As a result of technological innovations, objectives to be achieved will include the removal of obstacles to the compatibility of national rail
way systems and the circulation of high-speed trains throughout the Community; the establishment of a E
uropean air traffic management system; improvements to urban transport systems and traffic management; ecological traffic management and optimization of road transport (transport is the second biggest consumer of non-renewable energy and, unlike industry and households, its consumption leve
...[+++]ls are still on the increase), and the development of efficient, rapid and safe maritime transport.