Concrete steps aimed at combating global warming (or the "greenhouse effect") are intended to be decided at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which is to be held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. So far, it has not proved possible to reach a consensus on several...

A free market in the sphere of transport is to be established in the European Community by 1992. What conditions prevail today in this sector and what steps must be taken in order to establish a workable Common Transport Market?

The article offers a survey of the different international bodies concerned with European transport policy, their relative competencies and special problems. Furthermore, some fundamental guidelines are provided which should be followed in order to achieve more efficiency in traffic.