Apostolos Tzitzikostas is the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. His task is to make European transport more competitive, sustainable and resistant to future shocks, and to ensure that it is safe, accessible and affordable for all EU citizens.
He is responsible for:
- working to ensure that the missing Trans-European Transport corridor parts are built by 2030, and strengthening the single market for transport services
- promoting a resilient and competitive tourism sector, in line with the EU Agenda for Tourism 2030
- putting forward a plan for an ambitious European high-speed rail network to help connect EU capitals
- developing a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing Regulation to help passengers buy one single ticket on one single platform and protect passenger rights
- putting in place a Sustainable Transport Investment Plan to scale up and prioritise investments to decarbonise the sector, including the electrification of road transport and the use of cutting-edge technologies
- focusing on different transport sectors, for instance by developing a new industrial maritime strategy
- coming up with a strategy for EU ports, focusing on security and competitiveness