Strengthened passenger rights for travel by bus are an important item on the agenda when the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) meets on 17–18 December. At the meeting on 17 December, transport issues are on the agenda, while on 18 December the ministers will discuss telecommunications. The Council is chaired by Swedish Minister for Communications Åsa Torstensson.
The first day of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council was devoted to transport issues. The ministers discussed bus and coach passenger rights and Intelligent Transport Systems, and adopted certain conclusions on future European transport policy.
During the Swedish Presidency, Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson has chaired the Energy Council. Here she talks about the greatest challenges the Council has had to tackle and the successes she sees as most important for the continued development of the EU in this area.
During the Swedish Presidency, Minister for Communications Åsa Torstensson has chaired the Transport and Telecommunications Councils. Here she talks about the greatest challenges the Councils have had to tackle and the successes she sees as most important for the continued development of the EU in these areas. The film is in Swedish and a transcript in English is provided below.
A minister is rarely photographed alone. State secretaries, security guards, reporters, photographers and officials are constantly hovering around ministers and therefore have to become accustomed to seeing themselves on the TV and in newspapers from time to time. One of the people who has popped up quite frequently in news coverage this autumn is Johanna Martin, Press Secretary to Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson.
Negotiations long into the night, a constantly ringing mobile phone and endless versions of every document. But also major successes on the work front and personal satisfaction at contributing to a more climate-smart Europe. This has been the autumn for Anette Persson, Chair of the Council Working Party on Energy.
