Theme 7 - Objective

Based on technological and operational advances and on the European transport policy, develop integrated, safer, “greener” and “smarter” pan-European transport systems for the benefit of all citizens and society and climate policy, respecting the environment and natural resources; and securing and further developing the competitiveness attained by the European industries in the global market.

• reduction of emissions, work on engines and alternative fuels,
• air traffic management, safety aspects of air transport,
• environmentally efficient aviation

Sustainable surface transport - rail, road and waterborne

• development of clean and efficient engines and power trains,
• reducing the impact of transport on climate change,
• inter-modal regional and national transport,
• clean and safe vehicles,
• infrastructure construction and maintenance, integrative architectures

Support to the European global satellite navigation system

• Galileo and EGNOS
• navigation and timing services,
• efficient use of satellite navigation

For the content of the theme, the specific topics of the open call, implementation of calls, indicative priorities for future calls, please see the Transport Work Programme  (352.4 kb)

Theme 7 – Budget

€ 4.1 billion will be allocated to fund this theme over the duration of FP7.