Events

4th European Road Safety Day

Nicosia, 25 July 2012

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 from 8:30 to 18:00

4th European Road Safety Day
"Active Involvement of Youth in Road Safety"

Cyprus
Nicosia Conference Centre

The conference is being organized by the European Commission, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Ministry of Communications and Works) and the Cyprus Youth Organisation for Road Safety, REACTION.

Representatives of youth groups and road safety officials from all EU countries and neighbouring regions will participate. Organisations and personalities with an active role in road safety for young people are also invited.

The aims of the conference are to:

increase young people's awareness of road‑safety issues
give participants the opportunity to exchange views and propose practical steps – at national and regional level – to make young people safer on the road
promote EU road‑safety policies for young people
share best practices with the EU's neighbouring regions.

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Key information

Draft agenda [646 KB]
Press release All available translations.
Cyprus Presidency press release
Cyprus Youth assembly: informal conclusion meeting [575 KB]

Presentations
Speaker	Organisation	Theme
Titos Christofides	Undersecretary to the President of the Republic of Cyprus	President Christofias speech [66 KB]
Szabolcs SCHMIDT	Head of Road Safety Unit - European Commission	EU Road Safety Policy: Political orientations on Road Safety 2011 – 2020 [2 MB]
Antonio AVENOSO	Executive Director, European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)	Findings of the PIN project with respect to Youth [647 KB]
Floor LIESHOUT	Director, YOURS (Youth for Road Safety)	The active involvement of Youth in the efforts for Road Safety [88 KB]
Joël VALMAIN	Technical Advisor Europe-International, Interministerial Delegation for Road Safety – France	Creation of a road safety culture among the young people [480 KB]
Georgia PANAGIOTOU	Associate Professor, University of Cyprus	Findings and recommendations of the study [560 KB]
George MORFAKIS	Head of Road Safety Unit, Republic of Cyprus	Relevant actions taken in Cyprus [2 MB]
Marios STAVROU	Chairman of the Cyprus Youth Organization for Road Safety, REACTION	Youth point on the findings and recommendations of the study and the actions taken in Cyprus [2 MB]
Gabriel SIMCIC	Project Manager, FIA Brussels	Presentation on eco-driving (ECOWILL project) [940 KB]

Press review

Cyprus Mail: Road deaths among the young 'alarming' pdf - 175 KB [175 KB]

National contributions
Member State	Pictures
Italy [53 KB]
Portugal [71 KB]	Picture 1 [36 KB] Picture 2 [29 KB] Picture 3 [50 KB] Picture 4 [57 KB] Picture 5 [60 KB] Picture 6 [65 KB] Picture 7 [63 KB] Picture 8 [64 KB] Picture 9 [58 KB]