6th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference & Ministerial Meeting Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system Tbilisi 16 June 2011 Speech by: Mr Zoltán Kazatsay, Deputy Director General, DG MOVE
Commission Transport White Paper Commission Transport White Paper Single EU Transport area Reduction of CO2 emissions by 60%, by 2050 10 goals to guide policy action 40 specific measures Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
How to do it – 4 “i”s Internal market : Innovation : Infrastructure : International : create an EU Single Transport Area integrated EU research Trans-European Transport Network external transport dimensions Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
Road Transport Single European Road Transport Area Eurovignette Road cabotage operations Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
TRACECA programme - revival of the Silk Road 5 TRACECA programme - revival of the Silk Road Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
International relations in the Euro-Asian Area International relations in the Euro-Asian Area Favourable location for traffic flows Use of existing road transport routes Scope for connections to TEN-T Opportunities for concentrating freight traffic flows Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
European Neighbourhood Policy ‘catalyst for the wider international community to support democratic change and economic and social development in the region’ Eastern Partnership / Ukraine, Moldova Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Belarus Southern Mediterranean Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
Communication on transport policy and EU’s neighbours Communication on transport policy and EU’s neighbours Joint initiative of Vice-President Kallas and Commissioner Füle. Communication in July 2011 Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE
Thank you for your attention! For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/transport Zoltán Kazatsay – Deputy Director General DG MOVE