"Mobility and Transport Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

Commissioners Bulc and Arias Cañete welcome the IMO agreement on CO2 reductions in the maritime sector (13/04/2018)

Following the agreement reached on Friday at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on an initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc and Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action Miguel Arias Cañete issued a statement.

Road Safety: Data show improvements in 2017 but renewed efforts are needed for further substantial progress (10/04/2018)

Action Plan on military mobility: EU takes steps towards a Defence Union (28/03/2018)

TEN-T Days 2018 (17/04/2018)

Vienna, Igoumenitsa and Turda take home European sustainable mobility awards (21/03/2018)

95 new proposals submitted for Horizon 2020 transport funding (06/04/2018)

Fuel cell for railway – FCH JU & Shift2Rail JU launch a new study (19/03/2018)

EU4SmartVillages (13/04/2018)

#EU4SmartVillages initiative 4 #EU rural areas is in full action today w/ @MiroCerar @PhilHoganEU @Franc_Bogovic @szanyitibor in🇸🇮. Sustainable mobility, physical&digital connectivity,smart logistic solutions are key to support eco development of rural areas&social inclusion.

How is your country performing? (10/04/2018)

How is your country performing? Find out more on the 2017 #RoadSafety figures: http://europa.eu/!GP76Gf

Greenhouse gas emission reduction target (13/04/2018)

A greenhouse gas emission reduction target of international shipping of at least 50% by 2050 was adopted at the IMO on Friday 13 April 2017

Amendment to Regulation No 1371/2007 on rail passengers' rights and obligations (17/04/2018)

Transport Research Arena 2018 (Vienna, Austria) (16/04/2018)

Stakeholder workshop Evaluation of the ITS Directive – 23 April 2018 (23/04/2018)

TEN-T Days 2018 (Ljubljana, Slovenia) (25/04/2018)

Parliament votes to modernise training for professional drivers (13/03/2018)

The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted the proposal improving the training of professional drivers during its plenary session on Tuesday. We had proposed to enhance rules on professional drivers' training to improve road safety standards in February 2017. Following the vote in Parliament, the Council is expected to formally adopt the Directive in June.

Commission adopts new rules for the operation of air balloons (13/03/2018)

The EU in 2017 – General Report published (16/03/2018)

March infringements package: key decisions (08/03/2018)

Shift2Rail launches the Women in Rail Research & Innovation Award (08/03/2018)

EU responds to ICAO's consultation on CORSIA, the global market-based mechanism towards carbon neutral growth (06/03/2018)

TEN-T Days 2018 (14/03/2018)

The @EU_Commission fosters jobs & growth in the #EUTransport sector by strategic investments! Find out about EU #funding for transport infrastructure during #TEN_TDays #investEU

Women in transport (07/03/2018)

Transport is not (yet) a gender-balanced sector in Europe. Therefore, the objective of the #WomeninTransport - EU Platform for change is to strengthen equal opportunities for women & men in the transport sector http://europa.eu/!Hj33Ty #IWD2018

Motorways (16/03/2018)

75820 km is the total length of motorways in the EU (2015). Find more EU transport figures in our pocketbook.

Patchwork of low-emission zones (16/03/2018)

Vacancies for posts in Shift2Rail (16/03/2018)

Call for Applications for UIA Experts (Urban Innovative Actions) (05/03/2018)

Call for Proposals: 2017 CEF Transport - Single European Sky – SESAR (€290 million) (06/10/2017)

Call for Proposals: 2017 CEF Transport – Blending Call 2017 (€1.35 billion) (08/02/2017)

Call for proposals: Horizon 2020 – Smart, green and integrated transport (24/11/2017)

High-level Conference on European Multimodal Freight Transport – for Better Transport Connectivity (20/03/2018)

Workshops at Intertraffic Amsterdam (20/03/2018)

Webinar: U.S. and European Examples of Gaining Insights from Freight Data (27/03/2018)

Joint Statement - Transport: EU and Ukraine to intensify cooperation (21/02/2018)

TEN-T European Coordinators Bodewig and Secchi present progress report on innovative financing to European Parliament (26/02/2018)

Announcement of sustainable mobility award nominees (27/02/2018)

We revealed just last week the finalists of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award and the Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP). The EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award showcases local authorities that demonstrate significant efforts in promoting sustainable urban mobility, while the SUMP Award recognises outstanding sustainable urban mobility planning.

Connecting Europe Facility on track to deliver results (13/02/2018)

Urban transport roadmaps: a web-based tool to help cities develop sustainable mobility strategies (09/02/2018)

Commissioner Bulc at the Lithuanian Parliament (05/03/2018)

The road is long, and it will still take time, but the vision, of a fully connected, multimodal, integrated and zero-emission Single Transport Area for Europe, one that is connected to the rest of the world, is taking shape. With your support, I am convinced we will get there, and the mobility package will be a success.

