Rising common transport policy of The European Union

The EU member states have not acted for many years and acted abstention in establishing a common transport policy in the EU. But, in 1986, they signed the Single European Act which first comprehensive major revision of the Treaties of Rome in 25 March 1957 and "add new momentum to the European Integration".With this treaty, EU member states (High Contracting Parties) aimed at create an internal market or single market (Common Market) in the EU. It was imperative to establish a common transport policy for the creation of the single market. With in this objective, they increased their initiatives to establish a Common Transport Policy . Nowadays, the EU Common Transport Policy is an important policy in the development of the EU internal market where goods, services, people and capital freely circulate and reflects the EU standards in the transport sector. While the Common Transportation Policy aims at the liberalization and development of the internal market, the protection of economic competition and the application of market economy rules in all types of transport, on the other hand aiming to balance all modes of transport. Moreover, this policy also sees social harmony and protection of the environment as the main objective. Environment friendly common transport policy and Multimodality are key concept about creating a sustainable and integrated transport system in the European Union.