Road transport: smart tachographs for greater competition and safety
15/05/2013
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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ALDE supports Commission in enforcing social partner agreement on flag state responsibilities
24/01/2013
The group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) supported the European Commission's proposal on Flag State responsibilities (1) aimed at enforcing the social partners' agreement on the Maritime Labour...
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EU must tackle airlines excessive and arbitrary rules on 'One carry-on bag'
17/01/2013
Ahead of the proposals the European Commission is due to present in the coming months to review air passenger rights, the European Parliament debated today the "one carry-on bag" rule imposed by certain airline companies. In...
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Connecting Europe Facility is a growth instrument that must demonstrate added EU value
18/12/2012
MEPs in the Industry and Transport Committees today voted on a new financing instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), aimed at building and upgrading the Trans-European Networks for Transport, Energy and...
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Airlines should be penalised for holding onto unused airport slots
12/12/2012
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
23/10/2012
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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Passengers' rights should apply to ALL transport modes
18/09/2012
The European Parliament's Transport committee voted today on a report to contribute to the Commission's communication of 2011 aimed at investigating how to improve current EU legislations that guarantee passenger rights across...
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Regional development must not stop at borders
12/07/2012
The European Parliament's Regional Development Committee has voted on amendments to the Commission's five key proposals to reform the EU's structural and cohesion funding after 2014.
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Absence of a Single European Sky carries high economic and environmental costs
10/07/2012
The European Parliament's Transport committee voted today on a report on the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) legislation, raising concerns and the alarming consequences unless Member States accelerate a full and...
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Allocation of slots: Airport capacity and transparency to be increased
09/07/2012
Last year the European Commission proposed a new Regulation on common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports, to deal with an expected doubling of air traffic by 2030 with the consequent possible...
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