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20.03.2007
57th UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition - Helsinki, 20-24 May 2007
Slogan: Public transport: moving people, moving cities From 21 to 24 of May 2007 the international public transport community will be convening in Helsinki, Finland, for the 57th World Congress and ...

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22.12.2006
ECF President Manfred Neun: Mobilität ist Leben
In den Szenarien zukünftiger Mobilität spielt das Fahrrad eine zentrale Rolle, sagt der Präsident des Europäischen Radfahrerverbandes ECF, Manfred Neun. Die autozentrierte Welt habe als Paradigma für ...

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21.12.2006
EU Sustainable Energy Week 29 January - 2 February 2007 - Urban Transport and Green Propulsion
Green propulsion can bring important benefits to the urban transport sector. During this workshop, invited technical experts and stakeholder representatives will present and assess perspectives in ...

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20.12.2006
Commission Work Programme 2007 confirms Green Paper on urban transport
The European Commission adopted its Legislative and Work Programme for 2007. One of the twenty-one so called "strategic initiatives" is the publication of a Green Paper on urban transport. According ...

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20.12.2006
A change for the better! Mobility Week Award & good practice workshops
Brussels, Belgium, 7-8 February 2007.More than 1300 cities from 38 countries were involved in the 2006 European Mobility Week Campaign. European Mobility Week is an awareness-raising campaign which ...

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19.12.2006
European Council Conclusions on Innovation, Energy and Climate Change
The challenge of climate change is assuming ever greater importance as its long-term consequences become clearer and new information from recent studies shows that the costs of inaction for the global ...

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15.12.2006
CIVITAS Forum 2006 - Evaluation Report is now available
The CIVITAS Forum 2006, hosted by the city of Burgos (Spain) from 25 to 27 September was attended by over 300 representatives from local and regional authorities, public transport companies ...

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15.12.2006
ETRA and ECF protest jointly against Daytime Running Lights
In a joint position paper submitted to the Commission, ETRA and ECF oppose to the possible general introduction of daytime running lights on all motorised vehicles. The two associations believe that ...

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11.12.2006
EU: Sustainable Energy Week. 29 January - 2 February 2007
Urban Transport and Green Propulsion - Wednesday 31January 2007,   CharlemagneGreen propulsion can bring important benefits to the urban transport sector. During this workshop, invited ...

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24.11.2006
EU Commission's Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
The Council took note in public debate of the presentation by Commissioner Andris Piebalgs of the recently adopted Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (14349/06). The Commission's "Action Plan for ...

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21.11.2006
Velo-City 2007 Dublin on Google Video
Episode 105 of "Perils For Pedestrians", Dublin, Velo-City 2005 is now available on Google Video. Contents of Episode 105:--The Velo-City conference series.--Velo-City 2005 in Dublin.--The ...

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17.11.2006
LIFE in the City - The aim: a sustainable urban Europe
Urban environmental management is a key issue in the effort to improve environmental conditions and the quality of life in Europe’s cities. Some 80% of Europe’s citizens live in towns with a ...

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15.11.2006
European Mobility Week Workshop: ´A change for the better!´ Brussels, 7-8 February 2007
More than 1300 cities from 38 countries were involved in the 2006 European Mobility Week Campaign. European Mobility Week is an awareness-raising campaign which promotes sustainable commuting to ...

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14.11.2006
ETSC: Better car safety does not jeopardise emission reduction
In the debate on CO2 reduction, motor manufacturers recently argued that safety requirements imposed on the industry have offset efforts to cut emissions (1) . ETSC(2) shows why this argument is ...

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10.11.2006
ELTIS: Keep Europe moving: a transport policy for sustainable mobility
The mid-term review of the European Commission’s 2001 Transport White Paper was presented by Commission Vice President in charge of Transport, Jacques Barrot. The achievements of the past years are ...

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09.11.2006
Vacancy for a Policy Officer at CAN-Europe
Climate Action Network Europe is seeking to recruit a Policy Officer based in Brussels and available to start at the earliest possibility. CAN Europe is the European co-ordination office for a global ...

