The Way Ahead with NAIADES discussed during EFIP General Assembly

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The EFIP General Assembly meeting was followed by a discussion on the NAIADES Action
Programme for Inland Waterway Transport. The debate, introduced by Mr. Manfred Seitz, Managing Director of via donau, gave an overview of the involvement of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council and the actions taken at national level. The EFIP Members further discussed reactions coming from the EU Member States and non-EU Member States, the position of European inland ports and the way ahead. It is expected that further recommendations will be given to the decision-making level. Mr. Helmut Kukacka, the Austrian State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology also pointed out on the important role of all inland waterways for Europe in general, and the role of the Danube in particular, and highlighted the support the Austrian Presidency has given to the NAIADES Programme. 

Source: EFIP and via donau