Year of Multimodality (20/02/2018)

We'll discuss better use of existing capacities in #EUtransport & improving efficiency of the logistics chains in #Sofia. Register now for the #EUMultimodalityYear event w/ @Bulc_EU @EU2018BG http://europa.eu/!wt68NM

500th Citizens' Dialogue (05/03/2018)

Commissioner Bulc will attend the 500th dialogue of this Commission in Covilhã, Portugal on Tuesday

Digitalised electronic documents for cross-border transport (05/03/2018)

Public consultation on EU funds in the area of strategic infrastructure (post-2020 MFF) (10/01/2018)

Vacancy for a post of Assistant (FGII) in Shift2Rail (28/02/2018)

Vacancy for 2 posts of Seconded National Experts in Shift2Rail (31/01/2018)

Call for tender: Further development of the technical and analytical framework for best practice benchmarking of the rail infrastructure managers (21/02/2018)

Maritime Transport (19/01/2018)

Last change to register to the High-level Conference on Multimodality (05/03/2018)

2018 – Year of Multimodality (09/02/2018)

We are committed to reducing CO2 emissions, congestion and air pollution to improve the quality of life of European citizens and to reach the goals set by the Paris Agreement. At the same time, we want to ensure that European transport is safe and our industry remains competitive on the global market. To support these aims Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called for 2018 to be the "Year of Multimodality" - a year during which we will raise the importance of multimodality for the EU transport system.

EU & Singapore sign One-Stop Security Arrangement (06/02/2018)

Maritime transport: LNG bunkering guidance for port authorities and administrations (06/02/2018)

SESAR launches call to establish U-space demonstrators across Europe (31/01/2018)

January infringements package: key decisions (25/01/2018)

Plastic Strategy: New proposal on port reception facilities to tackle marine litter (16/01/2018)

EASA Preliminary Air Safety overview (19/01/2018)

204 proposals submitted for Horizon 2020 transport funding (01/02/2018)

New transport projects selected for Horizon 2020 funding (23/01/2018)

EU Urban Agenda: provide your feedback on Digital Transition, Circular Economy & Urban Mobility (06/02/2018)

Urban transport roadmaps: web-based tool to help cities develop sustainable mobility strategies (09/02/2018)

EU Multimodality Year (05/02/2018)

#EUMultimodalityYear : one of our key focus are is #digitalisation w/ emphasis on electronic transport documents proposal, digital corridor information systems & multimodal travel information & ticketing. Learn more: http://europa.eu/!Hh83rH #EUtransport

First hydrogen fuel bus (31/01/2018)

In 2016, the first hydrogen fuel cell bus 🚌 went into regular service in the Gelderland region 🇳🇱. It only emits water 💧, which improves air quality & it's also almost completely silent. Hymove developed the technology for the bus w/ #InvestEU support. http://europa.eu/!Qu78Ut

Zero (09/02/2018)

Preliminary results of 2017 indicate there were no fatal accidents or fatalities in large commercial aeroplane operations among the 32 EASA Member States

The impact of speed bumps on medical emergencies (09/02/2018)

Public consultation: Improving passenger railway security (08/12/2017)

Deadline: 16 February 2018

Call for Proposals: Shift2Rail (09/02/2018)

All initiatives open for feedback (29/09/2017)

Proposal for a new directive on port reception facilities to tackle marine litter (19/01/2018)

On Tuesday we adopted the first-ever Europe wide strategy on plastics. New rules on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships will influence in particular the maritime sector. The new rules address sea-based sources of marine litter including plastic household waste from ships and derelict fishing gear with measures to ensure that this waste is not discharged at sea, but landed in ports to adequate waste reception facilities.

Aviation Strategy: EU agrees to safer skies and EU-wide rules for drones (16/01/2018)

Launch of the Atlas of the Sky, an air transport thematic atlas (08/01/2018)

The United States and the European Union Agree to Expand Cooperation in the areas of Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management Modernisation (13/12/2017)

Shift2Rail publishes and launches the Call for Proposals 2018 for railway research and innovation (12/01/2018)

Road Safety newsletter 29: "Road safety strategies and action plans in the EU" (16/01/2018)

Vacancy for a post of Head of Research and Innovation (Temporary Agent- AD9) at Shift2Rail (21/12/2017)

Port of Hamburg (07/12/2017)

@PortofHamburg big port with a big vision! Digitalisation, efficient port management and close bonds with local community are essential for the competitiveness of European ports!

Atlas of the Sky (08/01/2018)

Do you like planes? Check out our Atlas of the Sky: http://europa.eu/!pV64VY #avgeek #aviationstrategyEU ✈️

Waste (19/01/2018)

An estimated 300,000 tonnes less of waste will be discharged into the sea through the Port Reception Facility proposal.

