Transport no longer a 'nuisance' policy, Kallas says

EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas likes to point out that when the European Commission first started discussing its economic plan for this decade, there was no mention of the role transport policy could play.

In the often-changing sands of the EU executive's policy hierarchy, Kallas perceived the policy area to be on a downward trend when he formally took over the brief in early 2010.

"When this commission started, I had suddenly the impression that transport is only a nuisanc...