An Overview of the Air Services Agreements Concluded by the EU
Specifications for a new generation of digital tachographs for trucks and buses were agreed informally by Irish presidency and Parliament negotiators on Tuesday. Innovations include devices that can read on-board recording devices from a distance, will make it easier to enforce driving and rest times.
The need to agree on how to separate track from train operators and to balance growth, quality of service and working conditions were the main points raised by transport and tourism MEPs and experts at a hearing on the 4th railway package on Tuesday. Uniform rules on safety certification and interoperability will be key to creating a single EU rail area, MEPs agreed.
a) gemeinsame Vorschriften für den Verkehr innerhalb der Europäischen Union,
b) den Auf- und Ausbau von transeuropäischen Netzen im Bereich der Verkehrsinfrastruktur,
c) die Bereitstellung von Verkehrsdienstleistungen und die Beziehungen zu Drittländern im Verkehrssektor,
d) die Verkehrssicherheit,
e) die Beziehungen zu internationalen Verkehrsorganisationen;