ERA welcome EC Transport White Paper
08.04.11
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has said that it 'broadly welcomes' the European Commission’s transport White Paper published recently. The ERA 'remains strongly supportive of Commissioner Kallas’ views expressed at the December Bruges Summit, that the implementation of future policies must not incur further taxes or cost burdens on air transport, thereby reducing the industry’s ability to maintain Europe’s competitiveness on the global stage.'
The ERA has also welcomed statements made in the White Paper confirming the fundamental importance of transport to Europe’s economy, job creation and the mobility of its citizens. To achieve these aims, the ERA 'supports the development of a competitive, multi-modal transport network based on providing free choice to consumers and fair, competitive conditions between transport modes.' It says that the traffic share of each mode should therefore be determined by the market and not Commission policy.
However, the ERA says that a key missing element of the White Paper is an overall ambition to reduce, rather than increase, the regulatory burden that is fast becoming a major strategic threat to transport growth.
The European Commission White Paper: ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a Competitive and Resource Efficient Transport System’ is available from the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/strategies/2011_white_paper_en.htm
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