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31.10.2006
EUROCITIES welcomes the publication of the Commission's Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
On 19 October, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, which aims to achieve a 20% reduction in Europe's energy consumption by 2020. According to the Commission, if ...

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30.10.2006
EEB - European Environmental Bureau: EU ministers must show they care about clean air for everybody
- In the run-up to the 23 October Environment Council, when EU environment ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg, EEB, Europe's largest coalition of environmental citizens' organisations, has ...

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27.10.2006
EU Council Conclusions on Climate change
The Council "Stresses the importance of the Article 9 review of the Kyoto Protocol in providing the COP/MOP with information on how best to further enhance the Protocol and its global environmental ...

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20.10.2006
Conference invitation - How to build Sustainable Cities
Malmö, November 23, 2006Learn more about World Class Sustainable City Project. Margot Wallström, Vice President of the EU and political and business leaders from Malmö, London and Stockholm. Register ...

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19.10.2006
EU Council on Environment, Climat Change. Luxembourg, 23 October 2006
The Council's meeting will start at 10:00, under the presidency of Finnish Minister of the Environment Mr Jan-Erik Enestam. The Council will reach political agreement on a proposal for a directive on ...

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19.10.2006
BYPAD Newsletter No. 2, October 2006
During a successful three-days course in Graz (20 - 22 September 2006), 15 new auditors were trained to become a certified BYPAD auditor. They are ready to guide the cities and regions to implement ...

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18.10.2006
UITP Conference on Sustainable Developement - 18-20 October 2006, Bilbao, Spain
The world of tomorrow will not only have more people in it but more people wanting a higher standard of living. All cities today face the challenge of reconciling urban development and mobility with ...

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17.10.2006
ETRA, ECF and Green MEPs demonstrate climate-friendly mobility
If the current transport trend is not reversed, the European Union will not meet the commitments under the Kyoto-Protocol. That is why the European Greens believe that we must change our ways of ...

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17.10.2006
Blind spot mirrors
On 5 October 2006 the European Commission has tabled its new draft directive on the use of blind spot rear view mirrors on all heavy goods vehicles travelling within the EU. In accordance with a  ...

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12.10.2006
The 2nd Annual European Energy Policy Conference - 16th and 17th of October, Brussels
This year's conference will focus upon the Green Paper Consultation on energy, the development of EU energy policy within an international context dealing specifically with security of supply, the ...

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06.10.2006
Greens practice what they preach by biking to Strasbourg
Coinciding with European Car-Free Day, Green MEPs and staff have set off on their bikes as part of a 'soft mobility' journey to Strasbourg for the next plenary session of the European Parliament on ...

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05.10.2006
Barrot to unveil road safety plans
By Lorraine MallinderThe European Commission will next week launch a bid to improve safety standards on thousands of kilometres of EU roads. The proposal wouldrequire more systematic checks and audits ...

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28.09.2006
Over 1300 cities and towns involved in the European Mobility Week 2006
From 16 to 22 September over 200 million citizens in more than 1300 cities and towns from 35 countries were able to enjoy a full week of activities dedicated to the promotion of sustainable mobility ...

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27.09.2006
Child in the City 2006 - Third European Conference. 16, 17 & 18 October 2006, Stuttgart, Germany
Ultimately the conference will seek to identify guiding principles and practices for the realisation of childfriendly cities. The conferencewill focus on mobility from 5 ...

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27.09.2006
Mobility Week Award ceremony 2007 - Commission's Climate Change Campaign
The European Mobility Week (EMW) campaign is organised every year from the 16th to the 22nd of September and celebrates its fifth edition in 2006 under the theme Climate Change. The last day is ...

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26.09.2006
Participate in the European Mobility Week Award 2007
The European Mobility Week Award wants to reward local authorities’ activities undertaken within the framework of the European Mobility Week 2006. The Award aims to promote experiences and successes ...

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22.09.2006
CIVITAS Forum 2006 in Burgos - Final Programme. 25-27 September 2006
The CIVITAS Forum 2006 will be hosted by the Spanish city of Burgos from 25th-27th September 2006. ECF Secretary General Dr Bernhard Ensink will participate on the event. Cities are the ...

