As the road transport industry’s global voice, IRU statements are regularly quoted in the trade and general media, which IRU experts willingly address.

For further information, pictures or interviews with IRU experts, do not hesitate to contact the IRU Communications Department at Press[at]iru.org.

Interviews - Selected pieces

2011
	"Karwa facility gets IRU approval" Gulf Times (6 décembre 2011) Read...
	Belarus – the country must maximize the use of its transit potential (« Беларусь должна максимально использовать свой транзитный потенциал - Мясникович ») Belarus National Information Agency BeITA, 13 July 2011 Read... (In Belarusian only)
	Interview with Janusz Lacny IRU President The European Commission seeks to support modes that replace road transport (« La Comisión Europea se esfuerza en apoyar modos de transporte que sustituyan a la carretera ») El Vigia, 13 June 2011 Read... (In Spanish only)
	Interview with Marc Billiet IRU Head of EU Goods Transport "Modular Concept" Autoroute info (22 May 2011) Listen...(MP3 File - In French only)
2010
	Interview with Michael Nielsen and Johannes Ludewig, IRU General Delegate to the EU and CER Executive Director Sense and non-sense of Internalisation of costs (sens et non-sens de l'internalisation des couts) De Lloyd (15 October 2010)  Read...(In French only)
	Interview with Michael Nielsen and Johannes Ludewig, IRU General Delegate to the EU and CER Executive Director Congestion Charges are Necessary for Transport Planning – Roads will be Burdened with Additional Costs (Staukosten sind unerlässlich für Verkehrslenkung - Der Strasse werden nur weitere Kosten aufgebürdet). Deutsche Verkehrszeitung (DVZ) (14 October 2010) Read...(In German only)
	Mission Accomplished! Map Kazakhstan, No 4 (24) 2010 Read...(In Russian only)
	Interview with Igor Rounov IRU Under-Secretary General Revitalising the Ancient Silk Road Baltic Transport Journal (May 2010) Read...
	Interview with Umberto de Pretto IRU Deputy Secretary General The Trial Introduction of “Mega Trucks” Depends on the Member States’ Will (Introducao experimental de megacamioes depende da vontade dos Estados-membros) Revista ANTRAM (January/February 2010 ) Read...(In Portuguese only)
	Interview with Pere Padrosa IRU Vice President “An impracticable greening policy” L’Officiel des Transporteurs (8 January 2010) Read… (French only)
2009
	" The President remains for another term" L’Officiel des transporteurs (13 November 2009) Read… (French only)
	Interview with Michael Nielsen IRU General Delegate to EU “Coming Together to Invest in EU Roads” RoadTraffic-Technology.com (9 November 2009) Read…
	Interview with Oleg Kamberski IRU Head of Passenger Transport “Taxis for clean air” Europe and You (5 November 2009) Listen…(MP3) (French only)
	“Smaller truck operators drive over green shoots theory” Financial Time (22 September 2009) Read…
	«The IRU sounds the alarm» L’Officiel des Transporteurs (18 September 2009) Read… (French only)
	“Road transport industry faces a major crisis” Le Figaro.fr (11 September 2009) Read… (French only)
	Interview with Michael Nielsen IRU General Delegate to EU “Foreign lorries in the United Kingdom” BBC (August 2009) Listen… (MP3 file)
	Interview with Michael Nielsen IRU General Delegate to EU Radio Prague (August 2009) Listen…
	Interview with Jens Hügel IRU Head – Sustainable Development “Economic downturn slams brakes on global trucking sector” Deutsche Welle World (31 July) Read...
	Interview with Peter Krausz IRU Head – Goods transport and facilitation “Pirates are also hijacking cargo on our roads” La Tribune de Genève (30-31 May/1 June) Read... (French only)
	Interview with Martin Marmy IRU Secretary General “Banks are not as important as transport” (“Bankai Ne Tokie Svarbus Kaip Transportas”) Transportas, No 5 (15) 2009 Read…
	Interview with Umberto de Pretto IRU Deputy Secretary General “Working for a better future” C Terminal (April-May 2009) Read… (In Spanish)
