With its new urban mobility package, the European Commission shares its vision of competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility in the EU and announces its future actions. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½welcomes the package and shares the Commission¡¯s objective of encouraging the development of sustainable urban logistics and mobility systems in the EU to give equal value to the three pillars of sustainability: economic development, social equity and environmental protection. However, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½regrets that the EC limits itself to proposing non-binding initiatives. Indeed, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½is strongly concerned with the increasing use of vehicle access regulations in Member States and considers that EU-wide harmonisation is much needed in this area.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Observations on the European Commission Urban Mobility Package - 2014
With its new urban mobility package, the European Commission shares its vision of competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility in the EU and announces its future actions. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½welcomes the package and shares the Commission¡¯s objective of encouraging the development of sustainable urban logistics and mobility systems in the EU to give equal value to the three pillars of sustainability: economic development, social equity and environmental protection. However, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½regrets that the EC limits itself to proposing non-binding initiatives. Indeed, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½is strongly concerned with the increasing use of vehicle access regulations in Member States and considers that EU-wide harmonisation is much needed in this area.
Published on: 04/06/2014 - 11:36
Author: IRU
Type of document: Policy documents
Category: Goods transport, Passenger transport, Decarbonisation
Region: Europe
Size: 5 pages
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