news & events

The International DME Association (IDA) organized on 22 September in Brussels a DME executive briefing aiming at providing recent facts and figures on Dimethyl Ether (DME) alternative fuel. For the Volvo Group DME is already a reality.

The European Commission has proposed to revise the tachograph legislation to make full use of new technological opportunities such as satellite positioning.

The security of the European industry’s supply of raw materials must be at the heart of a future strategy, according to the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

The European Commission published on 7 July a new Neighbourhood Transport Action Plan to strengthen transport links with neighbouring regions to the East and South of of the EU.

The European Parliament voted on 7 July by a large majority, in favour of the cross-border enforcement of traffic rules. This Directive helps to ensure more safety on European roads and so reduce the number of casualties.

Report was amended to remove call for the EU to increase its CO2 reduction target to 30% by 2020.

The European Commission has published on July 5th new statistics showing that EU road fatalities decreased by 11% in 2010. However, country by country statistics, show that the number of deaths still varies greatly across the EU.

Commission proposes increase of 5.04% in 2014-20, compared to 2007-13.

Siim Kallas, Vice-president of the European Commission, has called for stronger collaboration on technology in order to unlock the full benefits of having a Single European Sky.

EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas welcomed the vote by European Parliament on 7 June, giving its final approval to proposals for new EU rules to allow Member States to charge heavy lorries, not only for the costs of infrastructure which is currently the case, but also to levy an additional charge to cover the cost or air and noise pollution.