New EU Transport Report: Current trends and issues

This report provides an overview of the latest developments in the EU transport sector, highlighting trends and issues for both the EU and individual Member States.

The European Commission has released an overview of the latest developments in the EU transport sector, highlighting trends and issues for both the EU and individual Member States.

Transport is crucial to our economy, with 1.3 million public and private companies employing 10.2 million people and providing goods and services across the EU. From 1995 to 2019, the volume of transported goods increased by 41%, and the transport of passengers grew by 33%, before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary drop.

Aligned with the EU’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the report outlines the current situation on our path to reduce transport greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050. The Commission is working to make all transport modes more sustainable, promoting efficient, multimodal transport systems, and encouraging the adoption of new mobility technologies like drones, autonomous vehicles, hydrogen-powered aircraft, and electric waterborne transport. This effort is supported by investments from Horizon Europe and the Connecting Europe Facility.

The report also covers transport resilience, emphasising the need for recovery investments to modernise and green the sector, strengthen the Single Market and complete the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), while ensuring safe and secure mobility. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of maintaining supply chains and coordinated connectivity.