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Public service obligation on public passenger services (PSO)
The proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council “on public passenger services by rail and by road”. The Council reached on 9 June 2006, a political agreement on the Revised Proposal of the Commission for a regulation on public service obligation for passenger transport services on rail and road (COD/2000/0212).
Third Railway package
On 18 January 2007, European Parliament EP adopted in second reading the reports on the proposals of the Third Railway Package and made amendments, after adoption on 18 December 2006 by EP Transport and Tourism Committee of the recommendations in the draft report. The Third Railway Package, presented in march 2004, proposes to: – Open
Preparation of the Green Paper
The EU Commission White Paper on Transport in 2001 aspired to change the direction of EU transport policy acknowledging the growing congestion and raising pollution and the related adverse impacts due to the important increase in transport activities accompanying economic growth. The mid term review of the White Paper in June 2006 and the Thematic
EMTA General meeting – 26-27 April 2007
EMTA general meeting will take place on 26-27 April 2007 in Bilbao at the invitation of Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia.
International Metro Security -12June 2007 London
International Metro Security 2007, a eurotransport conference will be held on 12 June 2007 at the Millenium Gloucester Hotel, London.
EURFORUM 20/02/07 State of the Art on Urban Mobility Research
EURFORUM the State of the Art on European Research on Urban Mobility is now available on the website of EURFORUM at www.eurforum.net The report overviews the current achievements of the research in Urban Transport and presents a Vision for Urban Mobility in the year 2020. The comparison between the state of the art and the
12 February 2007- News from Europe
Mid term elections at the European Parliament: M. Paolo COSTA is the new president of the Transport Commission of the European Parliament. The mandate runs until 2009. 2007 Award for The European Mobility Week: Energy Commissionner Stavros Dimas rewarded for the first Prize the city of Leon (Spain) for the second Prize the city of
2007 – On governance – STIF Paris
Questionnaire & Synthesis
16 January- Stockholm Congestion Tax Trial : the role of Stockholm transport (SL)
The Congestion Tax Trial in Stockhom that took place from 3 January 2006 to 31 July 2006 represented a major challenge to SL (Stockholm transport). The trial called for the provision of expanded public transport meaning an increase of 7% in SL’s total traffic that had to be planned on a very short period of
ECMT-Stakeholder Consultation – Mitigating Congestion in Transport -1st February 2007
ECMT is undergoing a transition towards an International Transport Forum. It has been agreed that the Forum should involve more stakeholders in order to enable industry or other non-governmental bodies (and notably tranport authorities) to be part of the debate. The Forum is focussing on one key strategic subject every year. This year 2007, the
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