Press Release: Commission proposes pragmatic measures to improve road transport services in the EU

The European Commission has proposed a number of measures aiming to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of the road transport sector in the European Union. In a Communication 'Towards higher quality and more competitive road transport in the Community' it proposes a series of measures, including, in particular: revisions to the proposals for permitted working time in the road transport sector; improvement in the conditions of employment of lorry drivers; improvements to road controls; the introduction of basic Community rules on initial and continuing vocational training of lorry drivers.