European Mobility Week
Launch Event
8:00-9:00
Breakfast at the Velo Café
offered by The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
08:15-08:30
Official launch of EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK
Welcome by Ms. Anna Lisa Boni - Secretary General of EUROCITIES
with
- Ms. Violeta Bulc - European Commissioner Responsible for Mobility and Transport
- Mr. Francois Bausch - Luxembourg’s Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure; Responsible for Transport
- Mr. Michael Cramer - Greens/EFA MEP, Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism in the European Parliament
- Mr. Pascal Smet - Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Responsible for Mobility
08:30-09:30
Bike tour with ProVelo along the EU institutions
with Ms. Violeta Bulc, Mr. Francois Bausch, Mr. Michael Cramer and Mr. Pascal Smet
Presented by Mr. Bernhard Ensink - Secretary General of EUROPEAN CYCLISTS’ FEDERATION
09:30-11:00
Bike2Work. Fiscal incentives and local campaigns
moderated by Ms. Molly Scott Cato MEP (The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament)
11:30-12:30
Integrating cycling in the multimodal transport chain
moderated by Ulrike Lunacek MEP (The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament)
12:30-12:40
Final conclusions
by Ms. Karima Delli - MEP Greens/EFA in EP, Rapporteur on Sustainable Urban Mobility
12:40-13:30
Lunch provided by Deutsche Bahn AG
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BIKE2WORK.
FISCAL INCENTIVES AND LOCAL CAMPAIGNS
9:30-11:00
Information centre of the European Parliament in Belgium (2nd floor)
- Holger Haubold - Fiscal and Economic Policy Officer, EUROPEAN CYCLISTS’ FEDERATION
- Annelies Develtere - Sustainability Expert Mobility, BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA
moderated by Ms. Molly Scott Cato MEP (Greens/EFA in EP)
After a short presentation, participants will be divided in 3 working groups according to the field of interest. The aim of this session is to produce a concrete implementation plan of the Bike2Work campaign that will be disseminated by email to participants after the event.
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INTEGRATING CYCLING IN THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT CHAIN
11:30-12:30
Information centre of the European Parliament in Belgium (2nd floor)
- Rico Andriesse - Advisor Traffic and Public Space, DUTCH CYCLING EMBASSY/ GOUDAPPEL COFFENG
- Patrick Skoniezki - Junior Manager Academic Network & Combined Mobility, UITP
- Libor Lochman - Secretary General, CER
moderated by Ms. Ulrike Lunacek MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA in EP)
The aim of this session is to present the societal and economic benefits, the unused potential and best practices related to the integration of cycling in the multimodal chain.
The European Union supports sustainable urban mobility, promotes clean urban transport in smart cities in a context of multimodality and contributes to climate protection, energy saving, health and job creation
Co-organised by
THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT www.greens-efa.eu
EUROPEAN CYCLISTS’ FEDERATION
www.ecf.com
EUROCITIES
www.eurocities.eu
