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Revised Common Transport Policy

October 25, 2006

EU transport ministers have welcomed the Commission’s proposed revision of the environmental objectives of the Common Transport Policy.

Meeting earlier this month, a majority of the 25 approved the revisions, which include changing the aim of decoupling transport growth to economic growth to decoupling economic growth from its negative environmental and social effects. T&E welcomed some of the constructive comments by ministers, but said they would mean nothing as long as the CTP contradicted the EU’s sustainable development strategy.

This news story is taken from the October 2006 edition of T&E Bulletin.

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