Transport Minister Martin Kupka and Director General of ŘSD, the Road and Motorway Infrastructure Manager, Radek Mátl presented the plan for the 2023 construction season on motorways and category I roads. The construction season is already in full swing, so a record 265.2 km of new motorways and category I roads are currently under construction throughout the Czech Republic.
Developing transport links between Ukraine and the European Union and rebuilding infrastructure destroyed in the war. These were the main topics of the meeting of ministers of the countries of the International Transport Forum, which took place today in Rzeszów, Poland. The Czech Republic was represented by transport minister Martin Kupka who presented Czech transport assistance to Ukraine over the past year. Minister Kupka also met with his colleagues from the UK, Sweden and Ukraine during the meeting.
Regarding the EURO 7 emission standard, transport minister Martin Kupka shares the view of employees and employers in the automotive industry. The drive for a cleaner environment must not mean unrealistic conditions for car manufacturers. The minister would expect the trade unions to involve their European partners to a bigger extent.
The Ministry of Transport is strengthening its cooperation with the Free State of Saxony and partner institutions and follows up on the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Saxon State Ministry of Economy, Labour and Transport in July 2021. A call for support for joint innovative projects will be announced in the near future. There will also be an online information day on Tuesday 25 April.
Better cross-border rail connections, electromobility development, motorway connections D3 – S10 and D52 – A5. These were the main topics of today's meeting between transport minister Martin Kupka and Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Protection and Transport Leonore Gewessler. A joint declaration was signed to support the development of the cross-border railway connections on the Veselí nad Lužnicí – Gmünd – Vienna route.
The Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Portugal have reservations on the current proposal of the new EURO 7 emissions standard and will demand a postponement of its legal force and some countries will also request a relaxation of its parameters. This is the main conclusion of today's meeting of transport ministers in Strasbourg, convened by Czech transport minister Martin Kupka.