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This publication provides the first comprehensive picture of data availability and of recent transport trends in the MED countries. It includes an overview of the existing transport statistics with, for each mode of transport, the sources, indicators and methods adopted and the differences with respect to EU standards. Moreover, detailed up-to-date tables and figures on infrastructure, equipment and traffic of passengers and goods are the basis for an analysis of the main trends at both regional and national level.

The 'Special feature on road transport' provides a complete overview on the Road transport industry in using a multitude of official sources (e.g. Business Statistics, Transport Statistics, Employment Statistics...). The publication covers four different activities: buses and urban railways, taxis, coach charter and road haulage. It is complemented by information provided by EU associations.'

Diese Publikation entspricht dem Kapitel 'Verkehr' in der Publikation 'Panorama europäischer Unternehmen'.

This publication, aimed at the general public as well as decision-makers, provides a first progress report on the implementation of the sustainable development strategy, launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001. It focuses on quantitative trends, restricting the analysis to the set of sustainable development indicators (SDI) adopted by the European Commission in February 2005, and provides a useful complement to the Commission's communication on the review of the sustainable development strategy. Trends are assessed against policy objectives to inform the readers about the achievements, trade-offs, and failures in achieving the commonly agreed objectives. The data presented cover the period from 1990 to 2005 (or the latest year available). The emphasis is on the visualisation of trends – the actual data can be downloaded from the Eurostat SDI webpage. The wide range of themes covered illustrates both the practical implications of sustainable development for EU citizens, and the complexity of issues involved. This report should contribute to raising awareness of the opportunities and challenges lying ahead.

Mit der Annahme der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1172/98 des Rates im Mai 1998 wurde ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur gemeinschaftlichen Verkehrsstatistik in der Europäischen Union gemacht. Diese Verordnung liefert die Rechtsgrundlage für die Erfassung einer großen Bandbreite von Daten über den Güterkraftverkehr. Mit dem vorliegenden Referenzhandbuch soll den Mitgliedstaaten und den beitrittswilligen Ländern eine ausführliche Anleitung für die Durchführung dieser Verordnung an die Hand gegeben werden. Das Handbuch ist in die folgenden drei Teile gegliedert: Teil A : Empfehlungen für Stichprobenerhebungen des Güterkraftverkehrs, Teil B : Empfehlungen für die Variablen, Definitionen und Erläuterungen, Teil C: Regeln für die Datenübermittlung an Eurostat, Datenvalidierung durch Eurostat und Regeln für die Verbreitung von Daten durch Eurostat. Die vorliegende Ausgabe besteht erstmals aus 2 Bänden: Band 1: Referenzhandbuch in Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch Band 2: Methodologies used in surveys of road freight transport in Member States and Candidate countries (nur auf English verfügbar).

The adoption of Council Regulation No 1172/98/EC in May 1998 marked an important step forward in the evolution of Community transport statistics in the European Union. This Regulation provides a legal base for the collection of a wide range of data on road freight transport. This Reference Manual aims to provide detailed guidance for Member States and Candidate countries engaged in the implementation of this Regulation. This guidance falls into three parts: Part A: recommendations for sample surveys of the transport of goods by road, Part B: recommendations for the variables, definitions and explanatory notes, Part C: rules for transmission of data to Eurostat, data validations carried out by Eurostat and rules for data dissemination by Eurostat. The current edition is for the first time published in 2 volumes: Volume 1: Reference Manual in English, French and German and Volume 2: Methodologies used in surveys of road freight transport in Member States and Candidate countries (in English only).

Mit der Annahme der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1172/98 des Rates im Mai 1998 wurde ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur gemeinschaftlichen Verkehrsstatistik in der Europäischen Union gemacht. Diese Verordnung liefert die Rechtsgrundlage für die Erfassung einer großen Bandbreite von Daten über den Güterkraftverkehr. Mit dem vorliegenden Referenzhandbuch soll den Mitgliedstaaten und den beitrittswilligen Ländern eine ausführliche Anleitung für die Durchführung dieser Verordnung an die Hand gegeben werden. Das Handbuch ist in die folgenden drei Teile gegliedert: Teil A : Empfehlungen für Stichprobenerhebungen des Güterkraftverkehrs, Teil B : Empfehlungen für die Variablen, Definitionen und Erläuterungen, Teil C: Regeln für die Datenübermittlung an Eurostat, Datenvalidierung durch Eurostat und Regeln für die Verbreitung von Daten durch Eurostat. [Eurostat]

The Glossary for transport statistics was published for the first time in 1994 with the purpose of assisting member countries during the collection of data on transport made by the UNECE, ECMT and Eurostat through the Common Questionnaire. The Glossary now comprises 533 definitions and represents a point of reference for all those involved in transport statistics.[Eurostat]

In this brochure, discover how research is contributing to policies to improve urban transport, and find pointers to topics for further investigation on the web. Transport makes a vital contribution to the economy and society. But these benefits are being lost through traffic growth, particularly in urban areas as a result of congestion, pollution and other factors. Innovative policies can reduce these negative impacts and promote more sustainable patterns of mobility.

