T&E

Now is the time to end this major blemish in EU transport policy

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:40:00 CET

Editorial by: Jo�o Vieira T&E Policy Officer It has taken 15 years, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel on one of the EU's policies that has never been a model of natural justice.

Congestion charge trebled for gas guzzlers

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:34:00 CET

The mayor of London says he wants to charge drivers of the highest-consumption cars three times the cost of entering the city centre � �32.50 instead of �10.40 � to send out a signal that gas guzzlers are not good for climate change and don�t belong in cities.

09/04/08 - A Price Worth Paying: Making Road Charging Work for Europe

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:39:00 CET

On 9 April 2008, the Slovenian Presidency of the EU in cooperation with T&E, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, hosted a major international conference on the future of road charging in Europe. The discussion focussed on economic, technical and political aspects of road charging for HGVs and experiences in Europe, in the context of the preparation of a new EU legislative framework on fair and efficient pricing.

Commission commits to true prices in revision of lorry law

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:05:00 CET

The idea of making road transport pay true prices has moved a step closer. The Commission has announced it will propose a revision of the Eurovignette directive in June that will include internalising external costs.

What is the Dutch �kilometre price�, and will it really happen?

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CET

The Dutch government has announced it wants to have a fully operational distance-charging scheme for lorries by 2011. Chris Nobel of T&E's Dutch member N&M looks at what the scheme involves and whether it is likely to happen.

Illegal Discounts

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CET

Toll discounts offered by Spain to road hauliers who are frequent users of the country�s motorways has brought legal action from the Commission.

Kerosene Subsidies

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CET

The Commission is considering taking legal action against illegal fuel subsidies to aircraft using Munich airport.

Conclusions about city charging apply to Eurovignette

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:00:00 CET

Editorial by Nina Renshaw

�Towards a new culture for urban mobility� is the ambitious sounding title for a Commission green paper launched last month. Sadly the title reflects nothing of the sort in the contents of the paper, which shows the EU still feels rather lost in our cities.

MEPs retreat on aviation emissions plan

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:30:00 CET

Hopes of curtailing the rapid growth of greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector have been hampered by the European Parliament's environment committee, say environmental groups Transport & Environment, WWF, Friends of the Earth and Climate Action Network.

Fishing For Subsidies

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CET

A group of environmental NGOs has accused the Commission of giving hidden subsidies for environmentally damaging boats used by fishermen.