On Thursday morning, the Transport and Tourism Committee is set to adopt its position on the review of EU driving licence rules. MEPs are seeking to improve road safety through streamlining requirements for drivers, the introduction of physical and mental fitness checks, and increasing awareness about the vulnerability of road users like pedestrians or cyclists.
When: Thursday, 7 December 2023, 15.00 CEST
Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Anna Politkovskaya press conference room (SPAAK 0A50)
Who: Parliament’s rapporteur and Transport and Tourism Committee chair Karima Delli (Greens, FR).
How: Accredited media representatives are invited to physically attend the press conference. In addition, journalists can join the press conference and ask questions remotely via Interactio platform. When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields. For better sound quality, use headphones and a microphone. Interpretation is only possible for interventions with video.
Interpretation will be available in English, French and German.
The press conference will also be web streamed live and recorded on the Parliament’s Multimedia Centre.
Background
EU driving licence rules are part of the Road safety package presented by the Commission in March 2023 to improve safety for all road users, facilitate cross-border enforcement of traffic rules, and modernise driving licence rules. The ultimate goal is to move as close as possible to zero fatalities in EU road transport by 2050 (“Vision Zero“).
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