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Facts and figures about bus and coach transport in Europe
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HIGHLIHTS
Kortrijk Xpo Meeting Center, Belgium
16 October 2009, 09:30-13:30
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Opening session |
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Martin Marmy, IRU Secretary General
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Mattia Pellegrini,Representative from the Cabinet of Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the Euriopean Commission Responsible for Transport |
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1st Interactive Panel Session
City access and low emission zones: welcoming coaches?
Moderated by: Tom Jenkins, Executive Director, ETOA |
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EU view on access of cities.
Franz Söldner, Deputy Head of Unit, Clean Transport & Urban Transport, DG TREN of the European Commission
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Low Emission Zones in Germany: lessons to be learned and errors to be avoided.
Hans Jörg Schulze, Director, HARU-Reisen oHG (DE)
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A city tourism- and coach-friendly policy that pays back: city authority’s view.
Colin Potts, Consultant, Destination Focus, UK
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The coach-friendly and coach-unfriendly city: operator’s view.
Erik Goethals, Federal President for Coaches, FBAA and owner of Reizen de Durme
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2nd Interactive Panel Session
The EU rules on the rights of passengers and industry-own initiatives to improve quality
Moderated by: Michel De Blust, Secretary General, ECTAA |
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European approach to passenger rights and the EU proposal on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport: authorities’ view.
Johan Schelin, Deputy Director, Ministry of Justice, Chair of the Working Party on Land Transport (Swedish presidency of the EU)
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Rights of passengers, liabilities & their costs and benefits: experts’ view
Alistair Kinley, Berryman Lace Mawer, Head of Policy Development (UK)
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EU rules on the rights of passengers: consumers’ view.
Gavin Booth, Chairman of Bus Users UK & European Passengers' Federation Council Member, UK
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The EU proposal for the rights of passengers in the bus and coach sector: opportunities and challenges for the bus and coach industry.
John Gilbert, President of Eurolines Organisation, National Express / Eurolines (UK)
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UITP position on the draft regulation on passenger rights for bus/coach.
Ulrich Weber, Member of UITP-EuroTeam
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Possible co-operation between rail and busses in the area of Telematics Applications for Passengers.
Mickael Varga, European Railway Agency, Project Officer for Telematic Applications, Interoperability Unit
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Conclusions |
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Graham Smith, CEO Heyfordian Travel, UK & IRU Vice-President
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 IRU White Paper on the future of commercial road transport in Europe
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