How can we foster inclusive and affordable mobility?

Transportation is a necessity for everyone. What we really need are quality services and affordable prices.

In Germany, the government has taken an important step towards more affordable mobility by offering a national ticket for just 59 euros. This is an important initiative in favor of more affordable mobility for all. But what is absolutely essential is quality service. For this, solid infrastructure is needed, and therefore public investment. If the infrastructure isn’t solid, we can’t get good services.

It’s essential to create competition in the market to promote quality services. In Italy and other countries where there is competition in the market, we are seeing a marked improvement in services. It’s the same for long-distance journeys as for local public transport: where there is competition in the market, there are quality services.

Finally, I believe that the European Union can encourage member states to embrace this competition in order to offer better services to people, while at the same time being even more affordable.