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Twist project
TWIST (Transport With a Social Target) is a European project financed by the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III B – CADSES (Central Adriatic Danubian South-Eastern European Space). It’s also an EU initiative of six European countries whose aim was to plan the best technical and economic solutions of Demand Responsive Transport in mountainous and rural
Third Railway Package was agreed upon by EU member states on 23 October.
The Directive covers: Opening up of rail market to competition 1 January 2010. Licence for train drivers from 2009. Rail passengers set of rights and obligations and at some extent compensations for delays. www.register.consilium.europa.eu/
Regulation on public passenger transport services
On 18 September 2007 the Council of Ministers on 2nd reading adopted the Regulation on public passenger transport services by rail and by road. The regulation will come into force 2 years after its publication at the EU Official Journal, this means end 2009. A transitional period of 10 years is allowed to comply with
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Galileo
Galileo satellite navigation system is the European civil alternative to the US Global Positioning System. Galileo is based on a constellation of 30 satellites and ground stations. It will provide information in various sectors among which transport (vehicle location, speed control, guidance system or route searching …). The €3.6 bn project was supposed to be
Urban mobility in cities makes its way up on European Commission’s agenda
Since January this year, European Commission made broad consultation of stakeholders involved in urban transport with a view to prepare the Green Paper document to shape the European urban transport policy for the next decade. Regular appointments have been made, in the form of conferences. The first one on January 31 launched the process of
19 April 2007- EUROCITIES and Commission V-P J.Barrot about sustainable urban mobility
Meeting on 19 April 2007 with representatives of around 20 European Cities to discuss the future of urban mobility in Europe, Commisioner Barrot said that the future Green Paper on urban transport could contain provisions for a harmonized legal framework on traffic management schemes. Among the topics discussed: Currently, national legislation in several countries prevents
4th UITP European Conference : Time for action
The 4th UITP European Conference held in Brussels on 27 February 2007 « Opportunities and Challenges: Time for Action » gathered the major European actors of urban mobility. The central question was to identify the added value that the European Union can bring to enhance urban mobility. The conclusion is that the role of the
Euroforum first stakeholder workshop
EURFORUM the European Research Forum for Urban Mobility is a European initiative, within EU Commission. The objective is to create a forum at the European level, effectively representing stakeholders of European research on urban mobility, including representatives of local authorities, public transport associations, research bodies, etc and provide recommendations for the co-ordination of European research.
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).
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