Odbor za promet i turizam

The TRAN Committee discussed with the European Coordinators in charge of the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, the North Sea-Mediterranean corridor and the Motorways the Sea priority the progress and challenges in the implementation of the TEN-T core network. The exchange of views took place on Thursday morning, 15 April 2021 and was webstreamed.

The TRAN Committee held a Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Vălean on the state of play in the field of transport policy. Also, the initiatives that the Commission plans to take in 2021 to make the transport sector smarter and more sustainable and thus emerging stronger from the current pandemic situation were discussed. The exchange of views took place on Thursday morning, 15 April 2021 and was webstreamed.

TRAN held an exchange of views with the Director General of DG GROW Kerstin Jorna on the situation facing the tourism sector ahead of the upcoming summer season. It has been over a year since the tourism sector was hit hard by the pandemic. Many companies went dormant or out of business; others are trying to find new ways to stay afloat by reinventing themselves and their ways of doing business.

The hearing on boosting the alternative fuels in the transport sector provided Members an opportunity to gain insight from experts in the field.

This briefing provides the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) with an overview of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU transport and tourism sectors and policy recommendations to address the challenges emerging from the crisis. This overview briefing will be followed by 5 thematic briefings, focusing on specific issues relating to transport/tourism and COVID-19.

The study investigates key challenges and trends concerning transport infrastructure in low-density and depopulating areas. It also provides a comprehensive assessment of relevant transport policies and projects already implemented as well as policy recommendations aimed at overcoming those identified challenges and gaps.

MEPs want a safer and more sustainable tourism after Covid-19. Tourism will need help to become cleaner, safer and more sustainable after the pandemic, according to MEPs. They will vote during the next Plenary session on a report on Establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism on 25 March.

TRAN Members discussed with experts the prospects of the use of hydrogen fuel in the transport sector and the related technologies for road, rail, waterborne and air transport. The workshop took place on Tuesday afternoon, 16 March 2021 and was webstreamed.

Matthew Baldwin, EU Road Safety Coordinator, addressed the TRAN Committee to give an update of the major steps forward in road safety at EU level. The focus was on the Stockholm Declaration on Road Safety and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy at EU level, confirming all aspects of the EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2019 and putting an emphasis on linking “sustainable” and “safe” policies.