With last week’s green light for the envisaged commissioners Thierry Breton (internal market) and Adina-Ioana Valean (transport), two key figures have entered stage. Both will be heavily involved in the transition of mobility and industry triggered by environmental needs, technological progress and anticipated new consumer...
The Forum for Mobility and Society, of which CLEPA is a member, brings together mobility stakeholders from the industry and civil society. It organises regular debates on current mobility issues, actively involving European institutions. On Wednesday 13 November the Forum organised a conference on Connected and...
On 8 November, the Council of the EU formally adopted the revision of the General Safety Regulation. The regulation will make obligatory a list of safety measures for various vehicle classes over the coming years, such as tyre-pressure monitoring systems, advanced emergency braking, lane-keeping systems,...
The European Commission's, DG MOVE just set up an expert group on Road Infrastructure Safety. In view of the upcoming entry into force of Directive [xxx] amending Directive 2008/96/EC on Road Infrastructure Safety Management (COM(2018)0274; 2018/0129(COD)), a number of new features require the Commission to seek...
CLEPA, together with the European Forum for Manufacturing, held a dinner debate at the European Parliament yesterday, focusing on the policy measures required to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of the sector in the transformation to safe, smart and sustainable mobility. Nicolás González Casares, MEP hosting...
The European Commission has published the recommendations prepared by the Strategic Forum on Important Projects of Common European Interest. The group aims at boosting Europe’s competitiveness and global leadership in six strategic and future-oriented industrial sectors: Connected, clean and autonomous vehicles Hydrogen technologies and systems ...
The Parts Aftermarket Congress took place on the 29th and 30th of October in Rome. In its 15th edition, it was organised by the Italian magazine “Parts” and it once more counted with the patronage of CLEPA. Around 350 participants, mostly suppliers and parts distributors attended...
The ITS World Congress took place in Singapore from the 21st to the 25th of October. On its 26th edition, the event gathered over 300 exhibitors, 20 technical tours and demos and more than 10,000 participants. The Congress brought together the latest global technologies. With the...
On 22 October 2019, the general assembly of “Batteries Europe” took place in Brussels. This platform is the research and innovation strand of the European Battery Alliance and is an important initiative of the Commission's Strategic Action Plan on Batteries. The event gathered over 200 companies and research...
The Sustainable Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative has launched the Global Roadmap of Action toward Sustainable Mobility (GRA), a tool to guide country decision-makers on “how to” achieve mobility that is efficient, accessible, safe and green. The GRA follows the 2017 launch of Global Mobility...