8th Annual General Meeting of the European Passengers’ Federation Easy Travels for European citizens EUROPEAN COMMISSION Malmö – 20 March 2010 Veronica.

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8th Annual General Meeting of the European Passengers’ Federation Easy Travels for European citizens EUROPEAN COMMISSION Malmö – 20 March 2010 Veronica MANFREDI Member of the Cabinet of Vice-President Kallas, Transport

2 BASIC DATA ABOUT EU PASSENGERS’ TRAVELS 2 Each year:. About 8 billion passengers travel by train. About 750 million by airplane. About 400 million by ship

3 BASIC GOALS ON PASSENGERS’ RIGHTS IN THE EU 3. Key goals: a minimum quality service across the EU an appropriate level of mobility for all, in particular disabled people and passengers with reduced mobility (or PRMs) establishment of a Single European Transport Area for Citizens

4 THE 4 « C’s » OF EU PASSENGERS’ RIGHTS Consolidation and effective implementation of existing passengers’ rights legislation in the air and rail sectors Completion of legislative coverage to road, maritime and inland waterways transport Coherence of passengers’ rights legislation across all transport modes Communication to all concerned citizens

5 The existing legislation Air transport: Regulation EC/889/2002 on air carrier liability in the events of accidents - limited liability for lost/delayed/damaged baggage Regulation EC/216/2004 on air passengers’ rights (the “APR” Regulation) Regulation EC/1107/2006 on rights of air passengers’ with reduced mobility (the “PRMs” Regulation) Rail transport: Regulation EC/1371/2007 – entered into force on CONSOLIDATION AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PASSENGERS’ RIGHTS

6 Cooperation between the Commission and the network of National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs): the key to good implementation Air transport NEBs: Already established: Rail transport NEBs: Getting established: ec.europa.eu/transport/passengers/rail/rail_en.htm CONSOLIDATION AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

7 COMPLETION OF THE COVERAGE The 2 pending legislative proposals – about to start 2 nd reading phase Bus and coach passengers’ rights Maritime and inland waterways passengers’ rights

8 COMMUNICATION TO ALL CITIZENS Air Passengers’ Rights consultation just closed Trans-modal Information Campaign to be launched before the Summer break Queries from citizens getting daily replied through EuropeDirect - ec.europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm

9 COHERENCE OF RIGHTS – thinking ahead Minimum set of common rights, whilst taking into account each mode’s specificities Strive for coherence in the implementation and enforcement The upcoming Communication covering all transport modes Towards a « Common Charter of Passengers’ Rights » ?

10 Thank you for your attention and….. enjoy your travel !