Recent resolution 1975 (2014) adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe represents the position of the 47 member countries of the Council of Europe. The hope is that Europe takes a leading role in addressing the challenges of gender inequality and the high rate of violence against women and children. Need to increase public aid for development.
The conference on mobility and passenger rights realized last December 18th in Brussels was the occasion for a constructive dialogue among citizens, institutions, public and private companies, from data and recommendations emerged from the civic process of participation and consultation made all over the 2013 in 8 Countries.
Read data and recommendation in the National report from Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain (all in national language).
In terms of mobility, the collection of good practices is hardly a novelty, given the growing sensitivity towards this issue by institutions, operators and local administrators.The importance of this collection lies in the particular perspective of citizens rather than of the institutions, management or technical aspects.
What do we really know about sustainable mobility? Let's complete the online quiz to find out if we are able to better protect our rights as passengers, if our daily choices in mobility are actually “sustainable”, how important transport is in Europe and, consequently, what steps the EU is taking in this direction.
The European Commission is stepping up its support to towns and cities in a new "urban mobility package" adopted last December 17th. The Commission will reinforce the exchange of best practice, provide targeted financial support and invest in research and development. In addition, it is encouraging the development of "sustainable urban mobility plans" to stimulate a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable transport in urban areas.
A first-of-its-kind report by U.S.PIRG Education Fund details reduced driving miles and rates of car commuting in America’s most populous urbanized areas, as well as greater use of public transit and biking in most cities.
As many of the provisions of the Directive are optional, much depends on the way the Directive is implemented. For these reasons, a number of associations from ACN's network from different European countries and other stakeholders deemed of paramount importance to work together in order to be involved by their national institutions and to actively monitor the processes of adopting and implementing the Directive.
A brief summary of the information produced by associations clearly shows that the behavior of the various Member States, compared with the involvement of citizens and patients’ organizations can be classified into three types.
The Report PiT health is the main instrument through which Cittadinanzattiva-Tribunal for Patient Rights every year provide a photograph of the National Health from the point of view of the citizen. Here are the problems faced by citizens in mobility for treatment abroad.