On the 25th of January 2018, ECIPE published a Case study of heavy vehicles on the economic impact of local content requirements. The use of local content requirements (LCRs) has been growing for a long time. Used by developed as well as developing countries, they aim...
On the 24th of January 2018, the Commission published guidance to facilitate a direct and smooth application of the new data protection rules across the EU as of 25 May. The Commission also launches a new online tool dedicated to SMEs. All the documents are available...
On the 24th of January 2018, the World Economic Forum announced a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity to help build a safe and secure global cyberspace. The centre will be based in Geneva, Switzerland, and will function as an autonomous organization under the auspices of...
On the 23rd of January 2018, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung published a study on the evetnual implementation of a European Labour Authority. This study explores problems in the area of cross-border labour mobility and suggests that fair working conditions in the Single Market could be enhanced...
On the 23rd of January 2018, the European Commission published its Delegated Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evolution of the mass of new passenger cars registered in 2014, 2015 and 2016. This...
On the 23rd of January 2018, POLIS launched discussion paper offering the perspective of cities and regions on road vehicle automation. Polis is concerned about the optimism bias conveyed by the media and literature about the introduction of AVs, especially automated cars which appear to be the...
On the 22nd of January 2018, the European Commission published a study on transport infrastructures. This report is one of a series of seven roadmaps that consider each core aspect of the European transport system. Addressing the subject of transport infrastructure, the report reviews the current...
On the 22nd of January 2018, the European Commission published a roadmap document on connected and automated transport. This Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) roadmap document addresses the Research and Innovation (R&I) activities and other policy support measures required so that the concepts of...
On the 22nd of January 2018, the European Commission published a study on smart mobility and services. Decarbonising transport and mobility systems is a pressing challenge for global and European climate change mitigation. Understanding and differentiating the performance and potential of emerging new and innovative transport...
On the 22nd of January 2018, the European Commission published a study on vehicle design and manufacturing. Over the last fifty years, design and manufacturing of transport vehicles has followed an evolutionary path. Transport vehicles were continuously optimised, mostly in an empirical way, integrating new technologies...