Driverless cars (21/12/2017)

Stakeholder workshop Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (23/01/2018)

2017 CEF Transport Blending call virtual info day (23/01/2018)

Update of the EU Air Safety List (30/11/2017)

EU invests €1 billion in transport network development (30/11/2017)

We have selected 39 transport projects for EU co-funding of €1 billion, which will unlock a total of €4.5 billion of public and private co-financing. This investment is being made under the Connecting Europe Facility, the EU fund supporting infrastructure networks, and combines - for the first time - EU grants with financing from the European Investment Bank, National Promotional Banks and private banks The selected projects will upgrade Europe's rail network, further develop alternative fuels infrastructure and pave the way for zero emission water transport. In doing so, the Commission is firmly delivering on its Clean Mobility Package of 8 November.

Aviation Strategy for Europe: Commission strengthens aviation ties with China (08/12/2017)

Aviation: EU concludes negotiations with Tunisia for a new aviation agreement (11/12/2017)

December infringements package: key decisions (07/12/2017)

Horizon Prize: Improved mobility for older people - €2 million (11/12/2017)

Faster Berlin-Munich rail line inaugurated (08/12/2017)

EFSI: EIB provides EUR 500 million loan to ÖBB-Personenverkehr (01/12/2017)

Juncker Plan in France: signature of first green financing in maritime sector (12/12/2017)

EU-funded FREVUE project wins UK National Air Quality Award (24/11/2017)

Women in Rail – 1st edition of Shift2Rail Newsletter (11/12/2017)

SESAR JU's (Single European Sky ATM Research) E-News (29/11/2017)

Transport Council (05/12/2017)

Discussion on the #mobilityEU Package at #TTECouncil: Great to see positive progress on the Mobility Package and efforts to modernise road-charging.

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (30/11/2017)

€1 billion of EU funding will develop infrastructure for electric cars, modernise our air traffic management, improve rail links. We are moving tow/ds 0 emissions! http://europa.eu/!yb93nB #investEU #mobilityEU

Connecting Europe Facility call (12/12/2017)

39 transport projects were selected under the latest Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) call. This increases the number of CEF co-funded projects to 641.

Electric car fleet - forecast (24/11/2017)

Public consultation on specifications for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (10/11/2017)

Deadline: 5 January 2018

Public consultation on Reporting formalities for ships (European Maritime Single Window environment) (10/11/2017)

Deadline: 18 January 2018

Public consultation survey on electronic documents for freight carriage (10/11/2017)

Deadline: 18 January 2018

Horizon 2020 Transport Info day (13/12/2017)

Transport Research Arena – TRA 2018 (16/04/2018)

Transport infographics (05/04/2017)

2017 Eastern Partnership Summit: Stronger together (24/11/2017)

The 5th Eastern Partnership Summit took place on Friday. In the margins of the Summit, a number of agreements were taken forward, including a Common Aviation Area Agreement with Armenia; and the extension of the EU's Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) network. The EU and partner countries agreed on the indicative maps extending the TEN-T core network to the Eastern Partner countries, as a basis to enhance transport connectivity and the identification of common infrastructure priorities.

Aviation: EU concludes negotiations with Armenia for a new aviation agreement (24/11/2017)

Commissioner Bulc and EESC President Georges Dassis launch platform for equal opportunities in the transport sector (27/11/2017)

VitalNodes: New EU network to support freight delivery in TEN-T urban nodes (27/11/2017)

First direct financing under EFSI in Slovenia (DARS electronic tolling system) (16/11/2017)

EU funding for alternative fuel deployment (21/11/2017)

Drones: Commission coordinates sector-wide efforts to offer commercial services in 2019 (22/11/2017)

EU to support alternative fuel infrastructure in Belgium and the Netherlands (22/11/2017)

EU to invest over €800 million in Polish transport infrastructure (24/11/2017)

Women in transport (27/11/2017)

Women in Transport conference: launching the #EU Platform for Change to help increase female employment & equal opportunities in #EUTransport sector. If both men and women strive for gender equality, our societies will flourish at all levels.

Helsinki Declaration (22/11/2017)

Helsinki Declaration: Legal framework, investments and effective standard setting - three priority areas to enable the #drone services market: http://europa.eu/!Ch49Dj #drone2017 @EASA @SESAR_JU @Trafi_Finland

Women in Transport (24/11/2017)

Only 22% of transport workers are women! We launched on Monday a Platform for Equal Opportunities in the transport sector.

