On 25 March 2015, Rapporteur Wim van de Camp, MEP, published his draft report on the implementation of the 2011 White Paper. The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) welcomes this initiative report of the European Parliament and in particular the fact that the report reiterates the Parliament’s support for the objectives in the 2011 White Paper and that it calls for a high level of ambition to be upheld.
While the report seems overall very balanced, it is nevertheless important to highlight the following issues raised in the below position paper.