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    EU Express

    Electronic Newsletter - N°147 - 1 March 2011

    European Union developments
     
    MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
    ®      From the European Parliament website: Facebook fans write about public transport in the EU [MoreFR  ES
    ®      Commission welcomes European Parliament approval for bus and coach passenger rights  [MoreFR  DE  ES
    ®      Passengers, polluters will pay for green transport, says EU  [More
    ®      EU grants €170 million to vital infrastructure projects across Europe  [MoreFR  DE  ES
     
    See also the list of projects selected under 2010 call for proposals – Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
    ®      DG Move notice of call for proposals with a view to obtaining grants in the field of rail transport, in particular
    Telematics Applications for Passengers' services (TAP) [More]
    ®      No opposition to the notified concentration Ferrovie dello Stato/ Cube Transport/ Arriva Deutschland [More]
    ®      CEMR - How can municipalities help stimulate cycling?  [More]
    ®      APTA new publication, "Public Transportation: Moving America Forward"  [More]
     
    ENVIRONMENT
    ®      Statement by Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, on the European Parliament
    vote to cut CO2 emissions from vans  [MoreFR  DE
    ®      Environment: Commission urges Poland and Belgium to implement air quality legislation [MoreFR  DE
    ®      EESC points the way forward for a low-carbon energy system [MoreFR  DE  ES
    ®      EU 'low-carbon roadmap' aims for 25% cuts by 2020  [MoreFR  DE
     
    ENERGY
    ®      Consultation on a Roadmap to a resource efficient Europe from 22 February to 22 April 2011 [More]
     
    UITP European Union
    PUBLICATIONS (see also here)
    The CD-Rom containing the full set of proceedings of the conference on the PSO regulation (7 June 2010, Paris)
    is now for sale on UITP website
     “Organisation and major players of short-distance public transport”, revised edition 2010 - More info here

    EVENTS
    www.uitp.org/dubai2011:
    59th UITP World Congress and Exhibition, Dubai, 10-14 April 2011


    See the last issues of EU Express:

    EU Express - Electronic Newsletter - N°164
    EU Express - Electronic Newsletter - N°156
    Electronic Newsletter - N°155 - 18 July 2011
    Electronic Newsletter - N°148 - 17 March 2011


     



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