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.
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.
(a) le norme comuni applicabili ai trasporti all'interno dell'Unione europea,
(b) la creazione e lo sviluppo di reti transeuropee nel settore delle infrastrutture dei trasporti,
(c) la fornitura di servizi di trasporto e le relazioni con i paesi terzi nel settore dei trasporti,
(d) la sicurezza dei trasporti,
(e) le relazioni con le organizzazioni internazionali dei trasporti;
