EU decision-makers and stakeholders gathered to discuss whether the EU is going in the right direction on road transport and what actions needs to be taken by the European Institutions to improve mobility. The event took place just over a month before the European Elections and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] As part of the EUCAD 2019 Conference, the ARCADE project is organising a Stakeholder workshop in Brussels on 4 April 2019. ARCADE is the new EC-funded Support Action that has taken over the work from CARTRE since October...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under Romania’s Presidency, the Ministry of Economy organised the Forum of the European Automotive Industry 2019 which took place in Craiova on 18th March. The event stressed the importance of the automotive industry for economic growth and prosperity, exploring...
Dear representatives of the Council, the Romanian Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission, On 25 March, the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission will take part in the trilogue negotiations on the package of vehicle safety and pedestrian protection measures known as the General Safety Regulation. These...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission has published this year's edition of the 'EU Transport Scoreboard', a benchmark comparing how Member States perform in 30 categories covering all aspects of transport. The goal of the Scoreboard is to help Member States...
Skills need for the automotive sector! On 14th March 2019, DRIVES openly introduced the overall project strategy by organising its online webinar to explain the questionnaire that will support the survey supporting the European roadmap on education and training to prepare for the challenges in the automotive...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ahead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council. Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]CLEPA attended the VDA’s 21st Technical Congress, that was held in Berlin on March 14 and 15, 2019 and focused on mobility of the future. A total of 700 participants from industry, politics and academia discuss the mobility issues...
The European Commission has today adopted new rules stepping up the deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) on Europe’s roads. The new technology will allow vehicles to ‘talk’ to each other, to the road infrastructure, and to other road users – for instance about...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Against the backdrop of China's growing economic power and political influence, the European Commission and the High Representative review European Union-China relations and the related opportunities and challenges. Today, they are setting out 10 concrete actions for EU Heads...