The conference on mobility and passenger rights realized on December 18th 2013 at European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels was the occasion for a constructive dialogue among citizens, civic and consumer organization, institutions at EU and National level, public and private companies. The starting point were data and recommendations emerged from the civic process of participation and consultation made all over the 2013 in 8 Countries within the EU project “Mobility, a paradigm of European Citizenship”.
In this page you can find all presentations and documents used during the meeting:
- “Overall introduction of the project”, by Mary Anca Nedelcu, lawyer – coordinator of international project, A.N.P.C.P.P.S (Romania);
- “Main data on mobility and transport in Europe: the point of view of citizens”, by Mariano Votta, Director Active Citizenship Network (Italy);
- “Civic recommendation”, by Ernesto Rodríguez, Project Manager Fundación Ciudadanía (Spain);
- “The perspective of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP)”, by Brigitte Ollier, Director of the UITP European department;
- “The global Smart Move Campaign & intercity bus and coach transport in the EU”, by Oleg Kamberski, Head Passenger Transport & Taxis, International Road Transport Union (IRU)
- “The perspective of the European Consumer Consultative Group”, by Petra Vargová Čakovská, Member of ECCG;
- “The European Consumer Centers Network”, by Veronika Virághová, European Consumer Centre Slovakia;
- “Good practices concerning mobility and transport from a civic point of view” by Predrag Stojanovic, Project Manager Consumer Center of Serbia;
- “The E-moving project”, by Alessandro Bartolini, Project Manager “E-moving” A2A
- “Conclusion”, by Artur Filipe Gregório, Associação In Loco (Portugal)
More documents:
- Download the “Final EU Report” (English version);
- Press release (English and Italian version);
- Download the pamphlet with the final civic recommendations" (EN - PT - SR - BG - ES - IT - LT - RO - SK)
- Programme and invitation
- Poster of the event
- Photo gallery on Active Citizenship Network
Many thanks to Inés Ayala Sender, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament), and Meglena Kuneva, Advisor Vice-President Kallas on passenger rights and consumer protection issues for their participation.
Many thanks to all participants and to the following civic associations that attended the EU meeting:
- Association Consumer Rights Protection Center / Vartotojų teisių gynimo centras (Country Lithuania)
- Association of Auto-Mobilized Citizens (Country Portugal)
- Citizenship Foundation / Fundación Ciudadanía (Country Spain)
- Cittadinanzattiva (Country Italy)
- Consumer's Center of Serbia - CEPS / Centra potrošača Srbije (Country Serbia)
- Consumer Centre Of Zemum Municipality (Country Serbia)
- Consumer Association DECO (Country Portugal)
- Federation of Consumers Associations (Country Romania)
- Index Foundation (Country Bulgaria)
- In Loco Association / Associação In Loco (Country Portugal)
- International Pedestrian Federation (Country Portugal)
- Society of Consumer Protection / Spoločnosť ochrany spotrebiteľov S.O.S. (Country Slovakia)
- National Association for Consumers’ Protection and Promotion of programs and strategies / A.N.P.C.P.P.S. România (Country Romania)
- Observatory on Regional Transport / Osservatorio Regionale sui Trasporti (Country Italy)
- Presov Bicycle Group Kostitras (Country Slovakia)
For more information, please contact Mariano Votta:
The project is realized with the support of the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union.
(Last Updated: December 2013)
