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RMV introduces a 25% discount on fares with a loyalty card
Updated : June 10, 2022
In and around Frankfurt, passengers will be able to save 25% with a new discount from January 2023. The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) Supervisory Board approved the plans at its meeting on 8 June. The discount can...
Read more »Public transport needs a financial safety net in the Netherlands
Updated : June 10, 2022
At present in the Netherlands, some 20% fewer people are travelling by public transport than in 2019. Transport operators and authorities, including the Rotterdam Den Haag Metropolitan Region (MRDH), are far from...
Read more »Unlimited travel in Germany for 9€ per month: a good idea?
Updated : June 2, 2022
Among other measures to deal with high energy costs, the German federal government introduced a heavily discounted, special monthly pass for public transport available in June, July and August 2022. For 9 Euros per...
Read more »Open letter: Protect the legal framework for public transport services or undermine the Green Deal
Updated : May 17, 2022
The PSO regulation (EC 1370/2007) is the legal framework for the public transport sector in Europe. In draft interpretative guidelines circulated in December 2021, the European Commission suggests the adoption of a...
Read more »EMTA Position papers
Updated : May 12, 2022
EMTA Open letter: Protect the legal framework for public transport services or undermine the Green Deal - 17 may 2022 Read the letter & EMTA press release EMTA Coalition political statement on the proposal by...
Read more »Introduction
Updated : May 10, 2022
European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA) is an association that was created in 1998 so as to form a venue for exchange of information, experience and best practices in the field of planning, integrating and...
Read more »Members of EMTA
Updated : May 10, 2022
City Authority Full members AMSTERDAM Vervoerregio Amsterdam (VRA) BARCELONA Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) BELGRADE Sekretarijat Za Javni Prevoz (SfPT) BERLIN Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg...
Read more »Sofia transport authority join EMTA network.
Updated : May 6, 2022
EMTA members met in Lisbon for the spring general meeting 2022. During the meeting, the public transport authority of Sofia (SUMC) joined our network. We are really delighted to extend our network to a new country....
Read more »Help - not hinder - public transport’s ability to deliver Green Deal Goals!
Updated : May 5, 2022
A broad coalition of transport stakeholders calls on the European Commission to avoid undermining the legal framework for public transport organisation. The coalition is composed of UITP, CCRE-CEMR, CER, EMTA,...
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