Today, Michel Quidort (representing EPF member FNAUT) and Willy Smeulders (as EPF Board Member) were invited to speak at a mini-hearing on the proposed recast of passenger rights for rail, organised by the EU parliament TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee, chaired by Karima Delli. In the context of the legislative procedure on the Commission’s proposal…
The Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive (Directive 2010/40/EU) provides the legal framework in support of the coordinated and coherent deployment and use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) within the Union, in particular across borders. The Commission is currently carrying out an evaluation of the Directive to assess to which extent the ITS Directive contributed to the…
EPF welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to address the improvement of multimodal passenger rights. Extending the legislation on passenger rights to multimodal journeys is of key relevance to passengers as most journeys are effectively multi-modal. From a user’s point of view there is a need to understand journeys as a door to door trip.…
At their recent General Meeting, the representatives of the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) member associations discussed the Commission’s report to the European Parliament and European Council on the operation and the effects of Regulation 181/2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport. EPF members’ representatives came to the following conclusions: EUROSTAT presently…
On Monday 25th April (all day) there was a workshop regarding PRM TSI and the directives to implement NIPs, national implementation plans. EPF represenative Kurt Hultgren made a presentation. On Tuesday 26th April there was a conference regarding PRM TSI and its implications for all Member States. Approx 60 persons participated, among them from EPF…
UITP, Unife, Eurocities, EPF and EMTA have written an open letter concerning the informal EU ministerial meeting of transport and environment ministers to discuss smart green solutions for sustainable transport, to encourage Ministers to look beyond a technical discussion and consider the role of modal shift in the decarbonisation of transport. This will be especially…
Today the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Passenger Federation (EPF) published a common statement on the mid-term review of the White Paper on Transport, calling on the European Commission to swiftly adopt concrete policies to encourage a modal shift to rail and public transport. CER and EPF also welcomed…
The European Passengers’ Federation has been following with great interest the announcement of the Lufthansa Group to redirect its commercial strategy amongst others towards a clear cost differentiation between the booking channels which passengers and travel agents use. The Lufthansa Group will add a “Distribution Cost Charge” (DCC) of EUR 16 for every ticket issued…