The European Union must upgrade its transport infrastructure and improve its transport policies if it wants to revive its economy: that was the message from the European Transport Forum, held in Brussels on October 18 last year. Transport may not be the highest priority today, bu...
How serious are we about Connecting Europe? Despite numerous efforts over the decades, the European Union is still unable to say it truly has a single market in transport. Whether by road, rail, water or air, the European transport system is still struggling with obstacles to rea...
Does the key to road safety lie in something as simple as a strict speed limit? That appears to be the suggestion from the European Parliament where a 30km/h speed limit is being proposed for residential areas. As the European Union’s latest road safety plan winds its way through the insti...
A revealing shift is taking place in the motoring sector, representing a potential tipping point for electric vehicles, and the European Union is at the heart of this change. When the glamorous world of Formula 1 racing starts organizing an electric Grand Prix and ultra-luxury...
Europe’s single market was never completed and key sectors including transport are hampered by national barriers, warns EU elder statesman Mario Monti. In an exclusive interview with the European Transport Forum, Monti – a former EU Commissioner - urges policymakers to refocus ...
The future of European Transport is high on the agenda and it needs quite a bit of imagination to respond to the various challenges that are facing the transport sector. What will be the road ahead for transport policy over the next 20 years? Road Safety continues to be one of Europe's most serious public health challenges and affects everyone, whether they drive, walk or cycle.
With the European Road Safety Action Programme 2011-2020 now launched, the European Transport Forum offers key players in the transport sector a platform for debate.
The European Transport Forum is a platform for debate, open to anyone concerned with transport ranging from policy-makers at European, national and local level, to businesses, interest groups and journalists.
The European Road Safety Action Programme sets targets for reducing road deaths and serious injuries, and offers various policy suggestions for achieving them. But what is the right mix? How far should laws go in punishing bad driving? What limits should we put on alcohol, or on speed? How can technology help slow drivers or reduce the impact of any accidents? And what sort of campaigns work best with the public?
These questions, and many more, will be addressed at the European Transport Forum 2010 on October 5th! We look forward to welcoming you.
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