marco-polo-programme

Marco Polo schemes have lost their way, say Brussels auditors

The Marco Polo programmes, aimed at shifting freight away from the roads, have been ineffective and should be discontinued in their current form, said a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on 16 July. It said the programmes were ineffective as they did not meet the targets, little impact was achieved in shifting freight off the roads and there were no data to assess whether policy objectives ... [+]