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Next TRAN meeting

  • The next TRAN Committee meeting will take place from Wednesday 29 May 09.00 a.m. to Thursday 30 May 12.30 p.m. in Brussels in room 6Q2 (Jozsef Antall building). The meeting will be webstreamed.
 
                      
  • Latest study / note requested by the committee:

          An Overview of the Air Services Agreements Concluded by the EU

 
          Latest study / note prepared by EAVA / IMPA and linked to the committee:
 
  • Please find below the documents related to the EP Tourism Task Force:
         

 
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High-speed train  
Exchange of views on the Fourth Railway Package

The TRAN Committee will hold an exchange of views on the 4th Railway Package, which seeks to deliver better quality and more choice in European railway services.
 
The event will take place in JAN 6Q2 in two parts:
  • 29 May from 11:00-12:30: interoperability, safety and railway agency
  • 30 May from 10:45-12:30: opening domestic passenger market and governance

 
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Poster on air passenger rights  
Air Passenger Rights Regulation

Europe's success in securing and upholding passenger rights is one of the resounding achievements of EU transport policy. The proposal clarifies key aspects of EU law and introduces new passenger rights where necessary.
 
An exchange of views with stakeholders will take place in the next TRAN meeting on 29.05.13 from 15:00-17:00 in JAN 6Q2.

 
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Oil Tanker  
Marine Equipment Directive

Marine equipment is critical for the safety of ships as well as for the prevention of maritime accidents and pollution of the environment. The proposal aims to simplify the regulatory environment, thereby reducing costs for business and ensuring better application.
 
The Rapporteur will present his draft report in the next TRAN meeting on 29.05.13.

 
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Barge in the seaport  
Blue Growth

Blue growth is a long-term strategy which aims to identify and tackle economic, environmental and social challenges, which  affect all sectors of the EU's maritime economy.
 
There will be a consideration of amendments on 29.05.13 followed by a vote the next day.

 
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Smart tachographs for road safety and fair competition in road transport
TRAN 15-05-2013 - 12:16  

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.

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Liberalising rail services: balancing competition and quality of service
TRAN 08-05-2013 - 12:20  

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.

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Greener and safer trucks debate with Siim Kallas turns into gigaliner discussion
TRAN 23-04-2013 - 14:54  

Most of the new rules tabled by the Commission on truck weights and sizes were welcomed in a debate with Commissioner Siim Kallas on Tuesday. MEPs said these rules would help cut fuel consumption and improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. But they remained divided over whether member states should be permitted to allow the use of longer and heavier vehicles (LHVs) in cross-border transport. At Parliament's request, conditions for using LHVs across borders are included in the new rules.

Presentation and responsibilities
 
Committee responsible for:
 
1.    matters relating to the development of a common policy for rail, road, inland waterway, maritime and air transport, in particular:
 
(a)    common rules applicable to transport within the European Union,
(b)    the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure,
(c)    the provision of transport services and relations in the field of transport with third countries,
(d)    transport safety,
(e)    relations with international transport bodies and organisations;
 
2.    postal services;
 
3.    tourism.
 
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Welcome words
 
Brian Simpson  
 

Welcome to the website of the Transport and Tourism Committee. Here you will find information regarding our Committee, its Members and the work we do. I have the honour to chair one of the busiest and most important of the European Parliament's Committees.
 
Our Committee is a law making Committee under the co-decision procedure and has many years of experience in working with Member States, being an equal partner in formulating transport legislation, tourism policy and policies relating to postal services.
 
Transport is an established part of everyday life. It is important, not only in delivering goods and services for industry and commerce, but also in moving people from home to work, to school or on a well earned holiday. Without transport, society stands still, trade collapses and we lose this vital interconnection. We all need transport in our daily lives. My Committee has long recognised these facts and has worked to ensure that, within the European Union, we realise transport's full potential, not only for economic and social sustainability but also, and just as importantly, for environmental sustainability.
 
It is our belief that, whatever the mode, transport adds value to society and every person should have access to it.
 
Brian Simpson