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Call 2013 Roads and Wildlife: Publication of Manual and End of Programme Report

Road administrations are increasingly aware of the need to minimise the impacts of roads and traffic on wildlife. Under Call 2013 Roads and Wildlife, CEDR has published two Contractor Reports providing insight into effective and cost-effective measures for achieving this.

Public consultations: Evaluation of Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive & 7th Environment Action Programme

The European Commission has launched a public consultation as part of the evaluation of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive). In parallel, a consultation on the evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme is also being carried out.

Poland appoints new Governing Board member

Ms Agnieszka Krupa has been appointed by Poland as their new GB member.

Malta appoints new Governing Board member

Mr. Frederick Azzopardi has been appointed by Malta as their new GB member.

Welcome to TEN-T days Ljubljana

TEN-T days are held in Ljubljana from 25-27 April 2018. Following the successful TRA2018 conference last week in Vienna, CEDR will continue to present activities based on the three themes of Digitalisation & CAD, Network Governance and Collaborative Innovation – our themes at TRA – on stand 21.

TRA Invited Session on Implementation of Research Results

CEDR is co-organising a TRA Invited Session on implementation of research results. The session will take place at 08:30 on Thursday April 19 at conference room “Schubert 2+3”. The session will be very relevant to anyone with an interest in the CEDR research programme and implementation of research results in general.
Further information via the link below.

TRA2018: CEDR Exhibition Area Presentations

The CEDR Exhibition area at TRA2018 will host a range of presentations from CEDR research projects. These will take place primarily during the conference coffee and lunch breaks each day. A schedule of these presentations is available through the following link.

Chairman’s reception at TRA2018 Vienna

Mr Damir Topolko, Chairman of the Conference of European Directors of Roads, invites you to a reception of fine Slovene wines, charcuterie and cheeses on the occasion of TRA2018 in Vienna. Hosted on the CEDR village in the TRA exhibition, you are invited to watch and learn of the ‘Road beat’ of Slovenia – the country of CEDR’s presidency.

We look forward to welcoming you at stand D02 from 18:00 on Monday 16th April.

Registration for AM4INFRA Final Conference

Registration is open for the AM4INFRA Final Conference, which will take place on Wednesday April 18th in Vienna, Austria, in the context of the Transport Research Arena conference.

European Commission presents Action Plan on military mobility

Presenting the Action Plan on 28th March, Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said: “Our objective is to make better use of our transport network, to ensure that military needs are accounted for when planning infrastructure projects. This means a more efficient use of public money and a better equipped transport network, ensuring a quick and seamless mobility across the continent. This is a matter of collective security.”