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On 17 November 2021, the European Commission tabled a proposal to revise EU rules on shipments of waste. The proposed regulation seeks to ease shipments of waste for reuse and recycling in the EU, to support the transition to a circular economy; ensure that waste exported from the EU is managed in an environmentally sound manner in the destination countries; and step up enforcement to counteract illegal shipments of waste. While supporting the proposed streamlining and digitalisation of procedures ...

The European Commission's 'fit for 55' package, adopted on 14 July 2021 under the European Green Deal, includes a proposal to revise the 2014 EU framework for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure. The proposal puts forward binding targets for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refuelling points, electric charging for stationary aeroplanes at airports, and on-shore power supply for ships at ports. It also includes rules on refuelling points for liquefied natural gas for heavy-duty ...

The IA convincingly illustrates the identified problems, although their scale is not always supported by estimates, or the source of some of the estimates is not provided. When discussing how the situation would evolve without further action, the IA neither discusses the evolution of each problem identified nor any other existing or upcoming EU initiatives that could lead to improvements. The general objectives appear to be consistent with the problems identified, and the specific objectives comply ...

The current EU rules provide to haulage companies the possibility to use hired vehicles, but also allow Member States to restrict this. As part of the 2017 road transport mobility package, the European Commission proposed to soften the existing restrictions and establish a uniform regulatory framework, which would give transport operators across the EU equal access to the market for hired goods vehicles. As co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council have agreed new rules in October 2021 ...

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment (IA) accompanying the above proposal, submitted on 31 May 2017 and referred to Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. The proposal forms part of the 'Europe on the move' mobility package. By revising Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road, the Commission seeks to support the further integration of the road ...

La politique européenne des transports ferroviaires vise la création d'un espace ferroviaire unique. L'ouverture du secteur à la concurrence, commencée en 2001, a fait l'objet, en l'espace de dix ans, de trois paquets et d'une refonte. Le quatrième paquet, destiné à compléter la libéralisation du trafic ferroviaire, a été adopté en première lecture, en son entier, par le Parlement européen (février 2014) et, pour ce qui concerne le pilier technique, également en deuxième lecture (28 avril 2016).

La création d'un marché unique européen des transports routiers n'est pas possible sans une harmonisation des dispositions légales dans les États membres. Les mesures adoptées par l'Union européenne sont de nature fiscale, technique, administrative et sociale.

While inland navigation is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly mode of transport, it is not used to its full capacity. Apart from the need for significant infrastructure improvements, the sector is affected by limited labour mobility and shortage of qualified workers. To enhance labour mobility, the European Commission proposes to establish a common system of qualifications for workers on EU inland waterways. While the EU legislation currently applies only to boatmasters, the proposal introduces ...

Passport-free travel across the Schengen area has been called into question as a result of pressure on certain internal EU borders from the rising number of asylum-seekers and migrants seeking to reach certain Member States, as well as security concerns in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. In addition to the loss of personal freedom involved, the reintroduction of borders could well bring significant economic costs, which would be felt both within and outside the Schengen area. This briefing ...

La présente étude, réalisée à la demande de la commission du contrôle budgétaire (CONT), analyse les résultats, l'efficacité et l'efficience de l'investissement de l'Union dans l'infrastructure ferroviaire, en mettant l'accent en particulier sur les projets ferroviaires transfrontaliers. Après une analyse des raisons expliquant le succès mitigé de la politique ferroviaire de l'Union, l'étude examine soigneusement quatre études de cas en se concentrant particulièrement sur l'efficacité des régimes ...