Road transport: smart tachographs for greater competition and safety
Last evening, the European Parliament, Council and Commission reached a second reading agreement on the new technical standards for digital tachographs used to record and monitor driving times, breaks, and rest periods of...
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Airlines should be penalised for holding onto unused airport slots
Today the European Parliament gave its green light to the new regulation governing the allocation of slots at EU airports, aiming at increasing airport capacity and decreasing delays.
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Member States must not delay benefits of a Single European Sky
Today the European Parliament voted on a report on the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) legislation, confiming its increasing concerns at the consequences of Member States failure to accelerate a full and timely...
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An efficient slot allocation between airlines will improve airports' capacity
Today the ALDE Group held a public hearing on "Reforming airport slot allocation in Europe" after the European Commission presented a draft regulation - as part of the "Better Airports" package launched in December 2011 - aiming...
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A European Regulatory Body will require Member States to open up their railway markets
Nine years since the entry into force of the first railway package and after 13 Member States have been referred to the Court of justice by the Commission for having incorrectly or incompletely transposed it, the European...
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Eurovignette: charges should be re-invested to benefit the transport sector
Today the European Parliament's Transport Committee (TRAN) voted the controversial Eurovignette Directive at its second reading before entering once again into negotiations with the Council by next April 18th to try to reach an...
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Investigation of Accidents and Incidents in Civil Aviation
ALDE shadow rapporteur on Investigation of Accidents and Incidents in Civil Aviation Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia) is proud of the results achieved in trialogue with the Council and the Commission.
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