T&E

Getting transport's prices right: Last chance wasted

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:32:47 CET

Yesterday's transport Council meeting failed to reach agreement on the Eurovignette. This had been the last chance under the present Commission for progress on making transport pay for its full costs, after its failure to propose a framework directive on pricing it had promised in 2001. "We lay the blame for this debacle squarely at the feet of the Commission," said Markus Liechti, Project Manager. Available in both HTM and PDF formats.

Clean Technologies - part of the solution

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:48:31 CET

A presentation by T&E vice president Magnus Nilsson at the NGO conference Investing in Sustainable Development held in Dublin on 1-2 February 2004. This is a PDF document.

The need for an integrated policy in the transport sector

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:43:45 CET

A presentation by T&E board member Ton Sledsens of SNM at the NGO Investing in Sustainable Development conference, held in Dublin on 1-2 February 2004. This is a Powerpoint document.

T&E supports Clean Marine Awards

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:05:15 CET

Feb 2004 - This year sees the first European Commission-managed Clean Marine Awards aimed at encouraging the reduction of atmospheric pollution from sea-going ships.

Swiss choose sustainable transport, again

Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:17:15 CET

Swiss citizens yesterday overwhelmingly voted for sustainable transport by rejecting in a referendum an initiative that would have expanded the road transport system in Switzerland�s environmentally sensitive alpine area. Analysis of the results shows that not a single Swiss Canton was in favour of the initiative. Available in htm or pdf.

Ditch the dirty past! Green8 urge Ministers to improve Constitution

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:28:26 CET

Green8 call on EU foreign ministers - meeting this week in Naples - to improve the draft EU Constitution. There is a risk that what gets dished up in Italy will be left-overs of treaties dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, when environmental awareness was still in its infancy. Available in htm and PDF.

'Reject Ecopoints compromise' says T&E

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:27:21 CET

Reaction to the compromise on Ecopoints reached late in the night of 25 November. T&E urges the European Parliament to reject the compromise, as the environmental benefits of the scheme would be practically non-existant. Available in htm or PDF.

TENs guidelines - NGO reaction to new EC proposal

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 21:36:15 CET

T&E, BirdLife International and WWF have put out a joint press-release, in response to the European Commission's new proposal for the revision of the Trans-European Networks for Transport guidelines. The press-release, entitled "Sustainability dismissed in Commission plans for TENs revision" is also available as a PDF file.

Professional drivers

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:52:13 CET

The Directive 2003/59/EC, on training for professional drivers entered into force on 10 September. From now on, all professional drivers will have to undergo training in order to minimise safety risks as well as reduce environmental impacts by cutting fuel consumption. For more details, see the European Commission press release here.

Public subsidies ruling

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:47:15 CET

31 July The European Court of Justice last week ruled that governments can pay subsidies for public transport without breaking EU competition rules, but only as long as they are for clearly-defined public service.