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TRANSPORT
The EU has developed a transport policy in order to promote the movement of people and goods quickly, efficiently and cheaply. This is a central tenet of the EU’s goal for a dynamic economy and cohesive society.
The transport sector occupies an important position in the EU, generating 10% of EU wealth, 7% of total employment, 40% of investment and 30% of energy consumption.
European activity in the transport sector has a long history, dating back to the establishment of the Common Transport Policy in 1957. Efforts to liberalise the industry across the EU began in 1988, and measures to improve safety were added in 1992.
In 1998 the Commission set out new objectives aimed at improving the internal market and establishing trans-European transport networks. The 2001 White Paper "European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide" proposed 60 new measures to stimulate the industry and guarantee efficiency, quality and safety.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The EU operates in the telecoms field to ensure that information and communications technology (ICT) makes an effective contribution to the overarching EU drive for increased economic growth and labour productivity. Action on an EU-wide basis helps create an open market for ICT products.
ENERGY
The aims of the Council in this area are to ensure that the energy needs of consumers in the EU, both domestic and industrial, can be met effectively. This action is most effective at EU level because most individual Member States are not self-sufficient in energy.
Its work focuses in particular on:
- The internal energy market: ensuring electricity and gas can be traded competitively, to enable new companies to enter the market and to ensure energy consumers’ needs can be met;
Security of supply: making sure the EU has the right policies in place to secure sources of imported energy from outside the EU and to encourage good practice in energy efficiency.
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