News from Europe
Transport contracts high on the agenda at the EMTA General Meeting
The 52nd General Meeting of EMTA concluded in Porto on Friday 11 October 2024. The agenda focused on EU affairs and procuring public transport services through tenders and contracts. The meeting was hosted by the Metropolitan Area of Porto (AMP), the Porto region’s public transport authority. EMTA’s next General Meeting will be organised in May
New CEO appointed for JUDU in Vilnius
Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė has been appointed as the new CEO of JUDU, the public transport and mobility agency of Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital. JUDU is one of the 35 EMTA members. Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė has taken on the role on September 4th 2024, with a vision to drive innovation and sustainable growth in the mobility and transport network
The 52nd EMTA General Meeting takes place in Porto
The delegates of Europe’s largest metropolitan public transport authorities gather this week in Porto for the 52nd General Meeting of EMTA. Current challenges in urban mobility, from the perspective of public transport authorities, are high on the agenda. The meeting will focus on customer satisfaction in public transport, public transport procurement, decarbonising bus services, and
EMTA Barometer 2024 is released
Public transport ridership figures remain below 2019 in most European metropolitan areas. Consequently, the financial situation of the public transport authorities is strained. These are some of the findings from the 17th edition of the EMTA Barometer, released on 19 June 2024 by the European Public Transport Authorities (EMTA). EMTA Barometer combines public transport statistics
EMTA President Katalin Walter discusses “money” at POLIS Leadership Summit
As the climate crisis grows, so do the scale and urgency of the changes we must implement. With this in mind, high-level leaders in mobility from the public and private sector gathered in Prague for the POLIS Leadership Summit on 30 May 2024 to address the pressing issues of sustainable urban and regional transport. Katalin
Joint open letter to the EU institutions: European public transport sector calls for strong support for public transport
In an open letter addressed to the EU Institutions, EMTA, EPTO, Eurocities, IRU, Polis and UITP argue that the indispensable role of public transport in shaping sustainable urban mobility deserves special attention during the next legislative term. Moving over 50 billion passengers annually, public transport stands as the most sustainable, efficient, and inclusive mass transit
Calling for more EU budget for metropolitan public transport – EMTA joins forces with other organisations
EMTA and 43 other European transport organisations, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network, are joining forces in a campaign to urge the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in the upcoming review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. The transport sector is of strategic importance
EMTA joins a coalition calling for support for urban nodes within the TEN-T
EMTA joins other leading networks, territorial groupings and EU-funded research projects in calling for EU member states to support urban nodes within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The Urban Nodes Alliance jointly published the position paper ‘Urban Nodes: Empowering cities and regions to build the TEN-T’ at the start of the Connecting Europe Days 2024,
Johannes Laitila appointed Communications Officer at EMTA
EMTA has appointed Johannes Laitila as Communications Officer from 1 February 2024. Johannes is seconded to EMTA from HSL, the public transport authority of Helsinki Region in Finland. Johannes is a Finnish national with a Master of Social Sciences in Communication from the University of Helsinki. He has worked as a communications professional at HSL
The EMTA conference marks the 25th anniversary of the association
On 25-27 October 2023, EMTA delegates gathered in Barcelona for their 50th general meeting hosted by ATM – the public transport authority for the Barcelona area. In a CEO-level panel debate, members explored various solutions for the funding of public transport in the years to come. Members elected a new board and president for the
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