Ministers cautious about road user charge changes
EU transport ministers have given a cautious welcome to plans to improve charging for use of Europe’s roads, but T&E is concerned about a possible obstacle.
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Manchester proposes congestion charge
Manchester has become the latest city to propose a congestion charge. The city says congestion is costing businesses money and depriving the city of skilled workers. Five other major European cities (Bergen, Oslo, London, Stockholm and Milan) have congestion charges.
EC still hesitant on ending 'externalities' ban
The Commission has proposed an end to the ban on member states charging lorry operators for the 'external' costs of road use, but it has put such a limit on the charges that may be imposed that T&E has described it as 'two steps forward but one step back'.
T&E Reaction to the adoption of the 'Greener Transport Package' by the European Commission
The European Commission adopted today a package entitled "Towards Greener Transport" which included a long-awaited strategy to allow transport to pay for the costs that they cause to environment and society. The package includes a legislative Proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive that aims to remove a legal obstacle which prohibits trucks being charged for the costs that they cause in terms of congestion and pollution.
Road charging plans due in July
Reports of the draft Commission proposals on smart road charging, which are expected to be published in early July, say legislation will allow for pollution and congestion costs to be internalised, but this will not be obligatory for member states.
EU Actions for Urban Mobility
Response to the public consultation of the European Commission on a new Action Plan on Urban Mobility
Now is the time to end this major blemish in EU transport policy
Editorial by:
João 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.
09/04/08 - A Price Worth Paying: Making Road Charging Work for Europe
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
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.