Speech: Unleashing the potential of rail in the EU2013-06-18
Description:European Commission Siim KALLAS Vice-President of the European Commission Speech: CER 25th anniversary, Brussels 17 June 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, Many thanks for inviting me to your 25th anniversary event this evening. It is a pleasure to be back with you again.

Speech: Making Europe’s roads safer: the way ahead2013-06-17
Description:European Commission Siim KALLAS Vice-President of the European Commission Speech: ETSC Road Safety PIN Conference / Brussels 17 June 2013 Minister, ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to be with you again to present this year’s Road Safety PIN Award.

eCall: automated emergency call for road accidents mandatory in cars from 20152013-06-13
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 June 2013 To help mitigate the consequences of serious road accidents across the EU, today the European Commission adopted two proposals to ensure that, by October 2015, cars will automatically call emergency services in case of a serious crash.

112 eCall – Frequently Asked Questions2013-06-13
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 June 2013 Key facts and figures In 2012 around 28 000 people were killed and more than 1.5 million injured in 1.1 million traffic accidents on EU roads. Only around 0.7% of vehicles are currently equipped with private eCall systems in the EU, with numbers...

Single Sky: Commission acts to unblock congestion in Europe's airspace2013-06-11
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 June 2013 The European Commission has today acted to speed up the reform of Europe's air traffic control system. The Commission is looking to head off a capacity crunch as the number of flights is forecast to increase by 50% over the next 10-20...

Frequently Asked Questions: Single Sky: Commission acts to unblock congestion in Europe's airspace2013-06-11
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 What is Europe's Single Sky? The Single European Sky (SES) is a flagship European initiative to reform the architecture of European air traffic control, to meet future capacity and safety needs.

Speech - Single European Sky 2+2013-06-11
Description:European Commission Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission Speech - Press Conference / Strasbourg 11 June 2013 Good afternoon everybody. Those of you who have been following the story of the Single European Sky may agree with me that it is like one of those mirages in the desert.

Transport: Council reaches agreement on rail interoperability2013-06-10
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 June 2013 The European Commission welcomes the progress achieved in the Transport Council today to enhance the quality and efficiency of Europe-wide rail services by removing remaining technical obstacles.

Aviation: EU and Israel sign agreement2013-06-10
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 June 2013 In the margins of the EU Transport Council in Luxembourg, the European Union and Israel have today signed a comprehensive air transport agreement which will gradually open up and integrate their respective markets, develop an aviation area with common rules, offer economic...

Transport Council – 10 June 20132013-06-07
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 June 2013 The EU Council of transport ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Monday 10 June under the Irish Presidency. Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport and mobility, will represent the European Commission.