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Ambitious EU seeks to improve Middle Corridor trade route, secure position in Central Asia [Advocacy Lab Content] on 08/05/24
Despite growing interest in the European Union for the advancement of the Middle Corridor, the bloc has much more to do in developing this trade route and securing its position in Central Asia.
Aviation’s contrails travails on 07/05/24
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a successful time for cycling policy, but challenges remain for implementation.
Europe’s auto suppliers – and their workers – feel the pressure on 06/05/24
Production of car component at the town of Gifhorn will end in 2027 and move to Croatia, the Czech Republic and Wales to keep the costs "competitive", according to Continental, which will cut about 7,000 jobs worldwide.
Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe on 03/05/24
Air France, its Dutch arm KLM, Norwegian and several Lufthansa Group airlines are among 20 carriers being investigated by the European Union for potential greenwashing, the companies said on Thursday (2 May).
European rail alliance focuses on skills, people shortages on 03/05/24
An industry project launched by the rail industry sector's skills alliance (STAFFER) and sponsored by the European Commission is reaching an end after almost four years. Euractiv spoke to project participants, who will present concrete policy recommendations for the next Commission in October.
Contrails – Plane to see on 02/05/24
Contrails, as these stripes are called, are caused by jet engine exhaust. They are worse for the climate than aviation’s CO2 emissions. Cutting contrails is the quickest, cheapest path for the airline industry to reduce its climate impact.
European bridges secure against ship collisions, port authorities say on 30/04/24
European bridges over maritime harbours are not likely to collapse should they be hit by seagoing vessels, according to several large European port authorities who Euractiv contacted following the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore.
Finnair pauses some Estonia flights due to GPS interference on 30/04/24
Finnair said on Monday (29 April) it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.
EU cycling policy takes off its training wheels on 30/04/24
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a successful time for cycling policy, but challenges remain for implementation.
EU liberals’ lead candidate slams von der Leyen’s ‘extremely poor’ performance on 29/04/24
Ursula von der Leyen's performance as European Commission President was “extremely poor”, the lead candidate for the German and European liberals, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said on Saturday (27 April), citing prescriptive climate policy and bad approval ratings among businesses.

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 Transport Weekly 
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution (25/04/24)
Safety concerns hold back adoption of unmanned water vessels (25/04/24)
EU parliament adopts law to enable longer cross border freight trains (25/04/24)
European city leaders call for more power to pass road safety laws (25/04/24)
US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space (24/04/24)
Rome wasn’t built in a day: Letta offers no quick fixes for transport (23/04/24)
EU Commission OKs Stockholm’s new petrol, diesel car-free zone (19/04/24)
The EU need not be scared by aviation climate action (18/04/24)
Experts discuss how to limit impact of serious road crash injuries (17/04/24)
Can citizens trust sustainable aviation fuel? [Advocacy Lab Content] (17/04/24)
NASA in competition with China to bring Mars rocks to Earth (16/04/24)
Transport and the fight over Europe’s future (16/04/24)
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans (15/04/24)
German car lobby chief criticises von der Leyen’s solo run on Chinese EVs (12/04/24)
EU Parliament adopts 90% phase-out of new diesel trucks by 2040 (11/04/24)
Lufthansa suspends Tehran flights, Middle East on alert for potential Iran attacks (11/04/24)
Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon (11/04/24)
Boeing hit with whistleblower allegations, adding to safety concerns (10/04/24)
EU Parliament shows tough love to Europe’s ‘problem child’ (09/04/24)
Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says (08/04/24)
ESA to launch Arctic weather satellite in June (05/04/24)
Germany says Russia ‘very likely’ responsible for Baltic GPS disruptions (05/04/24)
EU transport ministers discuss ‘problem child’ of green transition (03/04/24)
All roads lead to Brussels (02/04/24)
Rolling out EV charging points – learning from Germany (29/03/24)
Europe space telescope’s sight restored after de-icing procedure (27/03/24)
Chinese train maker withdraws from Bulgaria tender after EU probe (27/03/24)
Do EU’s mixed signals really help carmakers? (26/03/24)
EU Commission raises concerns over Lufthansa-ITA deal (26/03/24)
Germany kicks off construction of electric car batteries’ gigafactory after swift approval (26/03/24)
German trade union boss questions EU carbon price on petrol, gas (25/03/24)
European airlines call on EU to push for more green fuel (21/03/24)
Railroading your competition is not the right track (19/03/24)
20,000 road deaths a year – European auditors call for closer coordination (18/03/24)
European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided (14/03/24)
Europe regulator says it would pull Boeing approval if needed (14/03/24)
EU institutions reach deal to enforce cross-border traffic offences (13/03/24)
Parliament supports heavier trucks on EU roads in plenary session (12/03/24)
Transport Brief: Taking public sentiment seriously (12/03/24)
SNCF, France’s national railway, calls for investment in infrastructure (11/03/24)

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