UKTiE News

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  WattsUp! UKTiE, Britain’s UK-EU multi-modal transport association, is busy shaping the agenda for next year, with a series of policy, research and engagement initiatives agreed at our recent joint UKTiE & UKMis roundtable. Deal or no deal the end of 2020 will mark the beginning, not the end, of a new relationship with the EU, with ongoing negotiations and discussions continuing for many years to come. If you provide good or services to mainland Europe EU…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  Hello from Brussels! It’s been a dramatic few days in Europe, the US and the world, even for this year! Brussels, like much of Europe, is back in lockdown The US elections of course, with the election of the 46th President of the USA, Joe Biden, and the election of Vice-President Elect, Kamala Harris. Meanwhile EU plans for reform in the fields of energy, transport and the environment policy and law  DELETE markets DELETE are becoming…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  WattsUp! Key New Initiatives for #EUTransport, plus reviews and priority pending proposals. Check out a summary of these initiatives here! The European Commission‘s Work Programme for next year has just been published and is designed to make Europe healthier, fairer and more prosperous, while accelerating its long-term transformation into a greener economy, fit for the digital age. All of the 44 new initiatives address all six headline ambitions of President von der Leyen: 1.    …

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  More drama in Brussels this week. The UK PM Boris Johnson set this week as the deadline for a UK-EU trade deal. The European Council meets on Thursday and Friday to discuss the deal, so we’ll find out. But it looks like he’ll be disappointed! However, the talks are likely to continue into next week. Second, the European Commission’s ambitious 2030 Climate Target Plan took another step forward last week and will dominate EU discussions this…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  Welcome back to News & Views and my round up to all things EU, WattsUp! Many thanks to those of you who were able to join the roundtable we hosted jointly with UKMis to discuss EU transport: Working Together to Promote UK Interests. It was an amazing turnout, with 39 attendees, representing over 25 leading UK based transport organisations & firms, demonstrating the strong desire to look forward to next year and work together to promote…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  Hello from Brussels. Another week in Brussels, another crisis! This week I want to cut trough the noise and analyse the three big developments. First, that so-called crisis summit on the EU budget #NextGenerationEU. Second, the big EU idea for transport. Hydrogen. Third, the latest Transport Committee of the European Parliament and the stormy debate on the crisis in transport and tourism. And I’ll do all that without the Waffle. And of course, the all-important song…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport    Welcome to Mark’s Week! First, those Brexit talks are about to intensify ‘to create the most conducive conditions for concluding and ratifying a deal before the end of 2020’. David Frost and a team of about 20 UK officials will be make the journey to Brussels next week for the first face to face round of negotiations, with Michel Barnier and his team, since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Further rounds will alternate between London &…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  This week I want to focus on one thing, and one thing only: Mission Possible! How can we restore connectivity in Europe and the world, an essential prerequisite to economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, in a way that’s compatible with our sustainability, safety and above all our health objectives? First of all we should pay tribute to all those working within the sectors that can’t work from home, including transport workers by rail, sea, air…

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  ‘I’m telling this story In a faraway scene Sipping down raki And reading Maynard Keynes’ No, I’ve not done a Cummings, but I’m sure like most News & Views readers I am starting to dream of a holiday in the sun, and in the next couple of weeks we’ll find out whether we will be allowed one! Read my take on the prospects for summer holidays this year, and my analysis of two other key developments…