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Research for TRAN Committee: Relaunching transport and tourism in the EU after COVID-19 - Part II: Transport workers
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 EU transport workers and their working conditions, as well as policy recommendations to address the challenges emerging from the crisis.
Road transport: Enforcement and special provisions for posted workers
The EU has established a range of social measures applicable to the road transport sector, which aim at improving drivers' working conditions, road safety and competition. To give real substance to these measures, compliance is key. The 2006 Enforcement Directive was therefore adopted to effectively implement the social provisions of the Driving Time Regulation. The present proposal, published in the context of the European Commission's 2017 'Europe on the move' initiative, seeks to remedy some shortcomings ...
Road transport: Driving, breaks, rest times and tachographs
The Driving Time and Tachograph Regulations were adopted to improve drivers' working conditions and road safety, as well as to enhance compliance with the rules, and competition between road operators. In the context of the European Commission's 2017 'Europe on the move' package, the present proposal aims to remedy the shortcomings of these regulations, on which a broad consensus has emerged: lack of clarity, non-uniform implementation, insufficient enforcement and a need for strengthened cooperation ...
Case analysis: the transposition and implementation of Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights
This briefing draws on the latest available data to analyse the implementation and application of Regulation 261/2004 which introduces common rules on assistance and compensation to air passengers when their travel is disrupted. The briefing explains why the European Union enacted air passenger rights and the current state of play in terms of their enjoyment. It further sets out the current legal framework before exploring its shortcomings. Finally, it gives examples of best practice and presents ...
Retrofitting smart tachographs by 2020: Costs and benefits
The scope of this study is to assess the costs and benefits of retrofitting smart tachographs in heavy-duty vehicles operating in international transport by January 2020. Specifically, it addresses economic consequences of a technological upgrade of these vehicles. Moreover, it considers the related economic impacts incurred on national enforcement authorities. It also assesses the costs, which Member States’ national enforcement bodies risk to incur, among others, due to retrieving and processing ...
Road transport: Driving times, breaks, rest periods, tachographs and posting of drivers
This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment (IA) accompanying the above proposals, submitted on 31 May 2017 and referred to Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. The aim of the proposals is to improve the application of social legislation in road transport, also including sector-specific rules for posting of workers, to facilitate fair competition between operators and enhance drivers' social conditions. ...
Adapting the road haulage market to developments in the sector: road transport operators and access to the market
This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment (IA) accompanying the above proposal, submitted on 31 May 2017 and referred to Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN). The existing legislative framework regulating European cabotage operations (the national carriage of goods for hire or reward carried out by non-resident hauliers on a temporary basis in a host Member State) was adopted in 2009 (Regulations ...
Keleivių teisės
Bendromis taisyklėmis siekiama užtikrinti būtiniausią pagalbą visų rūšių transporto keleiviams tuo atveju, jeigu išvykimas atidedamas ilgam laikui arba atšaukiamas, ir ypač apsaugoti pažeidžiamiausius keleivius. Jomis taip pat nustatomi kompensavimo mechanizmai. Tačiau geležinkelių ar kelių transporto srityje galima taikyti daug nukrypti leidžiančių nuostatų, ir ginčai vis dar dažnai teikiami spręsti teismams.
Kelių transportas: tarptautinis transportas ir kabotažas
Priėmus kelis ES teisės aktus, laipsniškai buvo liberalizuotas tiek tarptautinis krovininis ir keleivinis kelių transportas, tiek krovininis ir keleivinis kabotažas.
Aviation Policy - Selection of Working Documents