Committee on Transport and Tourism

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is one of the twenty standing committees of the European Parliament . The committee chairman has been Karima Delli ( EELV / G-EFA ) since January 2017 and was re-elected in July 2019.

The committee deals with the policy of the European Union in the fields of rail and road transport , inland and maritime transport and aviation . This includes in particular the Europe-wide traffic regulations , the expansion of the trans-European traffic networks , traffic safety and relations with international traffic organizations. The committee is also responsible for the Europe-wide regulations for postal services and tourism in the EU.

In the European Commission , the member responsible for this policy area is the Transport Commissioner ; at the Council of the European Union it is the formation as the Council for Transport, Telecommunications and Energy .

Chairperson (selection)

• since January 2017: Karima Delli ( EELV / G-EFA , France)
• from the 2014 European elections : Michael Cramer ( The Greens / European Free Alliance , Germany)
• from the European elections 2009 : Brian Simpson ( SPE , UK)

Web links

• Page of the committee on the homepage of the European Parliament

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Parliament's committees-elect chairs and vice-chairs | News | European Parliament. July 10, 2019, accessed on July 18, 2019 .