Transdev Group

Transdev considers that the Right to Stay Strategy must recognise that access to opportunities (not just their existence) is essential for regional vitality. In many rural and peripheral areas, limited mobility remains a key barrier to jobs, services and social inclusion. Ensuring reliable and well-connected mobility is therefore a prerequisite for making the Right to Stay effective.

Transdev welcomes the European Commissions intention to stimulate the uptake of clean corporate vehicles and fully supports the climate and industrial objectives of the European Green Deal. We endorse the ambition to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport, while ensuring a just and effective transition for all actors involved.

As one of the most environmentally friendly solutions, public transport has a key role to play in the environmental and energy transition. Beyond the benefits of modal shift, public transport also contributes to the development of new forms of sustainable mobility using alternative energy sources (electricity, hydrogen, natural gas, etc.).

Transdev commends the European Commissions initiative for consultation on the Connecting Europe Facility. We recognise the pivotal role that the CEF plays in financing transport infrastructure, particularly in the expansion of the Trans-European Transport Network.

The decarbonisation of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) appears as a strategic axis to reduce emissions from the transport sector, which remains one of the most polluting in Europe. The revision of the EU guidelines for the development of the TEN-T stands as a real opportunity to translate European climate ambitions into concrete projects for greener and smarter mobility.

Transdev welcomes the European Commission’s review of the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) and the opportunity to contribute. The TEN-T stands as a key European initiative to tackle the challenges posed by current environmental and recovery challenges, as the transport sector is at the heart of the transitions and crises to which the European Union must respond.

Ensuring a fair and transparent framework for the development of rail services across the European Union We wanted to bring to your attention our concerns on the development of rail services, as the sector is facing a double challenge: the opening to competition of the market and the digital transformation.

Transdev welcomes the Commissions initiative to ensure that passengers are granted their rights when journeys involve multiple railway undertakings and tickets are purchased as part of a single transaction via a ticketing platform. Electronic ticket sales and route planning have made rail travel more accessible for many consumers.

THE FAIR TRANSITION TO MORE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS REQUIRES INCREASED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT Supporting cities and regions in their transition and economic development has always been one of the fundamental objectives of the EU, whose cohesion policy represented a significant part of its budget.

The Fit For 55 package stands as a key opportunity for the EU to reduce its emissions and reach climate goals. Accounting for 30% of GHG emissions in Europe, the transition of the transport sector is a prerequisite for achieving environmental and energy transitions. However, such a transition has direct and indirect consequences for the economy and for consumers.

Europe's national, regional and suburban railways carry 9 billion passengers every year. Transdev is an active player in the process of opening up Europe's rail markets to competition. Despite the many barriers to entry, this process of competition for tenders have brought around 20-30% savings for taxpayers, with better quality trains and a better access to sustainable mobility.