Introducing competition to the railway market is a long and difficult process and it is still ongoing. The fourth railway package has been adopted making market opening in passenger railways mandatory in the upcoming years. Therefore the debate is now evolving from a theoretical conversation to...

Air Traffic Management in Europe could be performing better - and if it were, it would reduce delays, ticket prices and the environmental impact of air transport. The EU's Single European Sky (SES) legislation has introduced a performance scheme which defines mandatory performance targets for...

The European market for road transport suffers from several imperfections: social conditions of workers are in a poor state and open market access for European transport companies within the EU is not fully implemented either. Some hauliers go around existing rules and make use of "letterbox"...

Thanks to digitalisation railways are becoming just one element of a complex mobility system that is increasingly integrated, connected, efficient and user-friendly, providing customers with seamless endto- end journeys and combining all modes of transport available. While the Mobility as a...

As a reaction to the increasing threat of terrorist attacks some European countries have proposed stricter security measures to protect their railway systems. Security is traditionally not within the competences of the European Union yet a conflict may arise between uncoordinated national...

Air Traffic Management (ATM) is a conservative sector in which technological modernisation follows an evolutionary path, at best. This evolution is predominantly shaped by regulation and the monopolistic infrastructure operators, the national Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs)....

The European Rail Sector has room for improvements with regard to its performance. But how exactly are the railways performing and how are they improving? Key Performance Indicators are a popular tool to measure and benchmark the performance of an organisation. They are used on the company...

Digitalisation is transforming all aspects of society and the economy - including transport. A series of innovations are fundamentally changing the operation and distribution of transport services. On the occasion of the 4th Florence Intermodal Forum, stakeholders from industry, regulators and...

Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) offers a unique opportunity to make EU transport systems safer, cleaner, more efficient and more user-friendly. In its most advanced form, CCAM services use automated connected vehicles, also known as self-driving cars and trucks, which can...

This report was produced as part of the THINK project. Challenges for policy makers are huge if the EU climate policy goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80- 95% below 1990 levels by 2050 shall be reached. There is no doubt that a new energy technology policy design for the post-2020...