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CEMT/OCDE Symposium on transport economics and policy – 25-27 October 2006
17th International Symposium CEMT/OCDE on transport economics and policy. Benefiting from globalisation: Transport sector contribution and policy challenges 225-27 October 2006 – Berlin 2 Organised every three years by the OECD/ECMT Transport Research Centre, the Symposium brings together representatives of governments, national administrations, universities, research institutes, consultancy services, organisations representing transport operators, workers and users
Draft EU regulation on Public Services Requirements
– Working documents of EU Taskforce Brussels, 25 January 2006 – Minutes of Meeting Draft position on Commission’s proposal Approved EMTA position Relations between public procurement directives and PSO regulation – NEA Report Communication at ETC Conference in Strasbourg – 18 September 2006: Paper – Presentation Progress report – October 2006 – Draft proposals released
EMTA General Meeting – 23-24 October 2006
Alstom will provide roling stock for Budapest new metro line 4
BKV, the Budapest public transport operator, has awarded a contract for the supply of 170 “Metropolis” metro cars to “Budapest Metropolis Consortium” led by Alstom. The order amounts € 247 million. The agreement includes additional provision for the maintenance of these vehicles for a three-year period as well as an option for a further 28
EEA underlines the link between climate change battle and air quality improvement
The EU Thematic Strategy on air pollution aims to improve European air pollution significantly by 2020. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has analysed improvement prospects for a further ten year period, also integrating climate change instruments as an intervening variable. In a report published on June 1st, the Agency stresses the positive side-effect of climate
Results of the pilot program on hydrogen-fuel cell buses
The EU Commission presented on 11 May the results of a pilot programme launched in 2003 that powered 27 hydrogen-fuel cell public buses in 9 European cities. Called “Clean Urban Transport for Europe” (CUTE), the project has helped cast light on the viability of this emissions-free transportation means. The small-scale CUTE experiment shows that improvements
New orientation for EU Transport Policy
The European Commission adopted on 22 June the orientation for the future EU transport policy. The objective of mobility growth control and modal shift from road and air to rail and waterborne modes described in the 2001 White Paper has been replaced by an objective to offer the necessary level of mobility to people and
Political agreement on the revised proposal for a regulation of PSO in public transport
The Council reached a political agreement on the revised proposal for a regulation on public service obligations for passenger transport services by rail and by road, published by EU Commission on 20 July 2005. The text as agreed will be adopted as a common position at a forthcoming Council session under Finnish Presidency and sent
Transports Publics Expo – 13-15 June 2006
The European Mobility Exhibition 2006 is organised by GIE Objectif Transport Public, a French economic interest group, created by the Grouping of Authorities Responsible for Transport (GART) and the Public Transport Union (UTP). Paris – Parc des Expositions – 13-16 June 2006
Codatu Conference : Decentralised cooperation for urban transport – 5-7 July 2006
Codatu XII -Conference Decentralized cooperation for urban transport “Decentralized cooperation for urban transports : experiencing direct cooperation between local governments worldwide” conference will be held in Lyon (France) at 05-07 July 2006. Decentralized cooperation has been chosen as the central theme for this special event.Transport and mobility have become primary stakes for development projects. It
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