The need for research
Key results
Areas of research
Influencing transport demand
Managing traffic
Using modes efficiently
Improving transport services
Introducing cleaner-fuelled vehicles
Current developments in transport research

In recent years, the railway sector in the European Union has undergone a huge process of change, triggered by market liberalisation which came about as a result of EU legislation in the area. Increased restructuring and reorganisation within the sector has also led to conflicts in industrial relations, as new challenges arise, while workers, employers and their representative organisations are faced with increasing demands in a sector that is in the midst of a period of dramatic transition. Against this backdrop, this thematic feature provides a snapshot of industrial relations in the railway sector in 26 countries: in the EU25 (excluding Cyprus and Malta) and Norway, and in the acceding countries, Bulgaria and Romania. It is based on and updates an EIRO comparative study conducted in 2000 on 15 EU member states and Norway.

This report provides an update of the trends to 2030 published in 2003. The new baseline takes into account a high energy import price environment, the unsatisfactory economic growth of recent years and the more subdued growth prospects taking into account demographic developments. It includes, furthermore, new policies and measures implemented in the Member States. The results were derived with the PRIMES model by a consortium led by the National Technical University of Athens, supported by some more specialised models. These projections to 2030 encompass energy demand, transformation, imports and production by fuel and sector. They also give, in the annex, a breakdown of the main energy and transport variables by Member State. [Author s. copyright]

Executive summary
1. EU-25 energy and transport reference case to 2030 (baseline)
2. EU-15 energy and transport outlook to 2030
3. EU candidate and neighbouring countries’ energy and transport outlook to 2030
4. EU-25 energy and transport outlook to 2030
References

This report sets out the nature of the gender imbalance in the transport sector across the newly enlarged Europe. It highlights the nature of travel differences between men and women as transport users and consumers and the implications this has for the planning, operations and management of the transport system. It sets out the challenges faced by institutions within the transport sector to mainstream gender equality. It also highlights the male-domination of employment within all areas of the transport labour force and the few examples of good practice that are trying to overcome women's under-representation in this industry. The report sets out the criteria for a European transport system with gender equality at its core and a series of concrete actions appropriate to start on that journey.[European Parliament]

The aim of this study was to identify economic and politically feasible measures able to significantly enhance energy efficiency and to reduce negative impacts of transport activities. The study was based on an in depth literature review on recent statistics, studies, notes etc. focusing on the analysis of the different impacts as well as the consequences of the emissions caused by different modes of transport and the suggested recommendations on how tackle the related problems. The literature review allowed to identify the most promising and cost efficient short, medium and long term measures with particular attention to the energy and new technology developments.[European Parliament]

Ziel dieser Studie war die Ermittlung wirtschaftlich und politisch tragfähiger Maßnahmen, die eine wesentliche Steigerung der Energieeffizienz und Verringerung der negativen Auswirkungen des Verkehrs ermöglichen. Die Studie beruht auf einer umfassenden Literaturauswertung unter Einbeziehung aktueller Statistiken, Studien, Mitteilungen usw., wobei der Schwerpunkt auf der Analyse der unterschiedlichen Wirkungen und Folgen der Emissionen der einzelnen Verkehrsträger und auf diesbezüglichen Lösungsempfehlungen liegt. Anhand der Literatur konnten die erfolgversprechendsten und kostengünstigsten Maßnahmen insbesondere in den Bereichen Energie und neue Technologien ermittelt werden. [Europäisches Parlament]

This paper is the final report for the STOA project Assessment of the Safety of Tunnels. The paper draws to a great extent on a literature search concerning the current status of risk assessment in relation to tunnels. It also draws on many conversations held with experts world-wide and to a small extent on the results of a questionnaire which was distributed to experts. Finally, it draws upon the discussions at a Workshop held at the European Parliament, Brussels, on 16th May 2007.[Alan Beard, David Cope]

In the transport sector, despite a number of political initiatives, the energy demands as well as greenhouse gas emissions are growing at an alarming speed. This holds true especially for road and air transport. Recent volatility in oil prices as well as the corresponding political instabilities in important oil-exporting countries has -again - brought the oil dependence of these sectors as well as related issues of energy security and economic perspectives to public and political attention. One option to break through the vicious circle between economic growth, energy demand in transport and oil dependence is to substitute oil-based fuels and propulsion technologies with alternative technologies. A wide range of non oil-based options for road and air transport has been developed in the last decade, and some technologies are already commercialised. However, it is currently impossible to predict which technologies will emerge as the front-runners for Europe. [European Parliament]

Almost eight million people are employed in the transport and logistics sector, representing about 5% of total employment. Working conditions for the workforce and demand for their competencies will be influenced by political, economic, environmental, sociodemographic and technological changes in the sector ? just as the sector will be influenced by changes in the workforce. This report aims to identify trends and key drivers of change in the EU transport and logistics sector with a particular focus on competitiveness, skills and working conditions. The report is based on a study of existing literature and statistics.[Author vide Copyright]

Padborg is located in Jutland in southern Denmark at the border with This report sets out four different scenarios for the European transport and logistics sector. Scenarios depict plausible hypotheses about the future; thus, they are useful tools for forecasting, analysing and formulating policy, as well as for strategic planning in private companies and among the social partners. In a rapidly changing and complex world ? where demand and supply change equally fast ? planning for the future cannot rely on simple projections of past trends. Alternative views of the future can help to broaden the understanding of issues that need to be addressed today. Scenario methodology provides such alternative views by embracing the uncertainty inherent in the future.[Author vide Copyright]