SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Court of Auditors recommends bringing Marco Polo to an end

Brussels, 16/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Auditors is recommending that the Marco Polo programme be discontinued. This programme seeks to shift road freight to the railways, inland river ways and short distance sea routes. Following an audit of eight Marco Polo I (2003-2006) and eight Marco Polo II (2007-2013) programmes, the court highlighted a significant number of shortcomings in this European programme. Marketing was particularly deficient and targets were not met or...