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Editorial
Dear Visitor,
Just after the Easter break, the CER General Assembly met in Paris on 3 May 2011 and decided unanimously to continue the election procedure for the new Executive Director until the next CER General Assembly to take place on 12 September 2011. The reason behind is that none of the presented candidates could secure sufficiently strong and broad support among CER members. The presented candidates will remain on the list of candidates for 12 September 2011. The deadline for potential additional candidates is 15 July 2011.
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Future of Transport |
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New CER Executive Director will be elected on 12 September 2011
The CER General Assembly in Paris on 3 May 2011 decided unanimously to continue the election procedure for the new Executive Director until the next CER General Assembly to take place on 12 September 2011.
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TRAN Committee continues discussions on the recast of the first railway package
CER welcomes the decision of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism to ask for two briefing notes concerning two important issues debated within the context of the European Commission proposal to recast the first railway package.
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Rapid conclusion to Eurovignette Directive revision hoped for after Parliament reaches agreement on Eurovignette
CER welcomed the agreement reached on 12 April in the European Parliament Transport Committee on the proposals to revise the Eurovignette Directive (Directive 1999/62/EC). The agreement means the issue now moves forward to a second reading in Council, and CER is hoping for a conclusion to the legislative process by Summer 2011.
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Moving People, Moving Goods |
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Diesel tax changes in Energy Taxation Directive welcome, but CO2 charge could have negative effect in transport
CER has welcomed in principle the Commission’s proposal to revise the current Energy Taxation Directive to make it more relevant to the EU’s energy and climate change priorities, particularly with road diesel.
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Infrastructure |
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Green light for Brenner Base Tunnel
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, and European Coordinator Pat Cox attended on 18 April a ceremony in Innsbruck to launch the works on the Brenner Base Tunnel.
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News in short |
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Restructuring of DG MOVE
The European Commission has approved a far-reaching restructuring of its mobility and transport department.
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CER events |
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The new shape of TEN-T: Will Europe bet on rail?
Rail is the basis of a sustainable and efficient trans-European transport network (TEN-T). This was the key message of a panel discussion on “The new shape of TEN-T: Will Europe bet on rail?” organised on 13 April by CER together with the Hungarian Presidency and the European Parliament’s EPP, ALDE and Greens/EFA Groups in Brussels. The discussion attracted more than 150 participants from the EU Institutions as well as from the sector.
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CER Forum at transport logistic 2011– European Rail Corridors: Where Should the Money Go?
On 10 May from 13.00-14.30, CER is organising a panel discussion in the framework of the transport logistics trade fair to take place in Munich from 10-13 May.
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