The latest figures for wastewater treatment in Europe show improvements in collection and treatment, even if big differences remain between Member States. Frontrunners such as Austria, Germany and the Netherlands largely meet EU minimum standards for wastewater treatment with several others being very close.
The European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion published a new call for proposals to support the development of comprehensive active ageing strategies. Deadline 30/09/2013.
Institutions, public authorities, citizens, companies and organizations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from public authorities financing airports and providing start-up aid for the development of new routes and the aviation industry (in particular airport operators, airlines, ground handling companies). Deadline: 25.09.2013.
The European Commission has recently updated the European list of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, better known as "the EU air safety list".
The Commission is looking to head off a capacity crunch as the number of flights is forecast to increase by 50% over the next 10-20 years. The goal is to develop the new technology needed to deliver Europe's Single Sky – the ambitious project to reform Europe's airspace, doubling capacity and halving air traffic management costs.
Is it taking place in your city a good practice in terms of public transport and sustainable mobility? Participate in the collection of good practices initiated in Europe as part of the Mobility. The best experiences will be brought to the attention of the European institutions at the end of 2013. Do you want to report on Good Practice?
The European Commission DG Environment has included as associated partner of the European Mobility Week also Active Citizenship Network, committed in 2013 to coordinate in 8 countries the European project “Mobility, a paradigm of European citizenship”.
As the summer season kicks off, the European Commission is taking action to improve protection for holiday makers by modernizing EU rules on package holidays.
As part of its three-year Sustainable Urban Mobility campaign “Do The Right Mix”, the European Commission has recently released the names of 18 campaigner-led actions to be awarded funding. Each action will receive up to EUR 7000, which can be used to strengthen activities promoting sustainable urban mobility, from cycling courses, to car-sharing, fun activities for children and more.
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 quiz, anonymous, is in 9 languages.