TTE Council - March 2013

	Story Title Story Description	TTE Council - March 2013 The TTE Council takes place on 11 March 2013, in Brussels, under the presidency of Leo Varadkar, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
	Video Title Video Description	Roundtable Extracts fro the roundtable of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council taking place on 11 March 2013, in Brussels.

Reference	98766	Video infos	Mpg4 / PAL - 16:9	Duration	00:03:39	Type	News package
Shooting Date	11-03-2013	Country	Belgium	Town	Brussels

Background	The meeting is to be dedicated exclusively to transport issues. The Ministers hold a debate on a proposal for a recast of the 2008 directive on the interoperability of the EU rail system, thereby starting its work on the “fourth railway package” recently published by the Commission. The recast, which is part of the technical pillar of the package, aims to accelerate the integration of the whole European rail network by removing existing administrative and technical barriers. The objective is also to guarantee a high level of safety while realising the full potential of the single market. Furthermore, the Council takes note of progress made on a proposed revision of the 2003 directive on the reporting of occurrences that could endanger aviation safety. The revision intends to improve the reporting system and to ensure efficient use of the data collected with a view to preventing future accidents. Finally, the Ministers hear a presentation by the Commission of its recent “Clean power for transport” initiative and hold an exchange of views. The goal of the initiative is to break the oil dependence of transport and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport by accelerating the market uptake of alternative fuels and vehicles adapted to their use. The initiative consists of a communication setting out a European alternative fuels strategy and a proposal for a directive on the deployment of a minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels throughout the EU. Over lunch, ministers discuss the issue of road safety.

Background

The meeting is to be dedicated exclusively to transport issues. The Ministers hold a debate on a proposal for a recast of the 2008 directive on the interoperability of the EU rail system, thereby starting its work on the “fourth railway package” recently published by the Commission. The recast, which is part of the technical pillar of the package, aims to accelerate the integration of the whole European rail network by removing existing administrative and technical barriers. The objective is also to guarantee a high level of safety while realising the full potential of the single market. Furthermore, the Council takes note of progress made on a proposed revision of the 2003 directive on the reporting of occurrences that could endanger aviation safety. The revision intends to improve the reporting system and to ensure efficient use of the data collected with a view to preventing future accidents. Finally, the Ministers hear a presentation by the Commission of its recent “Clean power for transport” initiative and hold an exchange of views. The goal of the initiative is to break the oil dependence of transport and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport by accelerating the market uptake of alternative fuels and vehicles adapted to their use. The initiative consists of a communication setting out a European alternative fuels strategy and a proposal for a directive on the deployment of a minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels throughout the EU. Over lunch, ministers discuss the issue of road safety.

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00:00:01		Leo VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of Ireland and delegation of the UK; Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom (2 shots) Keywords : Varadkar \| Mcloughlin Duration : 00:00:14
00:00:15		Siim KALLAS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport (4 shots) Keywords : Kallas Duration : 00:00:30
00:00:45		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:50		Delegations (4 shots) Duration : 00:00:23
00:01:13		Siim KALLAS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport; Ana María PASTOR JULIÁN, Spanish Minister of Public Works Keywords : Pastor Duration : 00:00:06
00:01:19		Mario CIACCIA, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport of Italy; Radu FENECHIU, Romanian Minister for Transport (2 shots) Keywords : Ciaccia Duration : 00:00:13
00:01:32		Radu FENECHIU, Romanian Minister for Transport Keywords : Fenechiu Duration : 00:00:06
00:01:38		Ana María PASTOR JULIÁN, Spanish Minister of Public Works Duration : 00:00:07
00:01:45		Siim KALLAS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport ; Peter RAMSAUER, German Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development Keywords : Ramsauer Duration : 00:00:08
00:01:53		Maciej JANKOWSKI, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland Keywords : Jankowski Duration : 00:01:45
00:02:03		Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom; Peter RAMSAUER, German Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development Duration : 00:00:06
00:02:09		General view (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:12
00:02:21		Mario CIACCIA, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport of Italy; Ana María PASTOR JULIÁN, Spanish Minister of Public Works Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:26		Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom Duration : 00:00:07
00:02:33		Delegations Duration : 00:00:23
00:02:50		Igor ŠALAMUN, State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Keywords : Salamun Duration : 00:00:48
00:02:56		General view Duration : 00:00:19
00:03:03		Kristian KRASTEV, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and. Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria Keywords : Krastev Duration : 00:00:35
00:03:08		Igor ŠALAMUN, State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Duration : 00:00:31
00:03:15		Siim KALLAS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport Duration : 00:00:08
00:03:23		Roundtable (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:15
00:03:38		End Duration : 23:59:26

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TTE Council - March 2013

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