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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).

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