On the initiative of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, European transport ministers will gather for an informal meeting in Brdo on Thursday, 23 September. The main topic of the meeting will be the ‘Fit for 55’ package that the European Commission presented this past 14 July and that is expected to lead to a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU by 2030 (see EUROPE 12762/8).
“Transport is one of the main sectors in ensuring the success of the decarbonisation policy; therefore, we will strive to provide strong political support for the introduction of e-mobility and the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure”, said Slovenian Minister for Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec.
The Slovenian Presidency of the Council announced that deploying infrastructure for alternative fuels would be at the heart of discussions and is expected to be the main topic of the informal meeting (see EUROPE 12759/3).
In the context of the directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and the directive on energy efficiency, Member States’ ministers will also be prompted to address the challenges inherent in the introduction of mass e-mobility.
The issue of cross-sectoral solutions to make the [energy] supply for the transport sector financially viable and sufficient to facilitate travel, in particular within the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), will also be on the agenda.
These discussions among EU Member States’ transport ministers will follow those held the day before (Wednesday, 22 September) by energy ministers gathered in Brdo (see EUROPE 12794/4).
Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean will participate in both of these ministerial meetings. (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)