news & events

Further improving road safety was at the heart of discussion during the Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) talks organised by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) on 14 February in Warsaw (Poland) and one week before, on 06 February in London (UK).

A Volvo FM MethaneDiesel truck was the only heavy commercial vehicle displayed at the vehicle exhibition set up outside the European Commission headquarters for the launch of the new EU strategy on Alternative Fuels.

Belgian Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Commission officials and Representatives of the Council of the European Union had been invited to the stands of Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks to learn more about the Group’s two European truck brands

The President & CEO of the Volvo Group, Olof Persson, signed an EU Commission's declaration to support the creation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

At the occasion of the European Transport Forum held on 16 October in Brussels, Olof Persson pointed out the need for a comprehensive and an efficient EU transport infrastructure investment.

The Volvo Group Belgium received a “CO2 reduction award” at the gala dinner organised on 26 September by NOBELUX, a Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and Luxembourg.

On 25 September, Ulf Gustafsson, Senior Manager Public Affairs at Volvo Buses, participated in a conference that discussed the ongoing revision of the EU public procurement legal framework in Brussels.

On 26 September, Volvo Trucks outlined it's work with alcohol interlocks at the last “Safe & Sober” talk of this year organised in Prague by the European Traffic Safety Council (ETSC)

The Volvo Group welcomes the new set of calls under the 7th EU Research and Technological Framework Program 2007-2013 and the budgetary envelope of EUR 8.1 billion dedicated to it.

The 23rd ‘Safe and Sober’ seminar supported by Volvo Trucks was held in Barcelona on 31 May. The seminar is part of the European Transport Safety Council's (ETSC) campaign on drink driving.