- Transport
Email: cab-valean-contactec [dot] europa [dot] eu (cab-valean-contact[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Address: Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities
- Developing a comprehensive strategy for sustainable and smart mobility, ensuring a transport sector fit for a clean, digital and modern economy.
- Promoting sustainable and alternative transport fuels for road, maritime and air transport.
- Working to extend the Emissions Trading System to the maritime sector and reducing free allowances for airlines.
- Leading in international fora such as negotiating global emissions reductions within the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization.
- Contributing to a zero-pollution goal, mitigating the impact of transport on the climate and natural environment from emissions reductions to air, water and noise pollution.
- Reviewing the Energy Taxation Directive, aligning it with the Commission’s climate ambitions and bringing an end to fossil-fuel subsidies.
- Modernising transport systems, such as connected and automated mobility, with a strong focus on digital innovation.
- Swiftly completing missing infrastructure links and the Trans-European Transport Network, underpinned by a fair and functioning internal market for transport.
- Ensuring passenger rights are respected and transport remains affordable, reliable and accessible, particularly for low-income households and those in remote areas.
- Ensuring the highest safety standards as traffic increases and security threats become more complex.
- Working closely with key partners to open up new market opportunities and to enforce existing agreements.
- Improving connectivity links, particularly in the EU's neighbourhood and Western Balkans.
- Ensuring effective implementation of dual-use infrastructure projects to improve military mobility using Connecting Europe Facility funds.
- Contributing to a sustainable and competitive tourism industry.
Mission letter
- 1 DECEMBER 2019
- Downloadromână(561.44 KB - PDF)
European Parliament hearings
- 1 DECEMBER 2019
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Biography
- 2019 - 2024European Commissioner for Transport
- 2007-2019Member of the European Parliament
- 2019Chairwoman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
- 2017-2019Member of the Conference of Committee Chairs, European Parliament
- 2017-2019Chairwoman of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, European Parliament
- 2014-2017Vice-President of the European Parliament
- 2004-2007Member of the Romanian Parliament (Chamber of Deputies)