Today, Michel Quidort (representing EPF member FNAUT) and Willy Smeulders (as EPF Board Member) were invited to speak at a mini-hearing on the proposed recast of passenger rights for rail, organised by the EU parliament TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee, chaired by Karima Delli.
In the context of the legislative procedure on the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on rail […]
1 February 2018 was the official start of a new project TMaas: Traffic Management as a Service, in which EPF is involved as a partner.
The aim of the TMaas project is to create “a virtual traffic control centre for Ghent”.
Setting up a traffic centre is an important part of the City of Ghent’s latest mobility plan (Strategic Mobility Vision […]
During the last Annual General Meeting (Luzern, 2 & 3 February), 3 positions in the Management Board have been new staffed.
Rian van der Borgt, acting since several years as treasurer was reelected for another 3 years’ period.
Chris Irwin from UK-based Transport Focus and also representing TravelWatch SouthWest had been member until spring 2017. He also has been […]
The European Court of Auditors is undertaking a survey to collect experiences of ordinary travellers, like you and me. The results of this survey will provide valuable input to the audit on passenger rights that the ECA is currently working on. As a result of this audit the European Court of Auditors can propose recommendations on how to better […]
EPF, as the consumer organization, has been monitoring certain problems that appear in the sector of air travel. Airline passengers face various situations, where they need more comprehensive information, assistance and support from organisations like ours.
EPF has been monitoring the following issues:
1. European Regulation 261/04 – about air passengers rights, its execution and enforcement
2. Information for the passengers about […]
The CIPTEC H2020 project is coming to an end. Now, it’s time to share our findings with the community. CIPTEC has created innovative concepts and tools for Public Transport that lead to more passengers at reasonably low cost. Also, CIPTEC has tested collective intelligence methods to improve the overall understanding of urban public transport demand. Do you wish to know more about the […]
The European Commission is proposing to invest €1 billion in 39 transport projects which will unlock a total of €4.5 billion of public and private co-financing. The selected projects will upgrade Europe’s rail network, further develop alternative fuels infrastructure and pave the way for zero emission water transport. In doing so, the Commission is firmly delivering on its Clean Mobility […]
The Beneluxparliament consists of members of the national parliaments of Belgium, Luxemburg and Netherlands. The Beneluxparliament was convened in Maastricht on the 24th of November 2017 in the hall where the treaty of Maastricht was signed 25 years before. One of the items on the agenda was the improvement of the rail connections between the Beneluxcountries and the adjacent […]
16th Conference of the European Passengers’ Federation “Explore and enjoy Europe by Public Transport” June, 8th-10th June 2018, Aachen (Germany)
The independent watchdog Transport Focus has asked more than 12,800 people to rank things that would most improve their journey experience.