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French, Belgian astronauts named next Europeans to fly to ISS on 23/05/24
France's Sophie Adenot and Belgium's Raphael Liégeois will be the first two from a new class of European astronauts to blast off to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency said Wednesday (22 May).

Paving the Way: Fostering Affordable, Sustainable, and Safe Mobility for All [Promoted content] on 23/05/24
The FIA European Bureau presents a comprehensive Manifesto for the future of mobility, addressing critical challenges and outlining pathways to accessible, sustainable, and safe transportation for all Europeans.

As transport electrifies, governments can still make up for lost fuel duty revenues on 22/05/24
Loss of fuel duty could cost governments billions in tax revenues. William Todts, executive director at T&E, explains why, even as an environmentalist, we should be taxing electric cars

Germany accused of playing favourites with €1.7 billion support for freight rail on 22/05/24
The European Commission has given green light for a €1.7 billion German subsidy scheme to support shorter freight trains in competition with road transport, which is expected to mainly benefit state-owned DB Cargo.

Brenner Pass dispute: A microcosm of the struggle to connect Europe on 21/05/24
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a tale of the Brenner Pass transport dispute between Austria and Italy.

Running out of charge: Europe’s public EV infrastructure needs a serious push on 21/05/24
22,000 public charging points. That's how many must be installed weekly to achieve the 55% CO2 reduction target by for cars and vans by 2030. But EU countries are falling short, with only 150,000 installed last year.

How easyJet’s bet on holidays paid off on 16/05/24
EasyJet's big bets on package holidays and better-located airports are helping it win customers, its CEO and investors say, even as concerns linger about the high cost of the strategy for an airline known for its no-frills service.

TotalEnergies pivot casts doubt on Europe’s €28bn hydrogen truck bet on 14/05/24
Long-haul trucking is considered one of the hardest activities to decarbonise. Industry experts differ on whether the solution is hydrogen trucks – which are less efficient but have greater range - or battery electric trucks, which will be cheaper to run but need more stops to recharge.

New EU scheme could hike petrol, gas prices higher than expected, key lawmakers admit on 13/05/24
The EU’s new carbon pricing scheme for road and heating fuels (ETS2) – set to be introduced across the bloc in 2027 – could lead to higher price hikes than initially thought, key lawmakers told Euractiv.

What’s behind the wave of recent incidents on Boeing planes? on 10/05/24
Boeing has been in the headlines lately following a series of problems with its aircraft, with the most recent incidents in Turkey and Senegal.

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Transport Weekly

China’s BYD will consider second Europe plant in 2025, executive says (10/05/24)
Biofuels election promise, a renewed mandate for renewables [Advocacy Lab Content] (10/05/24)
Ambitious EU seeks to improve Middle Corridor trade route, secure position in Central Asia [Advocacy Lab Content] (08/05/24)
Aviation’s contrails travails (07/05/24)
Europe’s auto suppliers – and their workers – feel the pressure (06/05/24)
Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe (03/05/24)
European rail alliance focuses on skills, people shortages (03/05/24)
Contrails – Plane to see (02/05/24)
European bridges secure against ship collisions, port authorities say (30/04/24)
Finnair pauses some Estonia flights due to GPS interference (30/04/24)
EU cycling policy takes off its training wheels (30/04/24)
EU liberals’ lead candidate slams von der Leyen’s ‘extremely poor’ performance (29/04/24)
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)

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