU green week

How will young Europeans #DiscoverEU while polluting less? (03/06/2021)

How will young Europeans #DiscoverEU while polluting less?

#ConnectingEurope Expres (02/09/2021)

#ConnectingEurope Expres

Call for applications for the selection of experts for the 'Performance Review Body of the Single European Sky' (PRB) (31/05/2021)

Deadline: 7/06/2021

Call for tenders: Framework Contract for the Provision of Services and Equipment in the field of Audio-visual and Conference Technology (AV&C-3) (31/05/2021)

Deadline: 11/06/2021

Award competition: ETC and Eurail award for the best tourism campaigns as part of 2021 European Year of Rail (31/05/2021)

Deadline: 31/08/2021

Calling young scientists: Applications open for the SESAR Young Scientist Award 2021 (31/05/2021)

Deadline: 05/09/2021

Road safety: 4000 fewer people lost their lives on EU roads in 2020 as death rate falls to all time low (29/04/2021)

On 20 April 2021, the European Commission published preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2020. An estimated 18 800 people were killed in a road crash last year, an unprecedented annual fall of 17% on 2019. This means almost 4 000 fewer people lost their lives on EU roads in 2020 compared to 2019. Lower traffic volumes, as the result of the Covid-19 pandemic, had a clear, though unmeasurable, impact on the number of road fatalities. Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: “With almost 4 000 fewer deaths on EU roads in 2020 compared to 2019, our roads remain the safest in the world. Still, we are behind our target for the last decade and joint action is needed to prevent a return to pre-COVID levels. In our Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, we have reiterated our commitment to implementing the EU road safety strategy and bringing down the death toll for all modes of transport close to zero.”

Roadmap on new EU urban mobility framework published (29/04/2021)

New appointments in the Senior Management team of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (29/04/2021)

Drones: Commission adopts new rules and conditions for safe, secure and green drone operations (29/04/2021)

Bilbao, Grenoble, Lilienthal, and Mönchengladbach win European sustainable mobility awards (29/04/2021)

Statement by the Wise Persons Group on the future of the Single European Sky (29/04/2021)

“Now or Never” for Single European Sky (29/04/2021)

Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission proposes new rules and actions for excellence and trust in Artificial Intelligence (29/04/2021)

European Commission supports 12 more sustainable and safe transport infrastructure projects in Europe with over €72 million (29/04/2021)

Sustainable Urban Mobility Awards (29/04/2021)

👏 Congratulations to Bilbao, Grenoble, Lilienthal, and Mönchengladbach – 🏆 winners of the 2020 #mobilityweek, #SUMP, and #UrbanRoadSafety Awards! Remarkable efforts in building a mobility system for future generations that is smart, resilient, and sustainable.

Smart & Sustainable Mobility Strategy (29/04/2021)

4 months ago today, we presented the Smart & Sustainable #MobilityStrategy - our vision for: ✔️ Sustainable mobility for zero emissions ✔️ Smart mobility for seamless and safe connectivity ✔️ Resilient mobility Check out the work programme: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/mobilitystrategy_en

U-Space package (29/04/2021)

The European Commission adopted on 22 April 2021 the U-space package – three regulations that together create the conditions necessary for both drones and manned aircraft to operate safely in the section of our airspace known as the U-space. These regulations introduce new services for drone operators, allowing them to carry out more complex and longer-distance operations, particularly in congested, low-level airspace, below 120m, and when out of sight.

Shifting freight to rail: on track for a greener future (12/05/2021)

THE PEP Vienna 2021 – Fifth High-level Ministerial Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment (17/05/2021)

How rail freight helps achieving climate goals (20/05/2021)

EU green week (01/06/2021)

How will young Europeans #DiscoverEU while polluting less? (03/06/2021)

Call for tenders: SESAR JU Awards 2021 (22/03/2021)

Revised continuously open call: ESSF additional members sub-groups (17/03/2021)

Public consultation "Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) - revised guidelines" (23/02/2021)

REGIOSTARS Awards (09/02/2021)

Vacancy for one post of Financial Business Partner (Contract Agent – FGIII) in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (29/04/2021)

Call for tenders EMSA: Framework Contract for the provision of near-shore oil pollution response equipment (29/04/2021)

Call for tenders EMSA: Lightweight RPAS Services Supporting Pollution Response and Multipurpose Maritime Surveillance (07/04/2021)

Open call for tenders: Framework Contract for the Provision of Services and Equipment in the field of Audio-visual and Conference Technology (AV&C-3) (29/04/2021)

Award competition: ETC and Eurail award for the best rail tourism campaigns as part of 2021 European Year of Rail (04/02/2021)

Hop on the Connecting Europe Express (09/04/2021)

The Connecting Europe Express, one of the European Year of Rail 2021’s most emblematic initiative was presented on 29 March 2021, during the official European Year of Rail kick-off conference, organised in cooperation with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU. As of September, the Connecting Europe Express will travel across the EU and stop in most European capitals to promote the many benefits of rail – for passengers, freight and the environment. The project will also raise awareness of the importance of financing sustainable infrastructure such as rail, and EU support for such investment, including through the agreed new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), worth €33.7 billion, as part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. The train’s journey is possible thanks to good cooperation between European rail operators and infrastructure managers.

