Comme vous le savez, bien que l’Union européenne ait timidement, trop timidement, engagé des politiques visant à favoriser le transfert du fret routier vers d’autres modes de transport, ce que nos concitoyens appellent de leurs vœux, force est de constater que le transport de marchandises par route ne cesse d’augmenter, et cela dans tout l’espace communautaire.
As you are aware, although the European Union has tentatively – too tentatively – instituted policies aimed at transferring the movement of freight from road transport to other modes of transport, an outcome that our fellow citizens hope and pray for, it must be said that road haulage is constantly on the increase, and this throughout the entire Community.