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This webpage should help you to find relevant European social legislation related to inland waterways, as well as policy documents of the different European institutions and bodies. Finally, ETF positions on these issues are included.

The ETF “inland waterways” section brings together trade union officers and representatives of national transport trade unions, affiliated to ETF defending the interests of workers in the sector (freight transport, passenger transport in particular hotel- and cruiseships).

The section defines the ETF positions regarding EU transport policy, including relevant legislation, exerts pressure on the EU institutions and is actor in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue. It has an observer status in the CCR-ZKR (Central Rhine Commission) and has applied for a similar status in the Danube Commission.

The section has elected the following persons:

Chair  Nick BRAMLEY
UNIA
Switzerland
Vice-Chair
Gunter LEHNINGER
VIDA
Austria
Vice-Chair
Rob PAUPTIT
Nautilus NL
The Netherlands




News online

07 Jan 2010
Consultation on Future Transport Policy - ETF response
The European Commission has launched a consultation process preceding the adoption in 2010 of a White Paper on the Future Transport Policy for the next decade up to 2020. The ETF response can be found here.

27 Jun 2007
Unions set out social proposals for a revamp of Inland Waterways transport
Present and future of the Inland Waterways transport was the core topic of a lively debate at the TRUST Inland Waterways workshop hosted by the Danube Commission - and co-funded by the European Commission - on 26 and 27 June in Budapest. Unions...


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