The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for common European Union legislation on road, rail, inland-waterway, maritime and air transport, including market access, transport safety, infrastructure and the Trans-European Transport Network. It also oversees the Union's tourism policy, in which the EU supports and complements action by the member states.
Responsibilities
TRAN is responsible for the development of a common policy for rail, road, inland-waterway, maritime and air transport. Its work covers the rules governing transport services, safety, technical standards, infrastructure, passenger rights and the functioning of the internal transport market.
Its remit includes:
the common transport policy for road, rail, inland-waterway, maritime and air transport; market access and conditions for the provision of transport services; transport safety and security; technical standards and interoperability; passenger rights and accessibility; working conditions in transport sectors where these fall within transport legislation; the Trans-European Transport Network and transport infrastructure funding; sustainable mobility, alternative fuels and the decarbonisation of transport; relations with transport agencies, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, European Maritime Safety Agency and European Union Agency for Railways; integrated transport and intermodal connections; and tourism policy and measures supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of the tourism sector.
Transport policy
The committee examines legislation governing the movement of passengers and goods throughout the European Union. Its work affects access to transport markets, vehicle and infrastructure standards, cross-border services, safety requirements and the rights of passengers using air, rail, bus, coach and maritime transport.
TRAN also considers measures intended to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve energy efficiency in transport while maintaining connectivity, competitiveness and affordable mobility. Its work includes alternative-fuels infrastructure, cleaner vehicles, rail capacity, combined transport and the environmental performance of aviation and shipping.
Trans-European Transport Network
The Trans-European Transport Network is intended to improve connections between the member states through an integrated network of railways, roads, inland waterways, ports, airports and multimodal terminals. TRAN acts as Parliament's lead committee for legislation on TEN-T planning and implementation.
The committee scrutinises priorities, deadlines, technical standards and EU financing for the core and comprehensive networks, including cross-border links and the removal of infrastructure bottlenecks.
Tourism policy
Tourism remains primarily a competence of the member states, but the European Union may support, coordinate and complement national action. TRAN considers initiatives concerning the competitiveness, digitalisation, accessibility and sustainability of the European tourism sector.
The committee also examines the effects of transport connectivity, passenger rights, labour shortages, climate policy and crises on tourism businesses and destinations.
Chairs
The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2009.
Name Political group Member state Took office Left office Brian Simpson S&D United Kingdom 2009 2014 Michael Cramer Greens/EFA Germany 2014 2017 Karima Delli Greens/EFA France 2017 2024 Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi EPP Greece 2024 Incumbent
Members
10th Parliament, 2024–2029
The committee currently has 46 full members. Its composition is shown below, with the chair and vice-chairs indicated in italics.
European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Greece, Chair Sophia Kircher, Austria, Vice-Chair Nikolina Brnjac, Croatia Nina Carberry, Ireland Gheorghe Falcă, Romania Jens Gieseke, Germany Borja Giménez Larraz, Spain Sérgio Humberto, Portugal Dariusz Joński, Poland Martine Kemp, Luxembourg Willemien Koning, Netherlands Alexandra Mehnert, Germany Matteo Ricci, Italy, Vice-Chair Daniel Attard, Malta Vivien Costanzo, Germany Johan Danielsson, Sweden Sérgio Gonçalves, Portugal François Kalfon, France Ștefan Mușoiu, Romania Andreas Schieder, Austria Rosa Serrano Sierra, Spain Adrian-George Axinia, Romania Carlo Ciccioli, Italy Maciej Wąsik, Poland Roberts Zīle, Latvia Kosma Złotowski, Poland Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Spain Benoît Cassart, Belgium Valérie Devaux, France Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Germany Marjan Šarec, Slovenia Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations Rachel Blom, Netherlands Anna Maria Cisint, Italy Roman Haider, Austria Julien Leonardelli, France Philippe Olivier, France Virginijus Sinkevičius, Lithuania, Vice-Chair Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Spain Kai Tegethoff, Germany Elena Kountoura, Greece, Vice-Chair Merja Kyllönen, Finland Arash Saeidi, France Milan Mazurek, Slovakia Volker Schnurrbusch, Germany Stanislav Stoyanov, Bulgaria Non-Inscrits Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Romania
Substitute members
The committee's substitute members are listed below.
European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe Magdalena Adamowicz, Poland Markus Ferber, Germany Mircea Hava, Romania Esther Herranz García, Spain Isabelle Le Callennec, France Norbert Lins, Germany Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Poland Luděk Niedermayer, Czechia Andrey Novakov, Bulgaria Tomas Tobé, Sweden Romana Tomc, Slovenia Flavio Tosi, Italy André Franqueira Rodrigues, Portugal Jean-Marc Germain, France Alícia Homs Ginel, Spain Giuseppe Lupo, Italy Giannis Maniatis, Greece Nils Ušakovs, Latvia Kathleen Van Brempt, Belgium Marianne Vind, Denmark Lara Wolters, Netherlands Carlo Fidanza, Italy Alberico Gambino, Italy Ondřej Krutílek, Czechia Beata Szydło, Poland Kris Van Dijck, Belgium Jeannette Baljeu, Netherlands Asger Christensen, Denmark Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Ireland Urmas Paet, Estonia Ana Vasconcelos, Portugal Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations Paolo Borchia, Italy Vilis Krištopans, Latvia Jana Nagyová, Czechia Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Spain Annamária Vicsek, Hungary Tilly Metz, Luxembourg Jutta Paulus, Germany Lena Schilling, Austria Rudi Kennes, Belgium Dario Tamburrano, Italy Pasquale Tridico, Italy Arno Bausemer, Germany Siegbert Frank Droese, Germany Non-Inscrits Kostas Papadakis, Greece
Research support
The committee is supported by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies. It provides studies, briefings and analyses on transport markets, infrastructure, passenger rights, safety, sustainable mobility, aviation, shipping, railways, road transport and tourism.
Research prepared for the committee is published through Parliament's supporting-analyses database and the European Parliament Think Tank.
See also
Common Transport Policy Trans-European Transport Network Connecting Europe Facility European Union Aviation Safety Agency European Maritime Safety Agency European Union Agency for Railways Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
References
External links
Official website Members Supporting analyses European Parliament Think Tank