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UK Transport and Brexit News & Views No. 55

05/03/2018

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Mark’s Brexit Week for Transport Theresa May, in her Mansion House Speech on Friday and in her interview with Andrew Marr on Sunday, has provided much needed post-Brexit clarity for the UK transport sector. In particular she made a commitment to ensuring the continuity of air, maritime and rail services, and protecting the rights of road hauliers to access the EU market and vice versa. In some areas, such as aviation, she provided even more clarity with a stated desire to explore…

UK Transport and Brexit News & Views No. 42

06/11/2017

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Brexit is certainly back in business with a vengeance this week with talks resuming on Thursday here in Brussels, and the CBI revealing the results of a survey that show that more than 60 percent of firms may trigger Brexit contingency plans by March 2018 because of the lack of progress. Are we finally beginning to see business wading more forcefully into the UK government’s Brexit approach? As we report below, CBI chief Paul Drechsler will warn today at the…

“Airports Package” voted in Transport Committee: MEPs reject further liberalisation of ground-handling services

15/11/2012

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Transport Committee − 06-11-2012 The Commission’s proposal to boost competition to supply ground-handling services at major EU airports was rejected by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. MEPs also agreed on new rules to ensure more efficient use of takeoff and landing slots, and on noise-mitigation measures to protect the public living near airports whilst ensuring smooth flight operations. The Commission proposal to further open the ground-handling service market, by increasing the minimum number of independent handlers from two…