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21.09.2006
Bicycle must become a priority for urban mobility, evidences a meeting of 40 European cities
Three European projects about promotion of bike mobility and sustainable transport, gathering about 40 European cities and their partners, met together in the Polish city of Augustow, so as to compare ...

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19.09.2006
ECF on the international bicycle fairs: EUROBIKE and IFMA
The European Cyclists´ Federation participated with success on the two big international autumn bicycle fairs EUROBIKE and IFMA in Germany. At the world's biggest bicycle fair EUROBIKE in ...

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12.09.2006
ECF together with ADFC Germany on the IFMA Cologne, 14-17 September 2006
The European Cyclists´ Federation and its member ADFC, Germany will have a common booth  in the new opened halles of the traditional fair IFMA Cologne. On the stand B046  in the halle 6 ...

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12.09.2006
2nd Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2006, 16 Oct 2006 , 17 Oct 2006 Brussels, Belgium
Welcome to the homepage of the 2nd Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2006. Please navigate the event pages using the links. These links should contain all the information you require, however ...

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11.09.2006
Velo-city 2007 Programme Committee constituted
An international consortium of experts has been selected to partake in the Velo-city 2007 Programme Committee. The Programme Committee will meet at the beginning of September 2006 to review the ...

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11.09.2006
The International Car Free Day campaign 2006
The success of such an event on an international scale involves the mobilisation of as many countries and towns as possible and also requires the development of the necessary tools to facilitate a ...

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25.08.2006
ECF participation on the CIVITAS Forum 2006 in Burgos, Spain
ECF Secretary General Dr Bernhard Ensink will participate on the CIVITAS Forum 2006 in Burgos. The Forum will be hosted by the Spanish city on 25th-27th September. This year’s CIVITAS Forum ...

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24.08.2006
Greenways in Europe - Technical Conference. 23 - 25 November 2006, Girona, Spain
The General Assembly of the European Greenways Association will take place in Girona, hosted by the Consorci Vies Verdes de Girona. To increase the global knowledge of the European Greenways, we’ve ...

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23.08.2006
EU Council of Ministers of Transport - Sustainable Transport Policies
Under this item on the agenda, Ministers opened with a general discussion on the implementation of sustainable transport policies. The term ‘sustainability’ has been bandied about to such an extent ...

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22.08.2006
EUROBIKE will show the most fancy bikes and hottest parts and accessories
All parts – all brands: at EUROBIKE 820 exhibitors will show everything around the bicycle: Many leading manufacturers of the international bike scene will present their premieres exclusively in ...

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21.08.2006
CIVITAS-CARAVEL Coordinator visited Burgos to promote Sustainable Mobility
The CIVITAS-CARAVEL Project Coordinator Vito María Contursi from Genoa explained to all local media how the City of Burgos has been developed during the project life many efforts about mobility and ...

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18.08.2006
ETRA: Bikes in Boxes: call for assistance
Every year, in Europe thousands of bicycles are sold without being fully assembled and adjusted. In Denmark, this goes for 35% of all new bicycles sold per year, in Germany for 25%. Please inform us ...

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17.08.2006
European Environment Agency meets its challenges
The annual report points out how the scope and format of "The European Environment - State and Outlook 2005" was changed considerably along the way, and how the Agency managed to respond to these ...

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16.08.2006
Velo-city 2007, Munich. Newsletter No 4
"Call for Papers” – extension of the submission deadline until 25th August 2006.  In the course of advertising for the conference, we have been able to tap numerous new communication networks and ...

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15.08.2006
Mobility Management is a new concept to promote sustainable transport.
The core of Mobility Management are "soft" measures (e.g. information or coordination of existing user services), which enhance the effectiveness of "hard" measures of traffic planning (e.g. new tram ...

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11.08.2006
WHO Europe welcomes nominations for the Counteracting Obesity Award
Nominations are invited in five categories for non-profit-making activities that contribute to counteracting obesity. Activities could cover (but are not restricted to) sectors such as health, trade ...

