The recently published Commission White Paper on transport policy paints a picture of shipping as an underdeveloped sector in crisis and, on that basis, presents a scheme for developing the use of short sea shipping by designating sea routes to be given priority treatment by offering start-up funding under the Marco Polo programme and from the EU Structural Funds.
Dans le livre blanc sur la politique des transports, présenté récemment par la Commission, la navigation maritime est décrite comme un secteur sous-exploité en difficulté.
