[Digest] Competitiveness of the Aviation Sector: The Impact of Fuels Prices in the Aftermath of the Middle East Crisis
The oral briefing took place on 15 July 2026 and focused on the following topics: The Middle East crisis and its impact on the EU aviation fuel availability, prices, carriers, and airports. Potential risks to competitiveness and autonomy of the EU aviation sector. Policy, regulatory and industrial measures for biorefineries Read more…
[Digest] Aviation Sector Strategic Action Plan
The presentation of the study took place on 23 June 2026 and focused on the following topics: The competitiveness of the EU aviation sector considering global competition and the EU’s decarbonisation policies, highlighting current strengths and weaknesses. Assessment of the working conditions in the EU aviation sector. Innovations, technology developments, Read more…
[Digest] Accompanying Expertise on the Roadworthiness Package
The presentation of the study took place on 23 June 2026 and focused on the following topics: Technical inspection regarding traffic safety and emission reduction. Remote emission sensing and its role on detecting fraudulently manipulated or defective systems. The necessity to establish a cross-border data-exchange platform for registration, driver licence Read more…
[Digest] Pricing of E-Charging for Electric Cars and Onshore Power Supply in Ports
The presentation of the study took place on 3 June 2026 and focused on the following topics: Pricing in public electric vehicle (EV) charging and onshore power supply (OPS). Transparency and affordability of prices across the EU. Policy options to improve consumer protection, fairness, and investment conditions. The presentation was Read more…
[Digest] Investing in Transport in the new MFF
The presentation of the study took place on 5 May 2026 and focused on the following topics: Scaling up and reinventing EU transport investment: the 2028-2034 MFF. The value for money of transport investment opportunities in the 2028–2034 MFF proposals through stocktaking of the 2021–2027 period and identification of existing Read more…
[Digest] TRAN Study presentation: The Combined Transport Directive
The presentation of the study took place on 2 December 2025 and focused on the following topics: The analysis of the network of intermodal freight terminals across the EU; The main connections between inland and port-based terminals and key European seaports; A dedicated analysis on the average distances travelled to Read more…
[Digest] TRAN Workshop: Transport Security Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region, in particular GPS jamming and shadow fleet floating
The workshop took place on 24 September 2025 and focused on the following topics: Sanctions and Russia’s shadow fleet Developments in Gulf of Finland Security: Shadow Fleet, GNSS Disruptions, and Hybrid Threats Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Interference in the Polish Maritime Areas of the Gulf of Gdansk Beyond shadows: Read more…
[Digest] Transport and tourism in outermost regions: assessing mobility poverty and the effects of new climate policies
The presentation of the study took place on 18 March 2025 and focused on the following topics: The assessment of the effects of mobility poverty on the transport and tourism sectors of the nine outermost regions; The review of Fit for 55 transport-related legislation and its implications for these remote Read more…
[Digest] Role of the longevity economy in the tourism sector
The presentation of the study took place on 29 January 2025 and focused on the following topics: The overview of silver tourism in the EU, detailing the sector’s current state and potential growth opportunities; A conceptual framework that categorizes six key areas within silver tourism: wellness tourism, accessible and medical Read more…
[Digest] Expected impacts of ‘Fit for 55’ legislation on connectivity and mobility in Europe
The presentation of the study took place on 4 December 2024 and focused on the following topics: A thorough review of the eleven legislative texts within the ‘Fit for 55’ package that pertain to transport policy; The conceptualization of connectivity and mobility, grounded in an extensive literature review and the Read more…
[Digest] Trends, challenges and opportunities in the EU transport labour market
The presentation of the study took place on 20 March 2024 and focused on the following topics: Overview of major trends in EU transport labour market in different transport modes; Main challenges and opportunities in the sector’s labour market resulting from digitalisation, automation and transport related decarbonisation policy; best practices. Read more…
[Digest] Workshop: The suitability of existing post and parcel delivery legislation
The workshop took place on 14 February 2024 and focused on the following topics: The changing postal market and how it impacts the regulatory framework Business models for postal and delivery services Experiences and challenges for national postal regulatory authorities Future scenarios for the postal sector in 2040 The presentations Read more…
