VoteClimate: EU Transport Council - 12th December 2017

EU Transport Council - 12th December 2017

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate EU Transport Council.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-12-12/debates/17121229000012/EUTransportCouncil

The Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling)

Under Any Other Business, several items were discussed. Notably, Commissioner Bulc presented the Commission’s recently published second phase of the mobility package, provided an update on the implementation of the extensive aviation strategy, alongside a communication on military mobility, and noted progress on rail passenger rights negotiations; Finland called for reconsideration of the summertime directive; Germany updated on the second high-level group on automated and connected cars; Poland drew attention to the 2018 international maritime days ; France promoted her proposed declaration at the upcoming “one planet” summit calling on the IMO to adopt an ambitious strategy for the decarbonisation of international shipping; and Bulgaria presented transport plans for her incoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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