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The approval of the revised Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive will make high-quality and timely data available for services such as multimodal journey planners, navigation platforms, and emergency services. Access to better data will allow more effective management of traffic and mobility across transport modes, enabling users to better combine the most sustainable modes of transport.

I welcome the strong @EP_Transport vote on #SingleEuropeanSky today & its clear support & ambition to reform the #ATM sector. I count on @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil to work constructively to achieve a much-needed reform for the benefit of citizens, the ✈️industry & the environment.

EU Digital COVID Certificate: EU Gateway goes live with seven countries one month ahead of deadline

6th UN Global Road Safety Week 2021

€200 million is the value of a call for proposals that has opened under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport to support projects aiming to build, upgrade and improve European transport infrastructure. The call for proposals supports studies under the General and Cohesion envelopes concerning infrastructure projects for railways, inland waterways, maritime and inland ports, as well as infrastructure projects for road networks for Member States that either have no railway network within their territory, or which have an isolated network without long-distance rail freight transport. The call deadline is 22 March 2020 at 17:00 CET.

This year, European Mobility Week kicked-off with an impressive 2915 cities in 52 countries participating! This is the 19th year of EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK and its well-known car-free day (more than 800 car-free day events were organised), when streets close for motorised traffic and open for pedestrians, cyclists, hoverboarders, e-scooter riders and more!

#COVID19 outbreak huge impact on our #transport systems, given the close chain of European supply chains, supported by an extensive network of freight services by lorry, plane and ship. @EU_Commission is working with EU MS to ensure the flow of essential goods across land borders.

Busy but crucial day at #TTE @EUCouncil with agreed positions on: ✅ modernise rail #passengerrights ✅ streamline #TEN_T implementation ➡️ Next step: trilogues ✈️ licence to continue to work on Single European Sky #SES 👏👏

Fifty-two people were killed on the EU’s roads on September 26, this year’s European Day Without a Road Death (Project EDWARD). Although still far above the aim of zero fatalities, it is significantly better than the average of 70 deaths a day in the EU. Eleven countries achieved zero road deaths.

This year’s six winners honour people and organisations who are dedicated to making Europe’s roads safer, with initiatives that range from high-tech solutions to practical training. The heroes include teachers in a Romanian school who dedicate their time to teaching children about road safety and a community organisation in a Belgian town.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the creation of the European Road Safety Charter. It was signed in Dublin, Ireland in 2004, and is a European Commission-led civil society platform that aims to make Europe’s roads safer.

A Dutch insurance company’s app to prevent drivers from becoming distracted behind the wheel and safe cycling lessons for Romanian schoolchildren are among the six winners of the 2019 European Road Safety Charter award.

The EU Road Safety Exchange, which was launched in Brussels on 9 October, is a partnership between 12 countries to share best practices in road safety.

The EU’s neighbours are taking important steps towards safer roads. Additional knowledge sharing, safety planning and data collection reinforce this positive trend, with support from the European Commission.

The EU is promoting lessons from its positive road safety performance around the world.

Matthew Baldwin is the first European Coordinator for Road Safety and was appointed in October 2018. He combines his new role with his existing work as a DG MOVE Deputy Director-General, particularly on sustainable mobility, vulnerable road users, and connected, automated and autonomous mobility. Here, he outlines how international cooperation can make roads safer, both in the EU and around the world.

Cooperation between the EU and African Union countries are accelerating the development of safer roads in Africa. It is generating policies, knowledge and funding to reduce the rate of road deaths in Africa – the highest in the world. The support is important for African countries to adapt to rapid urbanisation and to improve economic competitivity.