Transport

Transport is a key pillar of the single market, allowing for the free movement of goods and people across borders, as well as being a very important part of the free movement of services in the EU. The cost and efficiency of transport services directly affect trade flows, mobility and the competitiveness of European companies.

Yet, companies are experiencing that Europe is not yet fully connected and there are also significant regulatory barriers remaining, which hampers business opportunities, fair competition and ultimately growth and job creation.

Ensuring sufficient investment in future and existing infrastructure is therefore essential, establishing a solid foundation for transport in Europe.

It is also crucial to remove remaining regulatory, administrative and technical barriers in all modes of transport and avoid the introduction of new restrictions. Addressing these barriers and completing the trans-European transport networks (TEN-T) are fundamental for more efficient interoperable transport solutions and mobility.

Publications

Position papers Date
Revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive - a BusinessEurope position paper 14/12/2023
Revision of the Combined Transport Directive - BusinessEurope comments 24/03/2023
BusinessEurope comment on the plenary vote on ETS aviation 31/05/2022
Transport infrastructure : TEN-T Regulation review - a BusinessEurope position paper 27/05/2022
EIB transport lending policy - BusinessEurope comments 29/10/2021
Contingency plan for transport - BusinessEurope reply to the public consultation 26/10/2021
Revision of the TEN-T regulation - BusinessEurope comments 15/10/2021
The Sustainable and Smart Mobility (SSM) strategy - BusinessEurope comments 12/05/2021
Decarbonisation in the aviation and maritime sectors - BusinessEurope comments 24/03/2021
Key principles for transport of tomorrow 22/09/2020
The transport response to COVID-19 03/04/2020
Priorities on zero- and low-emission mobility in the next EU political cycle 17/07/2019
Priorities for the EU transport sector beyond 2019 - BusinessEurope strategy paper 24/06/2019
Digitalising and streamlining transport reporting obligations under the Third Mobility Package 20/11/2018
Transport infrastructure: the Connecting Europe Facility and the Trans-European Transport Network 17/10/2018
2017 Mobility package - Comments on road charging 24/11/2017
2017 Mobility package - Comments on the internal market pillar and social elements 24/11/2017
ICT and digital solutions for transport and logistics 02/11/2017
Public letters Date
Recommendations for the trilogues on the TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Network) Regulation - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Raquel Sánchez Jiménez 20/09/2023
BusinessEurope recommendations for the trilogues on ReFuel EU and ETS aviation - Letter from Alexandre Affre to members of the European Parliament 02/12/2022
High ambitions for the revision of TEN-T Regulation - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Martin Kupka 02/11/2022
Implementation of Mobility Package I - Rule on the return of the vehicle - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to European Commissioner Adina Vălean 20/07/2022
Follow-up on the impact assessment of the adopted Mobility Package I - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to European Commissioner Adina Vălean 30/11/2021
The upcoming Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Henrik Hololei 20/11/2020
Application of Mobility package I after adoption: clarification request on the provisions regarding the return of a driver - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Henrik Hololei 01/07/2020
Delegated Act on cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Alexandru Răzvan Cuc 03/06/2019
Streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the TEN-T network - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Cosmin Boiangiu 17/05/2019
Discontinuing seasonal changes of time - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to members of the EP TRAN Committee ahead of their vote on 4 March 2019 28/02/2019
Trialogue negotiation on CO2 standards for new heavy-duty vehicles - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Cosmin Boiangiu 16/01/2019
Exemption of international transport operations from posting rules - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Antonio Tajani ahead of the July European Parliament plenary vote on 'mobility package 1' 21/06/2018
Barriers to road transport in the single market - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to European Commissioner Violeta Bulc 22/06/2017
Press releases Date
EU transport negotiations end with over-complex compromise 09/07/2020
A bumpy road for EU mobility and road transport drivers 04/07/2018
Aviation Package is a welcome support to EU aviation sector 08/06/2017
Mobility Package: High time for concrete actions to support road transport 30/05/2017

Upcoming Events

02
Apr

Connecting Europe Days, Europe’s mobility flagship event, is holding its 2024 edition on 2-5 April in Brussels, Belgium. The event will bring together politicians, financial institutions, industry representatives, transport stakeholders and the European Commission to discuss...

Contact

Michelle Marie Philipp

Adviser
Tel:
+32 2 237 65 58
Last updated: 28 November 2019