In Europe leading transport research specialists are calling for the Horizon 2020 budget for Smart, Green and Integrated Transport to be maintained at the €7.69 billion proposed by the European Commission. These specialists comprise European associations representing industry, research providers, academia, infrastructure, operators and users in the road, rail, air and waterborne transport sectors. These are calling for an appropriate budget share for transport research in the future Horizon 2020 Framework P
An increase in road fatalities and serious injuries has been recorded for 2015. This has become clear following the publication of the European Commission’s 2015 provisional road safety figures. The data reveals an increase in fatalities compared to the previous year. And even in 2014, there was only a 0.6% reduction, and it had been the first year for some time without a significant drop in deaths and injuries. This stagnation means that the EU is further away from its goal of halving road deaths by 2020.
