Deputy Minister J. Engelhardt visits Rail 2009 in Dortmund
12.11.2009
09:41Piotr
Dortmund, 9-10 November 2009, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure Juliusz Engelhardt visited Rail 2009. During the trade fair, Deputy Minister J. Engelhardt took part in an informal meeting of transport ministers and presidents of railway companies from European countries to discuss the problem of financing railway infrastructure in a moment of economic downfall.
6th Polish-Spanish Intergovernmental Consultations
10.11.2009
10:24Piotr
Sopot (Poland), 9 October 2009 - the meeting of infrastructure ministry delegations took place within the framework of 6th Polish-Spanish Intergovernmental Consultations.
European Commission enhances integrated maritime policy
06.11.2009
10:44Piotr
In October 2009, the European Commission published another documents concerning the integrated maritime policy to be consulted by the Government of Poland:
1. “Progress report on the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy” - COM (2009) 540.
2. “Developing the international dimension of the Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union” - COM (2009) 536.
3. “Towards the integration of maritime surveillance: A common information sharing environment for the EU maritime domain” - COM (2009) 538.
Telecoms package adopted
05.11.2009
19:42Piotr
5 November 2009, Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the European Council reached an agreement on the telecoms package, and especially - Directive (2002/21/EC), i.e. Framework Directive.
Polish-French seminary: urban development and revitalization
04.11.2009
18:52Piotr
- The Lisbon Treaty will enhance urban development within the Community - said Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure Olgierd Dziekoński during the Polish-French seminary on 4 November 2009. The meeting was organised by the Embassy of France in Polnad. The seminary was also attended by Deputy Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Urban and Social Development Pascal Florentin.
European Commission on delivering the digital dividend
02.11.2009
11:22Piotr
The switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial TV will release 80% of high quality radio spectrum which will be free for the deployment of new services and new technologies. This means that they can be used for new, innovative services that use radio spectrum, from wireless internet and more advanced mobile phones to new interactive and high-definition TV channels. Remote regions could be big winners from this as wireless broadband could use the new spectrum to deliver high-speed internet to areas not yet reached by landlines. The Commission today set out plans for a coordinated distribution of spectrum that encourages investment and competition in these potential new services. If the allocation of the newly freed airwaves – the "digital dividend" – to new services is coordinated across Europe it could give the economy a boost of €20 to €50 billion (over 15 years compared to EU countries acting alone).
One size fits all - universal phone charger standard approved
28.10.2009
12:06Piotr
Geneva, 22 October 2009 - International Telecommunication Union approved an energy-efficient one-charger-fits-all new mobile phone solution. The announcement came as ITU lobbies hard to have the new Universal Charging Solution (UCS), which enables the same charger to be used for all future handsets, regardless of make and model.
Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics
21.10.2009
10:56Piotr
On 21 October 2009, „TEN-T Days 2009” conference was held in Naples to launch a new initiative called the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL) with the aim of improving major transport connections in Northern Europe. As a consequence, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by representatives of the European Commission, Norway, Russia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Belarus. Poland was represented by Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure Maciej Jankowski.
ASEM Transport Ministers’ Meeting 2009
19.10.2009
10:08Piotr
Vilnius (Lithuania), 19 October 2009, Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk took part in the ASEM Transport Ministers Meeting. ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) is an cooperation forum of EU Member Countries and South and East Asia countries. The meeting was organised to start a close transport cooperation between ASEM members, including the development of Euro-Asian transport corridors. In his speech, Minister C. Grabarczyk found it necessary to foster land transport between Europe and Asia, especially railway transport.
European Road Safety Charter signed
16.10.2009
15:52Piotr
Poland fully supports the European road safety policy - said Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure Radosław Stępień during the signing ceremony of the European Road Safety Charter. The ceremony, attended by representatives of the European Commission, non-governmental organisations, schools, scientific institutes and companies, was held during the Infrastructure Fair in Warsaw on 16 October 2009.