Co-legislators agree on upgrading river information services 12:23 Co-legislators agree to update the 2005 direct...

Council and Parliament have found a political agreement on an update of a 2005 directive on river information services. This agreement sets an important step towards a better deployment and use of river information systems (RIS), ensuring a more efficient exchange of information between authorities, inland water transport operators and skippers. Inland waterways are an essential part of the EU’s transport network. Thanks to the agreement on an update of the river information systems, we will take an important step towards improving the overall functioning and safety of our European transport system. Dariusz Klimczak, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland The directive on river information systems (RIS) aims at moving towards a more harmonised way of information exchange of geographical, hydrological and administrative data, data relevant to navigation, instructions in case of accidents, statistics, customs services, waterway charges and port dues for those active on or managing certain cross-border inland waterways such as canals, rivers and lakes or its ports. Today’s agreement strives towards reaching three objectives: ensuring further harmonised standards for RIS and its data availability facilitating the integration of inland water transport into a multimodal chain of transport modes ensuring the uptake of digital tools and their interoperability, while also keeping track of data protection To reach these objectives, the agreement: establishes a single digital...