The Commission needs statistics concerning the transport of goods by inland waterways in order to monitor and develop the common transport policy, as well as the transport elements of policies on the regions and on trans-European networks.
Teastaíonn staidreamh ón gCoimisiún maidir le hiompar earraí d'uiscebhealaí intíre chun faireachán agus forbairt a dhéanamh ar an gcomhbheartas iompair, agus ar na heilimintí iompair de bheartais maidir leis na réigiúin agus maidir le gréasáin thras-Eorpacha.