Press Release: A transport policy for Europe’s citizens

The European Commission's objective for the next ten years is to refocus Europe's transport policy on the demands and needs of its citizens. In adopting, on 12 September 2001, the White Paper 'European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide', the European Commission is for the first time placing users' needs at the heart of its strategy and proposing 60 or so measures to meet this challenge. The first of these measures is designed to shift the balance between modes of transport by 2010 by revitalising the railways, promoting maritime and inland waterway transport and linking up the different modes of transport. The European Commission wants to ensure that the development of transport in Europe goes hand in hand with an efficient, high-quality and safe service for citizens. This White Paper and the proposals it contains also constitute the first practical contribution to the sustainable development strategy adopted by the Gothenburg European Council in June 2001.

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