Association alliance calls for strengthening of combined Transport Federal funding for terminal facilities under revision

09.06.2020

The alliance of several german transport associations - VDV, BDB, BÖB, DSLV and SGKV - presented proposals for evaluating the Federal Ministry of Transport's KV funding guidelines in a joint position paper. The demands include the creation of a uniform legal framework in the EU for the harmonization of competitive conditions in the member states, reduction of bureaucracy including uniform and simplified conditions for pre and post traffic, stronger digitization and financial support, which also includes replacement investments. The directive and its funding have been the basis for the success of climate-friendly combined transport and are to become even more attractive in the future. It is a key to greater competitiveness compared to pure road freight transport.

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