EU and US work out ‘open skies’ deal, but will it fly?
T&E has written to EU transport ministers expressing concern at the draft “open skies” deal to deregulate the transatlantic airline market that has been agreed by European and US negotiators.
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Why does the EU not respect the ‘polluter pays’ principle?
Editorial by Andras Lukacs
The EU is preparing to provide aid to Hungary’s national development reference framework under the Transport Operational Programme
and the Regional Operational Programmes. This money will be used mainly to fund long-distance road projects and to improve accessibility
to airports.Risks of ‘unconventional’ sources
A detailed study has suggested that much of the earth’s remaining oil reserves may be hard to access, and that doing so could create massive
environmental problems.EU shows its teeth over controversial by-pass
The Commission is set to take rare legal action against Poland to force it to stop the highly controversial Augustow by-pass being built through the protected Rospuda Valley in north-eastern Poland.
Criticism of CO2 from new cars proposals
Environment ministers from Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland have criticised the Commission for trying to weaken the EU’s commitment for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from new cars.
EEA says changes to common transport policy are going in the wrong direction
The European Environmental Agency has sharply criticised the proposed shift in the EU’s Common Transport Policy away from managing demand and onto transport’s environmental impacts.
‘Tortilla crisis’ highlights concerns over biofuels
Protests in Mexico, warnings from the US government that food will cost more, and complaints from the beer industry are ringing alarm bells among environmental campaigners about the downsides of biofuels.
Is shipping’s ‘clean’ image justified?
Two studies suggest CO2 emissions from shipping are double those of aviation and increasing rapidly.
Happy birthday! But now let’s look forward, not back
Editorial by Jos Dings
Happy Birthday, EU! It was 50 years ago this month that the European Economic Community was founded, and given the background
against which it began, it has been a great success. It’s hard to imagine now, but it was only 12 years after the end of the second major
war in 30 years, a war that had left Europe in tatters. The EU has been a tremendous success in getting people to the table rather than
the battlefield to sort out their differences.‘Mindless scaremongering’ helps weaken cars target
The next generation of EU rules requiring car makers to reduce carbon dioxide from new vehicles will involve a weakening of an 11-year-old commitment on fighting global warming.