The White Paper "European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide" outlines a comprehensive strategy for transforming Europe's transport system to meet the demands of enlargement and sustainable development. Key points include: 1. **Shifting the Balance Between Modes of Transport**: - **Regulated Competition**: Improving road quality, revitalizing railways, and controlling air transport growth. - **Linking Modes of Transport**: Enhancing sea, inland waterways, and rail connections, and promoting intermodal services. - **Controlling Growth**: Addressing sky saturation, airport capacity, and environmental concerns. 2. **Eliminating Bottlenecks**: - **Unblocking Major Routes**: Prioritizing freight in multimodal corridors, developing high-speed passenger networks, and improving traffic conditions. - **Funding Challenges**: Balancing public and private funding, and innovative approaches like pooling funds. 3. **Placing Users at the Heart of Transport Policy**: - **Safety**: Reducing road fatalities and improving road safety. - **Costs**: Gradual charging for infrastructure use and harmonizing fuel taxes. - **User Rights and Obligations**: Ensuring integrated ticketing, baggage handling, and continuous journeys. - **Urban Transport**: Diversifying energy sources and promoting good practices. 4. **Managing Globalization of Transport**: - **Enlargement**: Addressing infrastructure challenges and leveraging the benefits of a well-developed rail network. - **International Role**: Strengthening the EU's voice in international bodies and addressing global issues like flag of convenience abuse. The paper emphasizes the need for a sustainable transport system that balances economic, social, and environmental considerations, and calls for decisive actions to achieve this goal by 2010.The White Paper "European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide" outlines a comprehensive strategy for transforming Europe's transport system to meet the demands of enlargement and sustainable development. Key points include: 1. **Shifting the Balance Between Modes of Transport**: - **Regulated Competition**: Improving road quality, revitalizing railways, and controlling air transport growth. - **Linking Modes of Transport**: Enhancing sea, inland waterways, and rail connections, and promoting intermodal services. - **Controlling Growth**: Addressing sky saturation, airport capacity, and environmental concerns. 2. **Eliminating Bottlenecks**: - **Unblocking Major Routes**: Prioritizing freight in multimodal corridors, developing high-speed passenger networks, and improving traffic conditions. - **Funding Challenges**: Balancing public and private funding, and innovative approaches like pooling funds. 3. **Placing Users at the Heart of Transport Policy**: - **Safety**: Reducing road fatalities and improving road safety. - **Costs**: Gradual charging for infrastructure use and harmonizing fuel taxes. - **User Rights and Obligations**: Ensuring integrated ticketing, baggage handling, and continuous journeys. - **Urban Transport**: Diversifying energy sources and promoting good practices. 4. **Managing Globalization of Transport**: - **Enlargement**: Addressing infrastructure challenges and leveraging the benefits of a well-developed rail network. - **International Role**: Strengthening the EU's voice in international bodies and addressing global issues like flag of convenience abuse. The paper emphasizes the need for a sustainable transport system that balances economic, social, and environmental considerations, and calls for decisive actions to achieve this goal by 2010.