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Catch up with the EIT MobilityTalks on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services
EMTA Secretary general Alexandre Santacreu commented on MaaS in the latest EIT MobilityTalk on 7 July 2022. The event was focussed on the building blocks for the development and deployment of multimodal digital mobility services, such as Mobility-as-a-Service applications. Speakers included:
Open letter: Protect the legal framework for public transport services or undermine the Green Deal
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 new regime led by market-initiative. In an open letter to the Secretary General of the European Commission, EMTA urges the Commission to refrain
Help – not hinder – public transport’s ability to deliver Green Deal Goals!
In a joint statement on the proposed revision of the interpretative guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 1370 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road (‘PSO regulation’), a broad coalition of transport stakeholders calls on the European Commission to avoid undermining the legal framework for public transport organisation. The PSO Regulation sets out
ITF 2022 Summit – Leipzig, Germany
Alexandre Santacreu and Thomas Geier represent EMTA at the #ITF22 Summit of Transport Ministers in Leipzig on 18-20 May 2022. They organise a press conference, together with UITP and POLIS, on the PSO regulation and the need to protect metropolitan public transport from deregulation: Event details and Zoom registration Also during the Summit, Thomas Geier
EMTA meets with Daniel Mes, member of Cabinet for Executive Vice-President Timmermans
EMTA members deliver rapid progress towards zero-emission bus fleets despite major industrial, technical, and financial challenges. On Thursday 3 March, the European Commission held a hybrid meeting with an EMTA delegation to assess bottlenecks and help find solutions. Alexandre Santacreu and Thomas Geier from EMTA met with Daniel Mes, member of Cabinet for Executive Vice-President
EMTA joins the Multimodal Passenger Mobility Forum (MPMF)
The Multimodal Passenger Mobility Forum (MPMF) shall assist the European Commission in the preparation of policy initiatives in the field of sustainable multimodal mobility for passengers. The MPMF serves as a platform for structured dialogue, exchange of technical knowledge, cooperation and coordination between Union Member States and relevant public and private stakeholders. On 8 February
EMTA release a new report about Zero emission in Public Transport
EMTA realeased a new report called “Towards Zero Emission Public Transport” You could find all EMTA previous reports in the publications section.
Open letter to EU officials on Urban Mobility Framework
Joint stakeholders sent EU dignitaries an regarding the Urban Mobility Framework. UITP sent out the joint statement to the following contacts on 10 november. EMTA has been one of the thirteen co-signatories.
Summary report of EMTA public Roundtable 28 june 2021
The 28th June 2021 EMTA organized a public roundtable on the subject : Europe opens up – Back to normal for public transport? For those who couldn’t attend, we wrote a . A study was also prepared for this event by David Weinreich, Ph.D. & Karel Martens, Ph.D. from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. You could
The Valencia Generalitat Regional Government approved the establishment of the new Metropolitan Transport Authority of Valencia
On 29 December 2016, the Valencia Generalitat (Regional Government) passed the law that regulates the creation of the Metropolitan Transport Authority of Valencia. This entity will function as an autonomous agency to carry out the legal responsabilities on the management of all public transport services of the Generalitat, acting on behalf those municipalities that will
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