The European Union Transport Policy and their Consequences for the Infrastructure Development in Poland in 2014-2020. Part II

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Wacław Szymanowski
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Spatial Cohesion ◽  
Budget Policy ◽  
Car Transportation

In part I of the paper discussed the evolution of the objectives of the COMMON TRANSPORT POLICY over the last 20 years, of a major impact on the level of spatial cohesion achieved, and ensuring competitive, reliable, safe and environmentally friendly transport opportunities. On that basis, dilemmas regarding the outcomes of their implementation after 2020 until 2050 are analyzed. 3 options for policy outcomes are formulated: POLICY OPTION I suggesting the pursuit of the applicable policy, i.e. the completion of the construction of the motorway network in Poland, with possible difficulties for the State budget. POLICY OPTION II assumes that there will be a shift of some road traffic onto rail following the launch of an adequate fee and toll policy, decreasing the burden placed on car transportation. Finally, POLICY OPTION III delineates the perspective of a sustainable and durable transport development thanks to appropriate allocations of funds, and, in consequence, an improved competitiveness of national traffic and the completion of the construction of motorway infrastructure. The choice of policy option may have dramatic implications as to Poland's ability to manage its development opportunities ahead. 

The European Union Transport Policy and their Consequences for the Infrastructure Development in Poland in 2014-2020. Part 1

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-332
Author(s):  
Wacław Szymanowski
Keyword(s):  
Transport Policy ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Spatial Cohesion ◽  
Financial Framework ◽  
Economic Regions

The paper discusses the origins and future determinants of regional development, as conditioned by the present state of transport infrastructure considered as a key endogenic factor of the development of economic regions. Increased Cohesion Policy spending, at the level of EUR 82.3 billion, in the newly opened EU multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 aims at reducing development disparities between various EU regions and, thus, enhancing the cohesion of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA. The paper outlines the evolution of the objectives of the COMMON TRANSPORT POLICY over the last 20 years, which have a significant impact on the level of spatial cohesion and contribute to better competitiveness, reliability of transport services, their safety and environmental friendliness.

scholarly journals The development status of electric (BEV) and hydrogen (FCEV) passenger cars park in the world and new research possibilities of these cars in real traffic conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech GIS ◽  
Jerzy MERKISZ
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Drive Unit ◽  
Electric Cars ◽  
Unit Energy ◽  
The Eu

Major markets across the European Union (EU) are concentrated on rapid development of electromobility. This policy is demon-strated – among others – by recent sales of electric cars: within the past 3 quarters of 2018 – 24.7 thousand electric cars have been registered in Germany, 20.3 thousand in France, 15.3 thousand in the Netherlands and 31.4 thousand in Norway. Unfortunately, only 867 EVs have been registered in Hungary, 469 in the Czech Republic, 468 in Romania, 411 in Poland and 348 in Slovenia. Unit energy consumption of electric cars was often defined in NEDC cycle. In real conditions of road traffic, it may differ from val-ues recorded in a drive cycle. The article presents results of a study on energy consumption of electric cars in Poland along RDE (Real Driving Emissions) testing route in terms of vehicle energy consumption per drive unit (km, 100 km). The use of fuel cells in cars may bring a change in the type of used vehicles in the long run. Both globally and in the EU wide-ranging actions are undertaken to imple-ment fuel cell technology. Also, the infrastructure of hydrogen filling stations is developed. At present the most rapidly developing coun-try in this area is Japan. The article addresses the issue of energy consumption per drive unit by cars equipped with fuel cells as both type of vehicles, i.e. EV and FCV use electric motors. The article also discusses infrastructure development in the EU and Poland, charg-ing and fuelling of the said vehicles, respectively.

scholarly journals Medium-Term Budget Planning in Ukraine: The Problems and Prospects for Implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (519) ◽  
pp. 190-195
Author(s):  
A. V. Nechyporenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Planning System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Budget Planning ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Budget Policy

The article is aimed at disclosing and substantiating the peculiarities of the introduction and implementation of medium-term budget planning in Ukraine. Medium-term budget planning is defined as an approach to planning and managing public finances, which expands the horizon for the formation of budget policy for three to five years and allows to plan and forecast budget revenues and expenditures necessary for the implementation of strategic goals of the State budget policy in the medium term. The article considers the main functions of the medium-term budget planning system. It is noted that the European Union is assessing the development of medium-term planning, namely: the «Quality Index», which provides for the highest assessment according to five criteria. In Ukraine, medium-term planning accounts for about 65% of the expenditures of the national governance sector. Medium-term budget planning should become an important instrument for public finance management, which will not only allow to have a high-quality and sound financial plan for the medium perspective, but will also be the basis for the development of the State-based socio-economic policy. Both the advantages and the disadvantages of medium-term budget planning are considered, attention is also paid to the disclosure of factors that currently hinder the development of both the State itself and the mechanism of implementation of medium-term budget planning in Ukraine. The directions and measures that should be taken to ensure the development of medium-term budget planning in Ukraine are substantiated, as well as the positive consequences of the effective implementation and implementation of medium-term budget planning in the country are determined.

scholarly journals The Bot - Model for Financing Slovenia’s Railway Infrastructure Development

Ekonomika ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Romih ◽  
Silvo Dajčman ◽  
Žan Jan Oplotnik
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Regular Part ◽  
Infrastructure Investment ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
The Government

The development of the railway infrastructure is of essential importance for Slovenia which lies at the crossing of V. and X. trans-European transport corridors and has been recently confronting the increasing road traffic and severe environmental conditions. To successfully cope with these challenges and achieve positive multiplicative macroeconomic effects of railway infrastructure investment the government formulated the Resolution on National Program of Public Railway Infrastructure Development (ReNPPRID). The investment program, its realization being planned for the period between 2005 and 2020, was divided into two parts: (i) the development part which includes investment to upgrade and enlarge the public railway infrastructure, and (ii) the regular part referring to implementation of public service and maintenance of existing infrastructure. Since the regular part is going to be financed from the state budget, we will focus only on the financing of those infrastructure projects that are included into the development part and promise a considerable quality improvement of the railway network and transport services.

