Europe’s single market was never completed and key sectors including transport are hampered by national barriers, warns EU elder statesman Mario Monti. In an exclusive interview with the European Transport Forum, Monti – a former EU Commissioner - urges policymakers to refocus...
By making ambitious plans for a Single European Transport Area dominated by modal shift scenarios the European Union risks losing sight of its real needs. The European debate on transport rightly takes account of issues like congestion and the environment, and listens to the view...
Gathering the Best Visions on the Future of European Transport Are you a transport expert with great ideas related to the Single European Market? This is your chance to share them with the leaders of Europe! From October 3-30th*, 2011, we are inviting you to contribute with your proposals in...
A European Parliament vote has paved the way for the controversial upgraded ‘Eurovignette’ law that charges trucks for their fumes and noise, on top of tolls that can currently be levied. Lawmakers have hailed the plan as groundbreaking because it introduces the polluter-pays principle...
Now that European Union governments have backed new laws to open up Europe's railways to competition, will the measures achieve their aim of creating a single market for rail networks and ensuring a better service for consumers? Photo: Siim Kallas: "no other mode of transportation has s...
The future of European Transport is high on the agenda and it needs quite a bit of imagination to respond to the various challenges that are facing the transport sector. What will be the road ahead for transport policy over the next 20 years? Road Safety continues to be one of Europe's most serious public health challenges and affects everyone, whether they drive, walk or cycle.
With the European Road Safety Action Programme 2011-2020 now launched, the European Transport Forum offers key players in the transport sector a platform for debate.
The European Transport Forum is a platform for debate, open to anyone concerned with transport ranging from policy-makers at European, national and local level, to businesses, interest groups and journalists.
The European Road Safety Action Programme sets targets for reducing road deaths and serious injuries, and offers various policy suggestions for achieving them. But what is the right mix? How far should laws go in punishing bad driving? What limits should we put on alcohol, or on speed? How can technology help slow drivers or reduce the impact of any accidents? And what sort of campaigns work best with the public?
These questions, and many more, will be addressed at the European Transport Forum 2010 on October 5th! We look forward to welcoming you.
