Is Eastern Europe still the ugly duckling of green mobility? Maybe not or not for much longer. The Hungarian government is committed to greening public transport and introducing emission-free buses as of 2022.

As part of our #logoslistens series, we asked Alessandro Cascini, Head of Public Affairs at Bridgestone EMIA, a global tyre manufacturer about their lessons learnt from the pandemic, opportunities in the digital age and how Bridgestone assess the Commission’s strategy.

On 9 December 2020, the European Commission published its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. In this insight, we take a closer look at the relevant aspects of the road sector. The Commission aims at reducing the 2050 transport emissions by 90% and to achieve this, it proposes action across 82 initiatives.

The unprecedented disruption resulting from the current pandemic highlighted more than ever how much the European industry depends on trade. The automotive industry is no exception. Read more about how the revitalisation of the automotive industry will prove pivotal in the EU’s economic recovery.

Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s Smart & Sustainable Mobility Strategy in December 2020, logos interviewed Piia Karjalainen, Secretary-General at MaaS Alliance. In the interview, Ms Karjalainen sheds light on the challenges and opportunities that the Mobility as a Service Alliance is facing.

In just a few weeks, the European automotive market has effectively collapsed. The automotive sector will face disruption throughout the length and breadth of the fight against the pandemic and its aftermath. What will be the next measures taken for the transport sector at EU level? Will the great ambitions of the Green Deal be postponed?

On 31 May 2017, the European Commission presented three legislative proposals, as part of a ‘mobility package’, on the posting of drivers, their resting times, and the rules of cabotage. They proved to be one of the most controversial pieces of EU legislation both for the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the European Parliament as a whole.

The German government is taking final steps to roll out next year its controversial PKW-Maut, a motorway toll that would apply de facto primarily to foreign passenger cars.

The controversy over a road toll in the EU’s largest member state has led to a rare infringement procedure between two member states. Beyond the technicalities and domestic politics, it raises a broader question about how to finance road infrastructures in Europe.

The upcoming elections in May 2019 will allow European citizens to determine the political priorities alongside the leadership of the European Parliament and the European Commission for the next five years (2019-2024). It is time to take stock of the achievements of the outgoing Juncker Commission (2014-19) and to anticipate the priorities of the next Commission in the field of road transport.