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The next TRAN Committee meeting will take place from Wednesday 30 May 09.00 a.m. to Thursday 31 May 12.30 p.m. in Brussels in room 3E2 (Altiero Spinelli building). The meeting will be webstreamed.
 
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Vote on Single European Railway Area

Debora Serracchiani's (S&D, IT) draft recommendation for second reading will be put to the vote in the Committee on Transport and Tourism on 31.05.12.
 
Reforming the rail sector involves issues such as financing rail infrastructure, national regulatory bodies’ role and enhancing transparency of financial flows between infrastructure management and operations.

 
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TRAN & IMCO joint meeting on eCall

This European project aims to bring rapid assistance to drivers involved in accidents anywhere in the EU by automatically dialling the emergency number 112 through a device to be installed in all vehicles.
 
The consideration of amendments will take place in the joint meeting with the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection held on 30.05.12.

 
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Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation

Rapporteur Jacqueline Foster (ECR, GB) will present her draft to the TRAN Committee for the own-initiative report on the Implementation of the Single European Sky Legislation on 30.05.12.
 
This report is especially relevant as 2012 is expected to be a pivotal year for the implementation of the Single European Sky.

 
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Lorry on highway  
Vote on digital tachographs

The tachograph is used in road transport to monitor compliance with the rules on driving time and rest periods in order to ensure road safety.
 
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău's (S&D, RO) draft report will be voted in TRAN on 31.05.12. The aim of the new draft legislation is to make fraud more difficult by making full use of new technologies and introducing a number of new regulatory measures.

 
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Airport reform package: MEPs question added value for travellers
TRAN 09-05-2012 - 21:02  

The Commission's legislative proposals for more competitive ground-handling services, better usage of take-off and landing slots and a harmonised approach to reduce noise nuisance around airports came under severe fire during a hearing with independent experts, representatives of airlines, airports, national aviation authorities and citizens' NGOs in the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday 8 May.

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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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