The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) unveiled its scenarios for urban transport in 2025 today at the plenary session of its 59th World Congress taking place in Dubai from 10 to 14 April 2011. It compares the economic, environmental and social impacts of urban transport in a business-as-usual scenario (BAU) and in a ‘PTx2’ scenario. It highlights the benefits of doubling the public transport market share worldwide by 2025 and illustrates how to achieve this.

Pipeline committed to meeting European Best Practice Guidelines

Baar, Switzerland. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) today announced that it has begun the formal Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process, with the submission of the Scoping Report. The document was presented to the Albanian national and regional authorities, as well as to more than 100 other relevant stakeholders. It meets the Best Practice Guidelines laid down by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

IRU- FADEEAC joint Magistral Conference highlights that despite the global economic downturn, Latin America can become an even more dynamic region of the world, if governments demonstrate leadership to promote and further facilitate trade, and in particular road transport as a key driver of economic growth, progress and prosperity.

Simona Amati joins Kreab Gavin Anderson in Brussels as Director focusing on Economics and Financial Services Policy. She has over ten years of European affairs experience.

Before joining Kreab Gavin Anderson, Simona worked at the Central Bank of Luxembourg and the European Central Bank as coordinator and adviser on economic and financial services affairs, with a particular focus on market infrastructure, crisis management and international standard setting.