The Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper I) approved today a compromise text on two very important dossiers concerning the approval and market surveillance of tractors and motorcycles. The agreement, which is subject to approval by the European Parliament’s (EP) Plenary and the Council, is the result of lengthy negotiations within the Council itself and its informal trialogues with the EP’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and the European Commission....

The EU’s bilateral aviation relations with  Sri Lanka were further strengthened today, with the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on certain aspects of air services during an official ceremony in Brussels....

Renewable energy sources and Trans-European Energy Infrastructure will come under examination at the Informal TTE (Energy) Council to be held at the 'Filoxenia' Conference Center in Lefkosia (Nicosia), on Monday September 17. The Informal Meeting will be hosted by the Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr....

The willingness of youth organisations and public authorities to cooperate in order to create a road safety culture among young people in the EU and neighbouring regions was reiterated today at a road safety conference. The conference, which was organised in Lefkosia (Nicosia) by the Cyprus Presidency and the European Commission to commemorate the fourth EU Road Safety Day, was geared at raising awareness among young people....

Car transport constitutes the most widely used mode of transport within the 27 member states of the EU (EU27) with a share of some 83.3 per cent of inland passenger transport in 2008. Despite a steady decrease in the number of road deaths across the EU, the need for a more comprehensive and multidimensional approach has become more apparent in recent years, since the EU objectives in the area have not been met....

EU Ministers of Transport and Telecommunications reached a common understanding on the future steps for boosting the Connecting Europe Facility and its objectives for growth and economic recovery, through “Intelligent Communications Transport”....

On July 17, 2012, the EU transport and telecommunications ministers will meet in an Informal Ministerial Meeting in Lefkosia (Nicosia) to discuss how to optimise the use of information and communications technologies for transport. The Cyprus Presidency aims at integrating two central policies, the Digital Agenda for Europe and the EU Transport Policy, thus contributing to economic growth, sustainability and social cohesion....

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr. Neoklis Sylikiotis, who is also responsible for the energy portfolio, presented in Brussels, over the past two days, his ministry’s priorities during the Cyprus Presidency at the Legal Affairs (JURI), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and International Trade (INTA) committees of the European Parliament....

The belief that the Cyprus Presidency can help the EU tackle the economic crisis and growing unemployment rates through the development and adoption of integrated policies was outlined today by the Minister of Communications and Works Mr Efthymios Flourentzou....

The European Commission presented today the newly adopted Communication on the Smart Cities and Communities Initiative, at a launch conference held in Brussels. The Communication will set a reinforced EU policy framework regarding the energy, transport and ICT sectors, in support of energy efficient, sustainable and low-carbon, urban development....