Press Releases

News: The need for an integrated policy in the transport sector

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.

February 20, 2004 | General Transport | Press Releases

News: T&E supports Clean Marine Awards

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.

February 20, 2004 | Shipping | Press Releases

News: Swiss choose sustainable transport, again

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.

February 9, 2004 | Infrastructure | Press Releases

News: Ditch the dirty past! Green8 urge Ministers to improve Constitution

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.

November 27, 2003 | General Environment | Press Releases

News: 'Reject Ecopoints compromise' says T&E

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.

November 27, 2003 | Pricing & Taxation | Press Releases

News: TENs guidelines - NGO reaction to new EC proposal

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.

October 1, 2003 | Infrastructure | Press Releases

News: Professional drivers

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.

September 22, 2003 | Press Releases

News: Public subsidies ruling

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.

July 31, 2003 | Press Releases

News: Revision of the Eurovignette Directive

On 23 July, the European Commission adopted a communication o­n the revision of the Eurovignette Directive. The new proposal, long awaited by NGOs and other stakeholders, is a disappointment. T&E has called for its rejection by the European Parliament and the Council. It confuses the concepts of pricing and financing, does not encourage sustainable transport and, overall, is insufficient and unambitious in scope. For more details see the T&E briefing and the T&E press-release or contact Markus Liechti.

July 31, 2003 | Pricing & Taxation | Press Releases

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