Jacqueline Foster MEP

UK TRANSPORT AND BREXIT NEWS & VIEWS NO. 102

Mark’s EU Week for Transport  Last week’s pivotal European election saw the highest turnout in 20 years with renewed commitment of EU citizens towards pro-EU parties. Despite the pre-election narrative of a second anti-EU surge (the first being in 2014), the outcome of the elections a week ago, while appearing complicated, could not be more clear in its conclusions. Faced with the new prospect of the two biggest groups (the EPP and the S&D) no longer being able to form a…

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UK Transport and Brexit News & Views No. 46

Mark’s Brexit Week for Transport Hailed as the ‘best ever’ by Jacqueline Foster, our Host MEP and UKTiE Patron and President, last week’s UKTiE Forum was held at the European Parliament. With the EU planning the biggest ever shake up of transport in the coming years UKTiE is planning on stepping up its engagement with European and international partners, the Forum saw a record number of representatives from the UK’s leading road, rail, maritime and aviation companies and organisations gather…

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UK Transport and Brexit News & Views No. 45

Are you ready for the biggest ever EU shake up for UK transport? Tomorrow is our 7th UKTiE Forum, the largest annual gathering of Britain’s leading transport companies and organisations with EU legislators.  The theme is ‘Clean, connected and competitive: How to modernise Europe’s transport system’. We have brought together a powerful group of speakers from across Europe, with an intimate knowledge of the sector to share their thoughts on the changes they see as necessary in order for transport…

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UK Transport and Brexit News & Views No. 44

Over the last few months, UKTiE has been campaigning to ensure the best possible Brexit deal for transport. While these negotiations are reaching a critical point with the upcoming December European Council meeting, over the next two weeks UKTiE will be looking to the future of European transport. On the 28th of November, we are hosting our 7th Annual UKTiE Forum in the European Parliament. There could not be a more opportune time to be discussing the future of European…

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Senior Conservative addresses major EU transport summit

The Deputy Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, Jacqueline Foster MEP, has urged MEPs to avoid becoming too focused on employment and environment issues when examining transport legislation. Mrs Foster made the comments during her high-level keynote speech to the annual summit of UK Transport in Europe (UKTiE), the Brussels trade association of the UK transport industry, of which she is the patron. The North West MEP and Transport Spokesman said: “I was delighted the host the annual…

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