Commissie vervoer en toerisme

Tourism has been high on the TRAN committee’s agenda, with Members actively involved in an ongoing dialogue on sustainable recovery. TRAN also looks towards the future, bearing the strategic orientations of tomorrow’s tourism in mind, and as part of this effort will hold a public hearing on “Future-proofing the Tourism Sector: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead”.

TRAN Members will hear feedback from the European Commission on the results of the two IMO Committees' meetings that took place this month: the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).

TRAN held an exchange of views with Ms Maja Markovčić Kostelac, Executive Director of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), on the impact of Covid-19 on maritime transport. The Agency’s highlights for the upcoming year was also presented.

The European Court of Auditors Special report 09/20: “The EU core road network: shorter travel times but network not yet fully functional” aims at assessing progress towards achieving the EU objective of completing a fully functioning TEN-T core road network and the Commission’s role herein. This assessment is of the utmost importance since roads account for the largest share of passenger and freight traffic in Europe.