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10.08.2006
EU: Draft opinion on the Commission’s Green Paper “A European strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy”
This Paper shows some comments and remarks on the “Green Paper on a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy”, issued by the European Commission on March 8th, 2006. Since the ...

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09.08.2006
UITP: Mobility in Cities - Database
52 Cities, 120 indicators: A major new resource for public transport. Available now.A source of information of primary importance to organisations with an interest in mobility issues and officials in ...

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08.08.2006
RAPEX notifications for bicycles and bicycle products
RAPEX, which is the rapid information exchange on safety risks between the member states and the European Union has become accessible for the public. Since February 2004, the Commission publishes ...

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07.08.2006
EU: Clean Urban Transport - Cycling and Walking
Cycling and Walking - is by nature a clean mode of transport and has a potential for development if one considers that a significant share of all EU road trips (50%) are not going beyond 5 km. The ...

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04.08.2006
Publish your pictures on the European Mobility Week Website!
The European Coordination for the European Mobility Week is glad to announce the publication of a photo gallery about the intiative. Pictures from all participating cities are very welcomed! Please ...

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02.08.2006
CEN Safety Standards for Bicycles Accepted by European Commission
The new CEN Safety Standards for bicycles were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 July, 2006.  With this publication these four different standards for bicycles give ...

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01.08.2006
ECF on the EUROBIKE 2006. Friedrichshafen, Lake Constance, August 31 – September 3
The European Cyclists´ Federation will be present by an own booth on the very succesful fair this year at the exhibition site next to Lake Constance. ECF will share the stand no FW-116 with its ...

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27.07.2006
As ECF and ETRA stressed: Lower taxes for bicycle repairs in 17 member states
As ECF and ETRA stressed the EU Commission authorised lower VAT rates for bicycle repairs  in 17 member states. Three different directives allow the application of a reduced VAT rate to a small ...

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26.07.2006
Holiday on Bike – Bicycle tourism informs at EUROBIKE
Are you interested in longer bike tours on holiday? The special show HOLIDAY on BIKE at the International Bicycle Trade Exhibition EUROBIKE on Sunday, September 3, 2006 will be providing all ...

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26.07.2006
Velo-city 2007 Munich. Minister Tiefensee confirms his participation in the Velo-city 2007 Conference
Wolfgang Tiefensee, the Federal Minister for Transport, Construction and City Development, has confirmed his participation in the Velo-city 2007 Conference. As a co-organizer of the conference, he ...

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25.07.2006
Road Safety Performance Index, PIN Flash 1
With this first Road Safety PIN Flash, ETSC is launching a new series of publications linked to its new Road Safety Performance Index (PIN). This series will highlight the important differences ...

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25.07.2006
Providing strong leadership for sustainable cities
"Leading Sustainable Cities" was the main theme of the Mayors' & Leaders' Forum, which took place in London on 29 and 30 June. This event was organised by the government of the United Kingdom in ...

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13.07.2006
Velo-city 2007 Munich. Call for Papers
We cordially invite you to submit presentations as contributions to the conference. Please send us a summary of your proposals according to the following requirements: ContentThe abstract of your ...

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12.07.2006
Better safety and quality for child’s seats for bicycles
ECF welcomes that producers of child´s seats for bicycles more and more use the European Standard (EN  14344 ). Since 2004, it has become easier for the consumer to determine whether a child’s ...

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12.07.2006
Stavros Dimas Member of the European Commission , responsible for Environment Opening Speech on Climate Change
G8 + 5 Legislator’s Forum, EP, Brussels, 7 July 2006. "..The scientific debate about the human causes of climate change is largely settled. Yet there remains an important gap between climate science ...

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11.07.2006
EU Council Conclusions on the Urban Environment
The Council of the European Union, welcomes the Commission's communication on the Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment, in particular its focus on integrated environmental management and ...

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07.07.2006
ETSC Memorandum - EU Road Safety Policy to top Finnish Transport Agenda
This Memorandum will briefly outline ETSC’s priorities for the Finnish EU Presidency and suggest how the Presidency may keep up the efforts made by the Austrian Presidency.  ETSC is very ...