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 TRANSPORT

Commission proposes new rights for bus and maritime passengers [More]  FR  DE  ES
       See also the EU Commission questions and answers on the proposal [More]

TEN-Ts: Commission finances over €1.7 billion in railway projects [More]  FR  DE

 Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Commission Communications "Greening Transport",
"Strategy for the internalisation of external costs" and "Rail noise abatement measures addressing the
existing fleet" [More]
    See also Progress report on Eurovignette of the Council of the European Union

Tajani promises good news for automakers at EU summit [More]  FR  DE

ENERGY

EU agrees 10% 'green fuel' target in renewables deal [More]  FR  DE

Industry wants clear priorities for alternative transport fuels [More]

Renewable energy: CEMR calls for full involvement of local and regional authorities [More]  FR

ENVIRONMENT

Air quality: Commission proposes legislation to limit harmful vapour emissions from service stations
[More]  FR  DE

EU anxious to keep global climate leadership [More]  FR  DE
   See also the DG Environment page on “UN Climate Change Conference 2008, Poznań, Poland”

European Council: a historic agreement on climate protection and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
[More]  FR  DE  ES

RESEARCH

How EU-funded research contributes to a cleaner and greener environment [More]

TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

 International Transport Forum: List of all EU transport legislation texts extracted from the Official
Journal of the European Communities (L and C series) and COM Documents. [More]

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Eco-towns must demonstrate real and measurable sustainable living [More]

EVENTS

UITP-euroPEAN UNION

The future EU Directive on the procurement of clean road vehicles – what does it mean for the public transport sector?www.uitp.org/brussels2009

UITP

Sustainable design for sustainable cities! UITP 4^th Design Day, Paris, 17-18 December 2008

All info available on www.uitp.org/designday2008

 UITP World Congress and Exhibition    www.uitp.org/vienna2009

POSITION PAPERS

Achieving economic recovery while realising the environmental and social objectives of the European Union:
Contribution of Public Transport - Memorandum for the Czech Presidency of the European Union [More]

LATEST PUBLICATIONS (see also here)

UITP and European Rail Legislation Impacting Local Rail Networks (Urban, Suburban And Regional) EN  FR  DE

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