Olivier Meynot
Directorate General of Civil Aviation, France
If we want to guarantee the development of air transport, the creation of a single aviation market in the Western Mediterranean must be underpinned by harmonization of the regulations.
Francisco Cardoso dos Reis
IP, Infraestruturas de Portugal
To increase the transport sector’s contribution to economic, social and environmental sustainability, innovation must be at the service of the common good, as well as the environmental, health-related and operational challenges.
Jaafar Sallouhi
Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Morocco
During this crisis, road transport companies played a critical role, moving goods and people, all while increasing the risk to their employees’ health and well-being.
Roel Janssens
Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics, UNECE
UNECE has taken different measures to contribute to better decision-making to facilitate the operation of essential transport services during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Anwar Zibaoui
General Coordinator of ASCAME
The coronavirus outbreak is redefining how we stay connected. And with a fifth of the planet already isolated, it is imperative to keep the flow of goods so that critical supplies can get where they are needed.
Oumnia Boutaleb
Policy Center for the New South (PCNS)
The current health crisis has redefined world geopolitics. The large transport networks must readapt and adjust to the geopolitical evolutions and the new world dynamics.
Josep Vicent Boira and Matteo Berzi
Spanish Comissioner for the Mediterranean Corridor
There are potential synergies between the Mediterranean Corridor, developed within the TEN-T and Trans-Maghreb Multimodal Corridor (TMC) in the post COVID19 Era.
Isabel Velasco Ortiz
EUROPLATFORMS EEIG
There are many speculations about the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on economic activity, but in the transport and logistics sector it is increasingly obvious that its effect will go far beyond changes in processes and operations.
Jan Hoffmann
Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Port and shipping services handle more than 80% of global trade volumes. To participate in global value chains, Mediterranean countries depend on well-connected ports and cost-effective shipping services.
Ignacio Biosca
AENA
Air transport is a clear catalyst for economic growth. But, also ties cultural bonds and brings understanding between regions and societies, which is the foundation of a peaceful and sustainable development.