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Geneva, July 01, 2009
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Romanian Training Centre FATII - ARTRI receives accreditation in IRU Academy Dangerous Goods (ADR) Programme
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The IRU Academy is pleased to announce the accreditation of the Romanian training centre FATII - ARTRI in the IRU Academy Dangerous Goods (ADR) programme.
Already accredited for the IRU Academy CPC Manager Programme since October 2002 FATII - ARTRI is developing its training capabilities further with this new accreditation for ADR training.
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Brussels, June 30, 2009
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IRU discusses EU transport policy priorities with the Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility
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A high-level IRU Delegation today met with the Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility, Etienne Schouppe, who will chair the EU Council of Transport Ministers during the second half of 2010. The fruitful discussion focused on the impact of the economic crisis and on the main road transport industry concerns which need to be effectively addressed by the EU.
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From left to right: Vice-President of the IRU Passenger Transport Council, Yves Mannaerts, Member of the EU Goods Transport Liaison Committee of the IRU, Philippe Degraef, IRU General Delegate to the EU, Michael Nielsen, IRU Secretary General, Martin Marmy, Vice-President of the IRU Goods Transport Council, Florence Berthelot, Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility, Etienne Schouppe and Adviser to the Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility, Marc Roman.
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Geneva, June 28, 2009
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Kyrgyz Prime Minister meets IRU to revive the Silk Road
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A high-level governmental delegation from the Republic of Kyrgyzstan led by the Prime Minister, Igor Chudinov, and notably composed of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kadyrbek Sarbaev, the 1st Deputy Chief of Staff, Melis Satybekov, the Head of International Affairs Department, Sapar Isakov and the Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN, Muktar Djumaliev, today came to Geneva and met with the IRU Secretary General, Martin Marmy, to follow up on their meeting last May in Bishkek, where they signed an MoU on a multifaceted cooperation between the IRU and the Kyrgyz government to implement phase 2 of the IRU’s New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI).
Discussions focused on means to further promote the trade and transit potential of Kyrgyzstan within the system of Euro-Asian road transport links along the ancient Silk Road, and the effective reactivation of a 1998 Trilateral Agreement between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the People’s Republic of China originally intended to facilitate regular road haulage along the Kashgar (China) - Osh (Kyrgyzstan) - Andizhan (Uzbekistan) highway.
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Kyrgyz Prime Minister, Igor Chudinov (left) and IRU Secretary General, Martin Marmy
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Geneva, June 18, 2009
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IRU addresses UNECE-BSEC seminar on Harmonisation of Border Controls
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At a joint UNECE-BSEC Road Transport and Border Crossing Facilitation Seminar, IRU Head of Goods Transport and Facilitation, Peter Krausz, highlighted the significant economic losses entailed by border waiting times, emphasising the need for a systemic approach to border crossing facilitation, including improvements in procedures and a change in mindsets, and presented the various IT tools developed by the IRU to achieve this objective, such as the IRU TIR electronic pre-declaration (IRU TIR-EPD), SafeTIR and the Border Waiting Times Observatory.
IRU also called for an intense monitoring of the implementation of the new Annex 8 to the UN International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods which came into force in May 2008, and advocated the identification of best practices such as the use of the International Vehicle Weight Certificate to ensure a speedy and full implementation of Annex 8 by the 54 Contracting Parties to the Convention.
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Brussels, June 17, 2009
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Sustainable EU transport policy requires business-friendly rules!
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The IRU calls upon European Union transport policy makers to consider road transport businesses’ needs when shaping the future European Transport Policy 2010-2020 to ensure its efficiency and sustainability.
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Geneva, June 17, 2009
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Better bus and coach statistics for better policy-making
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UNECE’s decision to collect bus and coach statistics through the joint UNECE, ITF and EUROSTAT questionnaire will considerably contribute to informed policy making.
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