A contingency plan for transport

Summary:

Communication adopted by the European Commission on 23 May 2022, setting out a Contingency Plan for Transport aimed at strengthening the resilience of EU transport in times of crisis.

Further information:

This Communication proposes a toolbox for dealing with any type of transport crisis. It highlights the importance of ensuring minimum connectivity and passenger protection, building resilience to cyberattacks, and resilience testing. It also stresses the relevance of the Green Lanes principles and reinforces the role of the Network of Contact Points in national transport authorities. The 10 areas of action are:

• Making EU transport laws fit for crisis situations
• Ensuring adequate support for the transport sector
• Ensuring free movement of goods, services and people
• Managing refugee flows and repatriating stranded passengers and transport workers
• Ensuring minimum connectivity and passenger protection
• Sharing transport information
• Strengthening transport policy coordination
• Strengthening cybersecurity
• Testing transport contingency
• Cooperation with international partners.

The plan was designed based on lessons learnt and initiatives taken during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and the challenges arising since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It is one of the deliverables under the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. It was published by the Commission on 23 May 2022.

Official

European Commission: Press Release, 23/05/2022: Protecting EU transport in times of crisis: Commission adopts Contingency Plan for Transport https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_2867

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