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On 21 February 2024, the European Commission organised an all-day academic conference on the state of play on EU transport policy and the challenges and priorities for the future of EU transport and mobility. In case you missed it, you can still watch the recording!

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on updating the requirements for the Port State Control of vessels calling at EU ports, and on the flag State requirements for merchant vessels registered in EU Member States.

G7 Transport Ministers expressed strong condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Houthis against commercial vessels and navy ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the amendment of Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for pollution offences.

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the investigation of maritime accidents, modernising a 2009 Directive.

During its last plenary meeting on 16 January the Commission Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM) adopted its first set of recommendations to the European Commission, primarily influenced by the recent work of the EGUM members on public transport and shared mobility.

In a bid to strengthen cooperation in the transport field, Commissioner Adina Vălean and Moldova’s Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spînu today launched the EU-Moldova high-level dialogue on transport.

The Commission adopted a proposal to improve traffic management on the EU’s rivers and canals.

Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that European and international financial institutions present at the Forum will commit €10 billion in support and investments towards sustainable transport connectivity in Central Asia.