István Ujhelyi interview: Getting back on the rails
16 Feb Mobility

István Ujhelyi interview: Getting back on the rails

The Coronavirus-ravaged transport and tourism sectors have withstood a year of unprecedented setbacks, but István Ujhelyi is confident that the future will bring positive and sustainable change. Lorna Hutchinson reports.
by Lorna Hutchinson
Why SESAR innovation is key to building back better
02 Mar Mobility
Why SESAR innovation is key to building back better
How the EU's COVID recovery can accelerate the transition to a greener aviation sector
04 Mar Mobility
How the EU's COVID recovery can accelerate the transition to a greener aviation sector
Issue 531 | 1 March 2021
26 Feb Mobility
Issue 531 | 1 March 2021
Parliament endorses agreement on Type Approval of motor vehicles
20 Apr Mobility
Parliament endorses agreement on Type Approval of motor vehicles
The European Parliament endorsed the provisional agreement reached on new rules on type approval of motor vehicles.
A shift to lightweighting demands heavyweight political support PM+
17 Apr Mobility
A shift to lightweighting demands heavyweight political support
Lighter vehicles offer the opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions from all vehicles. However, continuing to focus on a mass-based approach is an opportunity lost, writes Patrik Ragnarsson.
Why we need ecological biofuels
16 Apr Mobility
Why we need ecological biofuels
We must establish concrete criteria for determining how sustainable growing, manufacturing, transporting and marketing biofuels is, says Paloma López Bermejo.
Can biofuels help make the EU more sustainable?
16 Apr Mobility
Can biofuels help make the EU more sustainable?
Biofuels will certainly help green Europe’s energy supply, but just how big a role they will play in our overall push for sustainability remains unclear, says Seb Dance.
Biofuels have an important role to play in the energy union
16 Apr Mobility
Biofuels have an important role to play in the energy union
The EU is committed to ensuring that biofuels are truly sustainable and contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says Dominique Ristori.
2018 ECG Annual Dinner Debate: Meeting the demands of the world’s largest market consumers
04 Apr Mobility
2018 ECG Annual Dinner Debate: Meeting the demands of the world’s largest market consumers
The internal market is integral to the EU’s prosperity, but it depends on a well-functioning logistics sector to thrive, reports Colin MacKay
EU policies need more gender equality
08 Mar Mobility
EU policies need more gender equality
EU policymaking must go further on gender equality, writes Claudia Țapardel.
Issue 469 | 05 February 2018
05 Feb Mobility
Issue 469 | 05 February 2018
Jyrki Katainen interview, Jobs and Growth, Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services, Female Entrepreneurs, Sustainable Healthcare, World Cancer Day, Safer Internet Day, and more...
LPG can help fight the war on smog PM+
29 Jan Mobility
LPG can help fight the war on smog
Pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxide and ozone kill hundreds of thousands each year. One way to reduce these deadly emissions is to switch to LPG, argues Eric Johnson.
EU clean mobility package is a good start
26 Jan Mobility
EU clean mobility package is a good start
The Commission’s clean mobility package is a good start to decarbonising Europe’s transport sector - even if some kinks remain to be worked out, writes Massimiliano Salini.
Clean mobility package: Disappointing CO2 targets
26 Jan Mobility
Clean mobility package: Disappointing CO2 targets
The Commission’s clean mobility package is hindered by short-term industrial policy views, says Bas Eickhout.
Public hearing on the PSI directive
22 Jan Mobility
Public hearing on the PSI directive
On January 19 2018, DG CNECT organised a public hearing regarding the review of the public sector information directive.
Towards a more connected society and economy
19 Jan Mobility
Towards a more connected society and economy
Space has a key role to play in ensuring a prosperous and socially-inclusive Europe, writes Carlo des Dorides.
Towards a United Space in Europe
19 Jan Mobility
Towards a United Space in Europe
The ESA is committed to building a United Space in Europe, in full cooperation with the Commission, writes Johann-Dietrich Wörner.
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of EU institutions Sponsored
19 Jan Mobility
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of EU institutions
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of Europe’s institutions, writes Stéphane Israël.
Space is not the final frontier
19 Jan Mobility
Space is not the final frontier
Europe must be realistic when it comes to its space policy, and protect its industry to ensure the EU space sector can compete globally, says Franck Proust.
Issue 468 | 22 January 2018
19 Jan Mobility
Issue 468 | 22 January 2018
Jerzy Buzek interview, European Space Policy, World Cancer Day, Copyright, Mental Health, Clean Energy and Mobility, Bisphenol A, Research and Innovation Funding, Poland and the Digital Single Market, 5 questions with Maria Arena and more...
Decarbonising transport: This is the time to get it right PM+
09 Jan Mobility
Decarbonising transport: This is the time to get it right
MEPs will soon vote on several important provisions that could determine whether biofuels can make the needed contribution to decarbonising transport, explains Géraldine Kutas.
EU aviation strategy: Turbulent times?
21 Dec Mobility
EU aviation strategy: Turbulent times?
Two years after the Commission presented its aviation strategy, Jacek P. Krawczyk wonders if industry and policymakers are on the same page.
EU aviation rules must ensure fair and open skies
21 Dec Mobility
EU aviation rules must ensure fair and open skies
The new aviation competition regulation must ensure fairness while leaving no room for protectionism, says Markus Pieper.
Greening the Danube’s inland waterway transport
19 Dec Mobility
Greening the Danube’s inland waterway transport
Europe’s second longest river has major economic potential, but much more needs to be done to make the Danube inland waterway a real EU success story, a recent conference was told.
Issue 467 | 18 December 2017
15 Dec Mobility
Issue 467 | 18 December 2017
Eva Maydell interview, Bulgarian EU Council Presidency Preview, ITER, 5G & Artificial Intelligence, Brexit breakthrough, Afrophobia, Inland waterways, EU-Israel, Aviation, 5 questions with Lambert van Nistelrooij and more...
EU must stop subsidising fossil-fuels infrastructure
13 Dec Mobility
EU must stop subsidising fossil-fuels infrastructure
The European Fund for Strategic Investments is funding dozens of carbon-intensive projects, at the expense of genuinely sustainable infrastructure, argues Anna Roggenbuck
Transport and climate: We need to act now
09 Nov Mobility
Transport and climate: We need to act now
Europe must choose an ambitious path to avoid even more disastrous effects on the climate, writes Matthijs van Miltenburg.