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Geneva, February 05, 2010
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IRU calls for nominations for its Grand Prix d'Honneur
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The IRU today launched its call for candidatures for the IRU Grand Prix d'Honneur. This high distinction, awarded since 1968, will be presented at the First IRU-EU Presidency Conference in December 2010 to a driver in international road transport who performed an outstanding act of courage in the course of their professional duties.
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Vienna, February 02, 2010
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IRU addresses OSCE on driving regional stability and security through road transport
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IRU highlighted to the 18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum on “Promoting good governance at border crossings, improving the security of land transportation and facilitating international transport by road and rail” that regional stability and security could be greatly enhanced by effectively implementing existing UN multilateral instruments to further facilitate road transport, allowing it to drive progress, prosperity and ultimately peace in areas currently deprived of the economic benefits of globalisation.
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Almaty, January 29, 2010
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IRU NELTI awarded best logistics project
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IRU’s New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI) was nominated today the “Best logistics project in East – West haulage” by the international business magazine “Jura Море Sea” on the occasion of the Eurasian logistics conference organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Transport of Kazakhstan and Lithuania.
The Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania, Eligius Masulis, stated, “new logistics solutions, such as NELTI, have the potential to be the catalyst for important changes in trade flows and public transport policies”.
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Dmitri Larionov, Senior Policy Officer, IRU Permanent Delegation to the CIS receiving the award from the Zitta Tallat Kelpsaite, publisher of "Jura Море Sea" magazine
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Brussels, January 29, 2010
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IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes discuss key learning initiatives
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The 4th yearly international meeting of the IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (ATIs) today brought together some 50 participants from over 25 ATIs to exchange views, know-how and ideas, while networking with high level professionals active in road transport capacity-building.
Topics covered focused on regional initiatives, the introduction of the digital tachograph and the new driving and rest time rules in non-EU AETR countries, as well as forthcoming changes to the CPC Manager Programme pursuant to the revision of Regulation EC 1071/2009. A preview of the new IRU Academy Content Management System (ACM) was also provided to the participants, who all stressed the importance of such meetings in a fast-changing environment.
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Brussels, January 29, 2010
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IRU and MELI launch new cooperation to develop road transport training in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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On the occasion of the 4th IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes meeting in Brussels, the IRU and the Middle East Logistics Institute (MELI) signed a Letter of Intent today to develop road transport training in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia according to the IRU Academy standards. The MELI was founded by the Almajdouie Group, a leader in transport and logistics services and trailer manufacturing in the KSA in partnership with Michigan State University and aims at improving safety and productivity of the road transport industry across the League of Arab States region by delivering high quality logistics and road transport training. With this development, the IRU and MELI are set to work together to bring the IRU Academy CPC Manager and ADR Driver programmes to Saudi Arabia by the end of 2010.
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From left to right Patrick Philipp, Head IRU Training, Bahiej Al-Biqawi, MELI Managing Director and Haydar Ozkan, IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region
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Brussels, January 28, 2010
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Professional driver competence: a global concern
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IRU Academy Seminar on professional driver competence, organised in partnership with CIECA, highlights that professional driver training is a worldwide concern.
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