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The European Commission proposes to encourage alternative fuels for transport
Updated : décembre, 2001
The Commission adopted last month two proposals of new Directives so as to foster the use of alternative fuels, which should reach in 2020 a minimum level of 15% of all fuels sold in the EU. The European Union is...
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The European Parliament votes on the project of new Regulation on public transport services
Updated : décembre, 2001
The European Parliament adopted on November 14th at a large majority (317 against 224) the report of its Transport Committee on the project of new Regulation on public service requirements in passenger transport....
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EMTA Workshop : "What public transport authorities for the European Metropolitan Areas ?" (Barcelona - 8 November 2001)
Updated : novembre, 2001
This workshop, organised at the invitation of ATM, the public transport authority of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, will propose to analyse and compare the organisation, the missions and the financing of the...
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Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the project of European Regulation on public service requirements in passenger transport
Updated : septembre, 2001
The Committee released last May its opinion on the project of new Regulation prepared by the Commission. The Committee welcomes the Commission’s intention of introducing a market regime for public passenger transport...
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CIVITAS Initiative : 14 cities rewarded by the European Commission
Updated : septembre, 2001
The European Commission revealed last July the names of the fourteen cities which will benefit from a grant of € 50 m under the CIVITAS Initiative to help them implement innovative and integrated actions for radical...
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Revision of the European transport policy : decoupling of transport and economic growth, and rebalancing between the modes
Updated : septembre, 2001
The European Commission adopted last July the policy guidelines of the White Paper on transport policy, which will be formally adopted in September. The aim of the future common transport policy will be to decouple...
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EMTA Meeting in Prague (26-27 April 2001)
Updated : janvier, 2001
EMTA Member authorities met in Prague last April, at the invitation of ROPID, the public transport authority of the Prague Metropolitan area. They discussed the issues of common interest (project of European...
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Position of EMTA on the project of EU Regulation on the award of public service contracts in the field of passenger transport
Updated : , 2001
EMTA Members reached a common position on the project of new European Regulation, which was submitted last July by the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of Transport. (added...
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New EU co-ordinated research call on "Clean Urban Transport"
Updated : juillet, 2000
The European Commission (DG TREN) announced in July that, in line with the new strategy being developed on Clean Urban Transport, it will launch in December 2000 a ’Co-ordinated Call on Clean Urban Transport’, supported...
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