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19th ITS World Congress in Vienna a Success
15 Nov 2012:
The cutting edge of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry was presented via 4000 live demonstration slots, and over 200 sessions and workshops. High-level government representatives from 30 countries including the Vice-President of the European Commission, Siim Kallas, Cyprus’s President of the EU Transport Council, Flourentzou Efthemios, and several Ministers, also met and attended a Ministerial Roundtable to discuss the latest developments in ITS in national and transnational transport policy.
For more information visit the 2012 ITS World Congress website.
New Guidelines for Inland Waterways
15 Nov 2012:
Vice-President Siim Kallas added, ‘This transport sector is considered to be safe, energy efficient and more environmentally friendly than other transport modes. But as it is one of many users of our rivers, it needs to be developed in an ecologically sustainable way.’
More information is available in the press release.
Message from European Advisory Council on Transport and Environment
15 Nov 2012:
Outlining a few key elements, Commissioner Janez Poto?nik said, ‘And last but not least, encourage innovation and address emissions at source. Industry, transport, energy production, agriculture and household consumption are important engines of growth and prosperity. To focus on transport, as a result of the EU-wide provisions called Euro standards, industry has innovated to cut emissions from vehicles, but there are still areas of concern, such as for example the high NOx emissions from diesel vehicles.’
Public Consultation on the Urban Dimension of EU Transport Policy
15 Nov 2012:
The public consultation pays particular attention to the contents of the Transport White Paper, ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’.
The consultation was launched 17 September 2012 and is open through 10 December 2012.
More information can be found online.
Biofuel Production Incentives
15 Nov 2012:
Under the new proposal, the use of food-based biofuels to meet the 10% renewable energy target of the Renewable Energy Directive will be limited to 5%, giving new incentives for best-performing biofuels.
More information can be found in the EC press release.
Connecting Europe: Infrastructure Growth through Project Bonds
15 Nov 2012:
Vice-President Kallas described project bonds as one tool for increasing private sector involvement. ‘The EU can act, by helping to generate that cash requirement via the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and its pan-European dimension and approach… €31.7 billion is proposed for transport under the CEF. We need to attract more private sector involvement. One optimal way to do this is by using project bonds. These bonds are one of several risk-sharing instruments. ‘
Please read Vice-President Kallas’s speech for more information.
Single European Sky Programme Targeted for Acceleration
15 Nov 2012:
Vice-President Kallas further announced that new legislation proposals will be presented in Spring 2013 in order to accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky initiative, which aims at tripling capacity and halving air traffic costs.
More information can be found on the EC site.
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