On 2 December 2010, the Council adopted Conclusions on the road safety policy for the next decade. Among other points, Council underlined the need to give special attention to reducing the number of injured people in road accidents, supporting the aim of a specific quantitative...
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after meeting with President Donald Trump: ''During my meeting with President Trump, we discussed foreign policy, security, climate and trade relations. My feeling is that we agreed on many areas. First and foremost, on counterterrorism, and I am sure that I...
The first international interactive workshop on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) between Asian Pacific Privacy Authority (APPA) members and Working Party 29 (WP29) members was held in Paris, on the 18th and 19th of May 2017 and hosted by the French Data Protection Authority...
39 projects selected under the H2020 Societal Challenge " Smart, green and integrated transport " will receive €238 million EU funding. These projects cover air, waterborne and road transport, safety issues, intelligent transport systems, automated road transport, as well as cross-cutting priorities for greener urban...
Brussels - A coalition of industry, NGOs, consumer groups and cities are calling on the European Commission to urgently bring forward new minimum safety standards for new cars, vans and trucks, after years of delays. The European Commission is expected to announce a new package...
Commissioner Malmström - "Build bridges, not walls!” says EU Trade Commissioner. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström today set out the state of play for the EU's ambitious agenda of trade policy with partners such as the US, China, Canada, Japan and Latin America, South-East Asia,...
The Customs Expert Group's fourth meeting will take place on June 19. 2017 Items on the agenda include: UCC - DA FIRST AMENDMENT LIST OF ISSUES (DOCUMENT DIH 15/006 REV 6) (60') The Commission will present the revised list of issues to be included in the first...
Please click here to access the Presidency compromise on the Proposal for a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles. The Council is invited to agree on a General...
The European Parliament adopted the resolution on road transport in the European Union. The aim of the European Union’s land transport policy is to promote mobility that is efficient, safe, secure and environmentally friendly. The EU’s policy objectives for road transport are therefore to promote...
This dialogue with stakeholders follows the adoption of the Communication on Building a European Data Economy and its accompanying Staff Working Document. Results will feed into the Commission's initiatives on data announced in the Mid-term review of the 2015 Digital Single Market strategy. The stakeholder dialogue...