Press Release: Transport: European Commission to bring forward new package of measures for ports in 2013

Visiting the port of Rotterdam on 8 September 2011, European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas responsible for Transport announced his intention to bring forward in 2013 a package of proposals to help ports remain competitive and support the huge potential for growth in the port sector.

The Vice President underlined his intention to bring forward measures: to support the reduction of the administrative burden in ports; proposals to improve the transparency of port financing; as well as proposals for measures on port services. EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas commended the Port of Rotterdam for its leadership, high performance and its capacity to adapt to change. However he underlined, the major challenges facing hundreds of seaports across Europe and the need to create the right regulatory conditions to allow ports to thrive.

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European Commission: Speech/11/567: Karel De Gucht: Imports, exports and EU-ports http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/567&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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