Identifying the untapped potential of completing key aspects of the Single European Transport Area (SETA) and of extending it to candidate countries
Transport is a central pillar of European integration and a key pre-condition for the European Single Market. Access to seamless and efficient transport services and infrastructure across Europe is key to the functioning of the EU common market, affecting the free movement of people, goods, and services. The objective of the study is to provide a systematic analysis of the existing regulatory and non-regulatory barriers – as well as missing elements – that hamper the creation of the SETA and the completion of the Internal Market for the transport of goods and passengers and understand the economic impact of such barriers and missing elements.
The study will use carefully selected case studies, to illustrate, with a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis:
- The impacts of the broad and diverse types of existing barriers on the completion of the Single European Transport Area across transport modes.
- The potential benefits of streamlining unnecessary requirements towards a fully integrated transport market.
- The relevant economic, environmental, and social impacts of the identified barriers and missing elements. The potential contribution towards achieving a sustainable and efficient transport system.
TRT is the project coordinator of a 4-partner (Ricardo, M-FIVE, and TEPR) consortium, responsible for all activities of the studies, and main contact with DG MOVE