	Interview with Peter Krausz IRU Head – Goods transport and facilitation “The rise in attacks on Europe’s road transport industry cannot continue; the situation requires a concerted government response” Security Europe – April 2009 Read…
	Interview with Jens Hügel IRU Head of Sustainable Development “Bruxelles à la traîne“ L’Officiel des Transporteurs (April 2009) Read…(French only)
	Interview with Peter Krausz IRU Head of Goods Transport & Facilitation “Attacks on drivers“ Autoroute FM (April 2009) Listen… (French only - MP3)
	Feature article by Jens Hügel IRU Head of Sustainable Development Public Transport Review – No 22 “The Roads to recovery” Read...
2008
	Interview with Michael Nielsen IRU General Delegate to the EU “L’essence fiscale du désespoir” Diagonale – Volvo Trucks (N°3 / 2008) Read… (In French only)
	Interview with Peter Krausz IRU Head of Goods Transport & Facilitation “Waiting times at Estonian-Russian border“ Autoroute FM (29/09 to 05/10/2008) Listen… (In French)
	Interview with Umberto de Pretto IRU Deputy Secretary General “Experts advocate incentives in freight transport” Valor Economico (04/09/2008) Read… (In Portuguese)
	Interview with Igor Rounov IRU General Delegate to the CIS “New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative – From vision to reality” Map Kazakhstan n°3(15)/2008 Read… (In Russian)
	Interview with IRU experts Jens Hügel, Marc Billiet & Oleg Kamberski “Apocalipsa Dupa Petrol” Businessweek Romania (24/06/2008) Read… (In Romanian)
	Interview with Martin Marmy IRU Secretary General “Peace-maker” Scania World Magazine (N°2 / 2008) Read…
	Interview with Oleg Kamberski IRU Head of Passenger Transport The removal of the 12-Day Derogation Rule Autoroute FM & Radio Trafic FM – “L’Actu des Transports” (21/04 to 27/04/2008) Listen… (in French only)
	Interview with Graham Smith & Umberto de Pretto IRU Vice President and President of the IRU Passenger Transport Council (CTP) IRU Deputy Secretary General RouteOne (01/04/2008) Victory, but don’t get over excited Read…
	Interview with Jens Hügel IRU Head of Sustainable Development Wirtschaftsblatt (28/02/2008) Without traffic jams, Kyoto wouldn’t be necessary Read… (in German only)
	Interview with Peter Krausz IRU Head of Goods Transport Attacks on drivers of international Heavy Goods Vehicles Autoroute Info (21/02/2008) Listen… (in French only)
	IRU Survey “Attacks on Drivers of International Heavy Goods Vehicles” Bel-RTL Radio – “Morning News” (19/02/2008) Listen... (MP3 File)
	Interview with Marc Billiet IRU Head of EU Goods Transport Radio Nederland - "Onderweg" (19/02/2008) Attacks on Drivers of International Heavy Goods Vehicles Listen... (MP3 File) In Dutch only
	Interview with Janusz Lacny IRU President Transaktuell (5-15/02/2008) Read... (in German only)
	Interview with Jens Hügel IRU Head of Sustainable Development BBC radio - “Newshour” (04/02/2008) Low Emission Zones in Europe Listen... (MP3 Format)
	Interview with Michael Nielsen IRU General Delegate to the EU DTL Magasinet (02/2008) Read... (Danish only)
	Interview with Paul Laeremans IRU Past President Transport Echo (01/2008) Read... (French only)
	Interview with Martin Marmy IRU Secretary General Transport & Logistics, 25 December 2007 Read... (PDF Format – Macedonian version)
2007
	Interview with Martin Marmy IRU Secretary General Les Échos, 6 December 2007 Read... (PDF Format - French only)
	Interview with Janusz Lacny IRU President elect El Vigia Nacional, 3 December 2007 Read... (PDF Format - Spanish only)
	Interview with Paul Laeremans IRU President Car & Bus Magazine, October 2007, #673 Read... (French only - PDF Format)
	Interview with Paul Laeremans IRU President El Vigia Nacional, 7 May 2007 Read... (PDF Format - Spanish only)
	Interview with Damian Viccars, IRU Head of EU Fiscal Affairs BBC radio broadcast - “Europe Today” (13/03/2007) Listen... (MP3 File)
2006
	Opec.com Interview with Martin Marmy, IRU Secretary General 3rd OPEC International Seminar (12/09/2006) Watch the coverage...