Council

ETF welcomes the messages conveyed by MEPs, the Council and the Commission during the plenary session of the European Parliament today on the topic Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries.

Tomorrow, Transport Ministers will meet to discuss the future of EU rail. Ahead of their meeting, the ETF underlines the lack of decent jobs, which is driving workers out of the industry and warns against the European Commission’s push for liberalisation.

TRAN Committee position in support of controversial Single European Sky 2+ and Performance Review Body reforms of the air traffic management sector favours liberalisation, ignoring workers' concerns, and showing little consideration for the social and human consequences the major reform will have.

The ETF welcomes the Council position on the reform of the Single European Sky. The 27 EU Member States today unanimously endorsed the modified text of the ATM reform prepared by the Portuguese Presidency.

On 3 December 2018, the Council of European Union adopted conclusions on inland waterway transport.