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The main agreements reached during the Council included the recast of the first railway package, progress towards an agreement on tachographs, the minimum level of training for seafarers and the Guidelines for the development of the Trans-European Transport Network.

The European Commission has adopted on 07 December revised rules for assessing state aid for shipbuilding to take account of the more specialised nature of today's shipbuilding industry.

With a combination of design and technology, Volvo Trucks is contributing to road safety by helping drivers stay awake, alert and in control.

Easier boarding, shorter journey time and a more comfortable trip. As the city bus of the future undergoes testing in Göteborg, passenger wishes are in firm focus.

European citizens have been invited to start voting for their favourite multimodal journey planner as part of the first European Mobility Challenge launched by the Vice-President Siim Kallas, Commissioner for Mobility and Transport.

The EU has given the go-ahead for a large new research initiative involving low-emission aircraft engines, LEMCOTEC (Low-Emission Core Engine Technology). Volvo Aero is part of the project.

The Commission has adopted on 19 October a proposal to transform the existing patchwork of European roads, railways, airports and canals into a unified transport network (TEN-T).

On October 18th, Olof Persson, President and CEO of the Volvo Group, underlined the importance to safeguard the competitiveness of the European transport industry during the 2011 edition of the European Transport Forum.

On 12 October, the Volvo Group’s EU Representation office took part in a roundtable discussion in the European Parliament, organized by the European Forum for Manufacturing, with MEPs and various representatives from industry on the issue of energy and resource efficiency.

Latest developments in alcolock technology and practical experiences were discussed during the “Safe & Sober “talk organised in Zürich by the European Transport and Safety Council (ETSC) in partnership with the Volvo Group.