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Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

Road Transport Polic y in the European Union & Cooperation byond. “Transport Unites” 7th International Conference on Road Transport. Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU. EU Institutions & Road Transport. EU overall target - Opening up the

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Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

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  1. Road Transport Policy in the European Union & Cooperation byond “Transport Unites” 7th International Conference on Road Transport Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  2. EU Institutions & Road Transport • EU overall target - Opening up the • market, but via the regulated way – road • transport in the EU one of the most regulated sectors… • EU Goals - Single market, efficiency and transparency, • but to a large extend thought to be possible via a forced modal shift approach (from road to rail)… • EU objectives - Increase sustainability and safety, but objective seem to be to charge the road transport sector to obtain this increased safety and environmental performance, but will this work and where do money go?

  3. The Facts about EU Road Transport • Road transport carries more than 90% of goods in terms of value. • 85% of freight tonnage is carried over distances below 150km, for which there is no viable alternative. • Over 4.5 million EU citizens are directly employed in road transport (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  4. A few of the main current EU priorities • Economic Crisis • EU: Done very little • IRU: 6 point recovery plan (reduce taxes, restore credits, revise insolvency rules, reject neo-protectionism, retain workers and reinvest in roads) • Greening of transport • EU: Introduced EURO6 that leads to more fuel use with very marginal improvements on toxic pollution even though this has been reduced by 86-98%! • Propose to internalise all external costs (congestion, toxic pollution, noise…) • IRU: IRU resolution to voluntary reduce CO2 with 30% in 2030 (Use of the Modular concept, remove bottlenecks, ensure free flow, provide incentives for investing in cleaner vehicles and technology) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  5. A few of the main current EU priorities • Free movement - Road Package • EU: Restricted access to market with the possibility to carry out 3 cabotage operations in 7 days • IRU: Proposed to harmonise enforcement and the massively diverging fines • Social issues • Driving and rest times • Digital tachograph improvements • Export of the EU driving and rest times rules and the use • of the digital tachograph to the AETR contracting parties • Security of drivers - TRANSPark • Need for funds to built a sufficient number of (secure) • parkings – 1 out of 6 drivers have been attacked (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  6. Transport in the futurewhat to expect? • Consumers will demand to have the best products at the best prices – globalisation is here to stay! • Transport will be chosen based on the same factors as today namely reliability, flexibility, sustainability, safety & security, time and costs • More than 85% of all road transport in the EU will be below 150km as urbanisation increases! • No major infrastructure or technological revolution • in the way transport is carried out Road transport will therefore continue to play the most significant role in transporting goods – also in the EU ! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  7. IRU White Paper (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  8. IRU Vision for the future EU road transport policy • Governments must create an efficient energy policy • Infrastructure needs to meet demand • Co-modality must be realised with a even stronger road transport sector • No in-balanced subsidies, all modes must focus on customer/user demands – no forced modal shift • Political decision making must be based on proper impact assessments • Effective cooperation beyond the EU (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  9. EU Neighbourhood Policy • (Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine) • Objectives • EU Commission will support regional transport cooperation with a view to improving the efficiency, safety and security of transport operations. • Developing the transport axes between the EU and the neighbouring countries • Transport policy dialogue with a view to regulatory approximation a central goal. • The EU Commission intends to assist in • identifying those actions that will help to • achieve uniform and consistent application • of relevant instruments and standards. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  10. Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) • The Eastern Partnership - Multilateral Platforms • Democracy, good governance and stability; (platform 1) • Economic integration and convergence with EU policies; (platform 2) • Energy security; (platform 3) • Contacts between people. (platform 4) • The Eastern Partnership - Flagship Initiatives • Integrated Border Management Programme • Small and Medium-size enterprise (SME) Facility • Regional energy markets and energy efficiency • Diversification of energy supply: the Southern Energy Corridor • Prevention of, preparedness for, and response to natural and man-made disasters • Flagship initiative to promote good environmental governance (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  11. Eastern Partnership Multilateral platforms • Platform 2 Economic Integration and Convergence with EU Policies • Trade and Trade Related Regulatory approximation • Network of bilateral “deep and comprehensive” free trade agreements (rules, customs, border control, facilitation, services) • Cooperation in the field of transport • Core objectives will be decided at a meeting between Partner countries and the EU on 7 May 2010 • Partners will be invited and programme established for work program 2010-2011 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  12. Eastern Partnership Integrated Border Management • An Eastern partnership Flagship initiative • Exchanges of best practices • Training and capacity building. • Pilot Projects along the Pan-European Transport Corridors • and TRACECA. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  13. TEN 5 transnational axes Motorways of the Seas: to link the Baltic, Barents, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black and the Caspian Sea areas; Northern axis: to connect the northern EU with Norway to the north and with Belarus and Russia to the east. A connection to the Barents region linking Norway through Sweden and Finland with Russia is also foreseen; Central axis: to link the centre of the EU to Ukraine and the Black Sea; South Eastern axis: to link the EU with the Balkans and Turkey and further with the Southern Caucasus and the Caspian Sea as well as with the Middle East up to Egypt and the Red Sea; South Western axis: to connect the south-western EU with Switzerland and Morocco, including the trans-Maghrebin link connecting Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and its extension to Egypt. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

  14. www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

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