Comissão dos Transportes e do Turismo

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will vote its draft report on the Driving Licences Directive, which is part of the Road Safety Package. The directive primarily seeks to improve the road safety through streamlined requirements for novice drivers, accompanied driving schemes as well as provisions related to physical and mental fitness. Another important goal of this piece of legislation is to improve the freedom of movement within the European Union.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will vote 4 (out of 5) reports from the Maritime Safety package -the Port state control and the Flag State one (same Rapporteur Ms TAX), the Accident investigation (Rapporteur Ms NAGTEGAAL) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (Rapporteur Ms Monteiro).

TRAN Members met European Coordinators Anne E. Jensen (Baltic-Adriatic), Pawel Wojciechowski (Rhine-Alpine), Mathieu Grosch (Orient-East Med), and Catherine Trautmann (North Sea-Baltic) to discuss the current developments on these corridors of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).

The study provides an assessment of the foreseeable demand and supply of rolling stock up to the year 2030 and highlights the obstacles to the provision of rolling stock that may potentially hinder the attainment of EU goals in rail transport.

This hearing dealt with the development of electric and fuel cell trucks, which will continue at a rapid pace in the coming years, driven by several factors, including increasing concerns about air pollution, the need for more sustainable transportation, and the growing demand for zero emissions commercial vehicles.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will vote 2 reports from the Road Safety package – the Cross-Border Exchange of information Directive and the one on Union-wide effect of driving disqualifications. Both Rapporteurs (Mr ZŁOTOWSKI and Mr VITANOV) have negotiated a set of compromise amendments which have wide support among the political groups.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted its report on ship-source pollution, for which rapporteur Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP) has negotiated a set of compromise amendments which have extensive support among the political groups. The ship-source pollution file is one of 5 proposals which together form the 'maritime safety package'. TRAN also voted on whether to enter into inter-institutional negotiations.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism discussed the draft report on "Weights and Dimensions", which adapts the maximum permitted weights and dimensions of commercial heavy-duty vehicles, in order to make freight transport more sustainable by encouraging the uptake of zero-emission vehicles and promoting intermodal transport, improve the functioning of the internal market, ensure a fair level playing field and increase road safety.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted its report on breaks and rest periods for the occasional passenger transport sector, mostly associated with the coach tourism. Rapporteur Henna Virkkunen (EPP) has negotiated a set of compromise amendments which have wide support among the political groups.