Almost unprecedently low water level in the Danube combined with the authorities' failure to act is causing losses for farmers (24/11/2017)

Targeted consultation on safety goals and functional requirements for small passenger ships (25/07/2017)

Deadline: 31 October 2017

Call for applications for the selection of members of the commission expert group for the 'Digital Inland Waterway Area' (DINA) - Deadline extended (16/10/2017)

Deadline: 1 December 2017

Sustainable Urban Mobility Webinar (05/12/2017)

EU is stepping up efforts to improve military mobility (10/11/2017)

Energy Union: Commission takes action to reinforce EU's global leadership in clean vehicles (08/11/2017)

Earlier this week we presented the Clean Mobility Package. It included implementing the EU's commitments under the Paris Agreement for a binding domestic CO2 reduction of at least 40% till 2030. At the same time as the international climate conference takes place in Bonn, the Commission is showing that the EU is leading by example.

New European digital transport projects launched in Tallinn (10/11/2017)

Digital Transport Days Declaration (10/11/2017)

CEF Blending call budget increased by 350 million (08/11/2017)

Commissioner Bulc's speech at the Digital Transport Days in Tallinn (10/11/2017)

I have no doubt that we will make a few empty runs along the way. However, curiosity will lead us forward, and the most important thing is to enjoy the ride as we continue to move to our destination.

Mobility Package (08/11/2017)

Despite all its positives, transport has a massive negative impact on climate & air quality. This is why today we are proposing the #mobilityEU package: http://europa.eu/!jh83bV

40% (10/11/2017)

40% is the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 2030 (from 1990 levels)

Car sharing (10/11/2017)

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JU Stakeholder Forum 2017 (22/11/2017)

Maritime Transport: final adoption of the Passenger Ship Safety package (23/10/2017)

The European Commission welcomes the final adoption by the Council of the EU of three legal texts that simplify and improve passenger ship safety. The adopted package ensures that the rules are clear, proportionate and deliver a common level of safety for EU citizens. For example, once fully implemented by Member States, all competent authorities will have immediate access to passenger data in case of emergency and all passenger ships longer than 24 meters made of steel and aluminium will be built according to common European safety standards

Transport Joint Undertakings are delivering expected results, evaluation reports say (10/10/2017)

Second edition of the European Day Without a Road Death: EDWARD day has successfully raised public awareness (20/10/2017)

First edition of Shift2Rail's bi-monthly newsletter (27/10/2017)

Digital Transport Days in Tallinn – registration open until 30/10 (27/10/2017)

Two CEF Transport call deadlines extended (20/10/2017)

First CEF-funded surveying ship baptised on Danube (25/10/2017)

Commissioner Violeta Bulc to the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin (19/10/2017)

Transport is responsible for about a quarter of emissions within the EU and it is the second biggest emitter just behind energy. We need an energy-efficient, decarbonised transport sector. The Commission's Low-Emission Mobility Strategy launched last year is very ambitious and will be implemented this year through various new measures designed to give confidence to industry, investors and consumers to invest and roll out new technology.

Air Traffic Management performance review (13/10/2017)

DG Hololei & DG of @Eurocontrol Frank Brenner sign contract for support to Air Traffic Management performance review #AviationStrategyEU

€30 billion (27/10/2017)

The Commission announced today how it will how it will spend €30 billion of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation funding programme for the period 2018-2020.

Mutual recognition of eco-stickers (27/10/2017)

Public Consultation on the EU Air Safety List ('Black List of Airlines') Regulation (11/08/2017)

Deadline: 7 November 2017

Streamlining the implementation of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) (01/08/2017)

Deadline: 9 November 2017

Public consultation on the evaluation of the European Maritime Safety Agency including its pollution response services (27/07/2017)

Deadline: 2 November 2017

Digital Transport Days (08/11/2017)

€290 million available to improve air traffic management in Europe (05/10/2017)

We have launched the 2017 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport call for project proposals that targets exclusively the programme's priority 'Single European Sky – SESAR'. Applicants are invited to submit their proposals on the deployment of new and mature technologies and practices that support harmonised Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems and standards in Europe. The call deadline is on 15 March 2018 at 17.00 CET. The maximum available call budget is €290 million. A virtual information day on the call will take place on 19 October 2017.

Drones: fresh efforts by the Commission to put safety first (29/09/2017)

Joint Declaration: European Coordinators call for a stronger CEF (16/10/2017)

Transport Joint Undertakings are delivering expected results, evaluation reports say (10/10/2017)

October infringements package: key decisions (04/10/2017)

EU Transport in figures: Statistical Pocketbook 2017 published (16/10/2017)

Vacancy for a post of Programme Manager (Contract Agent – FGIV) in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking: New deadline (09/10/2017)

Message by Violeta Bulc on the State of the Union speech and transport (12/10/2017)

Western Balkans transport Community Treaty (09/10/2017)

DG Hololei and @KajaTael signing EU – Western Balkans Transport Community Treaty in all languages @EUCouncil. Next step: implementation.

2.6% (16/10/2017)

Passenger transport grew by 2,6% between 2014 and 2015. Find all latest transport statistics in our Pocketbook

Road safety in the EU Member States (16/10/2017)