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The PETI Committee decided to organise a fact-finding visit to Hauts-de-France (France) from 23 to 25 May 2022 concerning petition 549/2021 by Romanian Asociatia civica Voluntari in Europa on the poor safety conditions in car parks for trucks and commercial vehicles on the European road network. This briefing, written by Policy Department C, describes the general and legal background.

The war in Ukraine led the agenda of the April 2022 plenary session in Strasbourg. Members held two important debates: on EU protection for children and young people fleeing the war, and on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24 25 March 2022, which covered the latest developments and EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation. Parliament also debated a number of Council and Commission statements on: the outcome of the EU-China summit of 1 April 2022, the ongoing hearings ...

The current EU rules provide to haulage companies the possibility to use hired vehicles, but also allow Member States to restrict this. As part of the 2017 road transport mobility package, the European Commission proposed to soften the existing restrictions and establish a uniform regulatory framework, which would give transport operators across the EU equal access to the market for hired goods vehicles. As co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council have agreed new rules in October 2021 ...

In base alle attuali norme dell'UE le imprese di trasporto possono utilizzare veicoli noleggiati, ma gli Stati membri possono anche imporre restrizioni in merito. Nel 2017 la Commissione europea ha proposto di allentare tali restrizioni. Durante la tornata di aprile il Parlamento europeo esaminerà in seconda lettura le norme adattate concordate con il Consiglio. Ciò concederebbe agli operatori dei trasporti maggiore flessibilità, pur mantenendo alcune restrizioni.

Inland waterway transport (IWT) is one of the most CO2-efficient transport modes per tonne of goods carried, using only 17 % of the energy needed by often-congested road transport and 50 % of rail transport. The sector already plays an important economic role in transporting both goods and passengers in Europe. However, it has an untapped potential for increasing its capacity, which warrants the renewed attention it has recently attracted, in the light of sustainable development. Despite support ...

This At a glance note summarises the study on Relaunching transport and tourism in the EU after COVID-19: Freight transport

Il presente documento è una sintesi del briefing tematico dal titolo "Rilanciare i settori dei trasporti e del turismo nell'UE in seguito alla pandemia di COVID-19 – Parte V: il trasporto merci". La versione integrale dello studio, disponibile in inglese, può essere scaricata al seguente indirizzo: https://bit.ly/33NsmYU.

Boosting rail freight transport is an essential pillar of the European Union's long-term policy to make transport more sustainable by cutting greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonising the sector. However, rail freight transport has faced numerous barriers in its development, and its growth is held back by its lack of competitiveness with other modes of transport such as road transport. Regulation (EU) 913/2010 was designed to facilitate rail freight transport across the EU rail network, through ...

Il presente documento è una sintesi della versione integrale dello studio sul tema "Infrastrutture per combustibili alternativi destinate ai veicoli pesanti". La versione integrale dello studio, disponibile in inglese, può essere scaricata al seguente indirizzo: https://bit.ly/3o58pmI

This thematic 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 aviation sector, as well as policy recommendations to address the challenges emerging from the crisis.