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Improper MDMS regulation will fragment metropolitan public transport services
Updated : September 14, 2023
In an open letter to the EU Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean, EMTA reacts on open ticketing policy options that would impose on local rail services the rules designed for long distance rail services. EMTA alerts on...
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ZTM Warsaw working to protect buses from terror attacks
Updated : July 12, 2023
ZTM Warsaw together with 4 partners of the EU-funded SAFEBUS project presented their actions in a webinar today to the attention of EMTA members. The goal of the project is to create an Internet platform integrating...
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CO2 emissions targets on buses must not result in greater car use
Updated : July 3, 2023
In a position paper, EMTA members renew their support for the adoption of clean and zero-emission vehicles but emphasize the need for financial support and a nuanced approach to support the public transport sector...
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EMTA welcomes a new member: the Bucharest-Ilfov Public Transport Intercommunity Development Association (TPBI)
Updated : May 16, 2023
On 11 May 2023 at the Oslo General Meeting, TPBI formally joined EMTA as a new member. Founded in 2017, the Bucharest-Ilfov Public Transport Intercommunity Development Association is the public transport authority...
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EMTA welcomes a new member: Brussels Mobility
Updated : May 16, 2023
On 11 May 2023 at the EMTA General Meeting in Oslo, Brussels Mobility formally joined EMTA as a new member. Brussels Mobility is the organising authority in the Brussels Capital Region for: public transport (bus,...
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400 data sharing ecosystems exist within the EU in the mobility sector
Updated : April 6, 2023
Halfway through its implementation, PrepDSpace4Mobility has successfully achieved its first objective of creating an inventory of European data ecosystems. An inventory of almost 400 data sharing initiatives was...
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"Public Transport is a Woman” in Warsaw
Updated : March 17, 2023
On 8th March 2023 – International Women’s Day - a conference titled „Public Transport is a Woman” was held at ZTM headquarters in Warsaw. The idea behind the event was to show that in a male-dominated industry such as...
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Unleashing the Potential of Public transport in Europe as the backbone of urban mobility: UPPER has launched!
Updated : February 15, 2023
UPPER is a new project funded under the Horizon Europe Program of the European Commission and coordinated by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). It aims to lead the transition towards a...
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Zahraa Jawad is appointed EMTA Project Officer
Updated : February 6, 2023
The EMTA Secretariat is delighted to announce the recruitment of Zahraa Jawad as Project Officer from February 2023. Zahraa is a Dutch national with an MSc in Urban Public Administration (2020) from the Vrije...
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Open ticketing in Finland - What was the impact of the 2017 Act on Transport Services?
Updated : January 22, 2023
In Helsinki this week, an EMTA delegation met with the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications together with HSL, the public transport authority for the Helsinki region. Open ticketing was central to the...
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