Welcome CINEA (09/04/2021)

Updated overview of the State aid rules and public service obligations rules applicable to the air and maritime transport sector during the COVID-19 outbreak (09/04/2021)

European Commission announces sustainable mobility award nominees (09/04/2021)

New maritime transport dialogue launched between the EU and ASEAN (09/04/2021)

Coast guard cooperation: 3 EU Agencies strengthen cooperation in support of Member States (09/04/2021)

TRIMIS digest: Forecasting the impacts of climate change in inland waterways (09/04/2021)

EMSA provides enhanced surveillance capacities for Romanian border authorities in the Black Sea (09/04/2021)

Publication of a white paper on Cybersecurity in Railways (09/04/2021)

Shift2Rail: 1st release of formal methods prototype for quality improvement of the standardisation process (09/04/2021)

EASA publishes the latest Safety Information Bulletin - Operational Recommendations on the vaccination of aircrew (09/04/2021)

Large-scale demonstrations on urban air mobility to take off in France, Italy, Spain and UK (09/04/2021)

#EUYearofRail (09/04/2021)

EU 💚 🚂 Yesterday, we kicked off the #EUYearofRail, today @2021PortugalEU invited EU #Transport Ministers to discuss concrete steps how to strengthen rail & put our #EUGreenDeal into practice! Commissioner @AdinaValean joined the inisterial debate & shared her views

Passenger Locator Forms (09/04/2021)

Passenger Locator Forms can help identify who sat near someone with #Coronavirus during a journey. 🤔 We want to hear your views on the safe exchange of personal data related to passengers identified through these forms for effective #contact #tracing

European Mobility Week in 2020 (09/04/2021)

2945 towns and cities registered for the European Mobility Week in 2020 despite COVID-19, marking 2020 as the second most successful year to date. The finalists of the European Mobility Week Awards were revealed on 22 March 2021. All awards recognise remarkable activities carried out in 2020. The shortlisted cities were selected by an independent panel of mobility and transport experts, and the four winners will be announced during an online award ceremony, on 19 April 2021.

Free webinar: Railways in the World (15/04/2021)

European Commission announces sustainable mobility award winners (19/04/2021)

3rd European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving – EUCAD 2021 (20/04/2021)

EU Road Safety - Results conference (20/04/2021)

OTIF Bulletin (23/02/2021)

European Commission welcomes agreement on the Connecting Europe Facility to fund greener, more sustainable and digital transport (18/03/2021)

The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proposal, worth €33.7 billion, as part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. The CEF programme supports investment in Europe's transport, energy and digital infrastructure networks. It will support the goals of the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy laying the foundations for how the EU transport system can achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient to future crises. As outlined in the European Green Deal, the result will be a 90% cut in emissions by 2050, delivered by a smart, competitive, safe, accessible and affordable transport system. It will also prioritise environmentally friendly transport modes such as rail, and the deployment of charging points for vehicles using alternative fuels.

Coronavirus: Commission proposes a Digital Green Certificate (18/03/2021)

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy for the Aviation Sector (18/03/2021)

Report on EU-wide alternative fuels infrastructure deployment – increased level of ambition, but still no comprehensive and complete network across EU (18/03/2021)

Evaluation confirms positive impact of Directive on harmonised river information services (18/03/2021)

Urban Mobility Package: Evaluation confirms importance of adapting urban mobility planning to today’s technological, social, political, environmental, and health-related reality (18/03/2021)

EASA issues guidelines for management of drone incidents at airports (18/03/2021)

EMSA: Covid-19 – Impact on Shipping Report (18/03/2021)

Women in aviation: an untapped resource (18/03/2021)

Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking proposed by the European Commission to the Council and Parliament (18/03/2021)

European Year of Rail 2021 (18/03/2021)

The objective for me this year is to see rail become the driving force it once was: This traditional transport mode, enabler of the industrial revolution, could now play a central role in yet another fundamental transformation: one that will lead us to a sustainable, emission-free transport system.

EU Year of Rail (18/03/2021)

Together with @2021PortugalEU, we are officially kicking off the #EUYearofRail with a live stream from Lisbon to discuss the benefits of #rail for travellers, economy & the environment. 29 March 2-5pm. Join us on https://t.co/kzJFus4jRN

Women in transport (18/03/2021)

Only 22% of transport workers are women. The Commission will continue to work hard to ensure equality is integral in all our initiatives, at all stages, & support the “More Women in Transport – Platform for Change” to increase the number of women in transport.

European Year of Rail Launch event (29/03/2021)

Call for proposals: Programme Support Action (PSA) for the implementation of a Coordination mechanism to federate the National Access Points established under the ITS Directive (2010/40/EU) (11/12/2020)

Call for applications for the selection of members of the Expert Group on posting of drivers (02/03/2021)

A Road Transport Strategy for Europe (05/04/2017)

Aviation Strategy (05/04/2017)