Transport Brief
An Olympian effort to put hydrogen cars back on the map
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
Decarbonise rail – yes, but above all prioritise its growth
Est. 5minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
EV charging: the current political scene versus consumers’ current needs
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
The Commission’s airline merger dilemma is only getting trickier
Est. 5minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
What European carmakers really think about the ICE ban
Est. 5minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
After EU elections, transport sector should be careful what it wishes for
Est. 5minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
EU transport policy at the ballot box
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.
Europe doesn’t know whether to tax or subsidise electric cars
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week: Will EU government subsidise electric vehicles with one hand, and tax with the other?
Brenner Pass dispute: A microcosm of the struggle to connect Europe
Est. 4minEuractiv'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.
TotalEnergies pivot casts doubt on Europe’s €28bn hydrogen truck bet
Est. 4minLong-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.
Aviation’s contrails travails
Est. 5minEuractiv'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 cycling policy takes off its training wheels
Est. 4minEuractiv'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.
Rome wasn’t built in a day: Letta offers no quick fixes for transport
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
Transport and the fight over Europe’s future
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
EU Parliament shows tough love to Europe’s ‘problem child’
Est. 3minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
All roads lead to Brussels
Est. 2minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
Do EU’s mixed signals really help carmakers?
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
Transport Brief: Taking public sentiment seriously
Est. 4minEuractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe.
Transport Brief: Party congress season
Est. 3minAhead of the EU parliament election in early June, it's currently party congress season.
Transport Brief: All eyes on driving licences
Est. 4minIn case you have a driving licence in your wallet, you might want to dedicate some attention to Strasbourg this week, where the European Parliament is having its plenary.
Transport Brief: Sounds pretty technical
Est. 3minWith only a few weeks left ahead of the last session of the European Parliament in April, most of what is left on the EU legislative agenda is considered very 'technical.'
The same procedure as last year, Mr. Wissing?
Est. 4minEvery year on New Year’s Eve, Germans watch a sketch with the catchphrase “the same procedure as last year” — probably to remind each other that, no matter what happens, some things just stay the same.
Transport Brief: The final stretch of legislative work in Brussels
Est. 3minAs we move closer to the European elections in June, work on legislation in Brussels is slowly coming to an end. This week, the European Parliament and EU countries are holding multiple negotiations, known as 'trilogues', to close deals before the EU-wide ballot.
To decarbonise transport, we need solutions, not fantasies
Est. 7minThe climate crisis has provoked a raft of new technological solutions, from the ridiculous to the sublime. In defining its transport policy for the coming years, the next European Commission will need to push industry towards sustainable change.
EPP group vows to revise combustion engine ban ‘as soon as possible’
Est. 8minA leaked election manifesto of the centre-right European People’s Party group (EPP) vows to “revise” the combustion engine phase-out, raising questions as to whether hard-won Green Deal laws will unravel in the wake of a more conservative EU.