Qualitative Survey of Graduate Practice — An Intervention for Young Unemployed Jobseekers in Slovakia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 910-918
Author(s):  
Lucia Svabova ◽  
◽  
Vladimir Borik ◽  
Marek Durica ◽  
Johanna Grudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
The European Union ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Active Labour Market Policy ◽  
Potential Employer ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Active Labour

Active labour market policy interventions are vide used tool of a government against unemployment. One of the most frequently used intervention for young jobseekers in Slovakia is a Contribution for Graduate practice. This measure is intended for young unemployed jobseekers as a tool of gaining first contact with the open labour market and with potential employer and gaining first work experiences. In this paper we present a qualitative survey of Graduate practice that was made as an ex-post evaluation of this intervention by its participants in Slovakia. This evaluation of the intervention was carried out at the request of the European Commission not only in Slovakia but also in several countries of the European Union. The qualitative evaluation, as a part of this rigorous intervention evaluation, provides feedback from the real intervention participants and brings some suggestions to improve the parameters and conditions of Graduate practice intervention and its realization. These improvements are useful not only for participants themselves, for companies in which young graduates are employed but also for the state budget in the form of returned or saved invested funds because of better functioning of the intervention. Based on the results of this feedback from its real participants, some parameters, conditions and details of the Graduate practice intervention have been changed and added in Slovakia.

scholarly journals Technical Infrastructure as an Element of Sustainable Development of Rural Regions in Małopolskie Voivodeship in Poland and Trnava Region in Slovakia

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Marcin Surówka ◽  
Łukasz Popławski ◽  
Helena Fidlerová
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
West Part

The work discusses issues of the infrastructure, its instruments, and specifics of infrastructure in Polish and Slovak rural areas. The aim of this article is to analyze the level of technical infrastructure development in rural regions of the Małopolskie Voivodeship in Poland and the west part of Slovakia—Trnava self-governing region (Trnava region) as two regions with a similar position regarding regional competitiveness index. Following the topic, after identification of strengths and weaknesses of mentioned regions, the opportunities, and threats of sustainable development of infrastructure in rural areas have been analyzed using the SWOT method. The development of sustainable, reliable, and functional infrastructure does not only refer to the chosen regions of Poland and Slovakia but also other regions in the European Union. Sustainable infrastructure is a factor stimulating social and economic progress as one of the most important determinants of sustainable development and regional competitiveness. The authors notice a particular lack in the sustainable development of infrastructure in the field of water and sewerage management together with the supply of water. Therefore, this article tries to complete the gap in research focusing on the concept of a more systematic approach to technical infrastructure improvement in the context of sustainable development, and strategy of cooperation.

Delegation, Comitology, and the Separation of Powers in the European Union

2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Ballmann ◽  
David Epstein ◽  
Sharyn O'Halloran
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Theoretic Model ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
Council Of Ministers ◽  
The Eu

Although relatively unknown outside of Europe, comitology committees are an object of considerable controversy in the European Union (EU). Controversy stems from their pivotal role in overseeing policy implementation authority delegated from the Council of Ministers (Council) to the European Commission (Commission). In this article, we employ a game-theoretic model to analyze the influence of these, committees on policy outcomes. Our analysis provides three important insights. First, we show that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, comitology committees move outcomes toward the Commission's preferred policies rather than the Council's. Second, we demonstrate that the possibility of a Council veto may also move outcomes away from Council members' policy preferences and toward the Commission's. Third, the 1999 changes to the comitology procedures, designed to enhance the Commission's autonomy in policymaking, may have had the exact opposite effect. Paradoxically, we conclude that comitology serves to enhance the Commission's role in policy implementation and thereby strengthens the separation of powers within the EU.

scholarly journals Projection of the Electronic Toll Collection System in the Republic of Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Marko Vidmar ◽  
Marino Žagar ◽  
Mile Perić
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Collection System ◽  
Electronic Toll Collection ◽  
Toll Collection ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Technological Improvements

This paper deals with the topic of a modern electronic toll collection system that will be applied in the Republic of Croatia from the year 2022 onwards. The paper primarily analyses the existing toll collection systems in Croatia, as well as in the European Union. Modern electronic toll collection systems were analysed with an emphasis on the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) system, because ANPR technology will be used in Croatia after the restructuring of road traffic occurs. ANPR is not a new technology, however in the last twenty years it has found its wider application. This happened mostly thanks to local and global infrastructural development and technological improvements therefore in turn infrastructure required for the operation of this system became cheaper. By applying the ETC and ANPR, Croatia will have a system in line with European directives and practices which are being applied in other European countries. The system will in turn significantly raise the quality of road traffic in Croatia and reduce its costs.

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