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European
freight transport:
Unlimited growth or an environmentally sound and
people-friendly policy?
13th
international ITE conference, Strasbourg 15th–17th
June 2006
Thursday,
15th June 2006: Discussion at the European Parliament
Friday,
16th June 2006: NGO day
Saturday,
17th June 2006: AGM ITE
Introduction
Does
unlimited traffic growth make economic sense? Is it socially and
environmentally sound or does it only benefit a few, at the expense
of many others?
This
topic is of relevance to the present situation: Despite the urging
title "Time to Act!" in the EU Commission’s Transport
White Paper five years ago, no real change has been felt and road
transport in Europe is still growing, while the economy is
stagnating. Instead of pushing ahead the concept of decoupling
transport and economic growth and modal shift, there is the tendency
to renounce to these concepts, and to concentrate on often doubtful
infrastructure building plans as the main instruments.
Meanwhile
the quality of life of millions of citizens who live along Europe’s
main roads is eroding and is often plainly unbearable. Environmental
resources such as available land and pure air are limited. And so is
the capacity of the EU citizens' to support the adverse effects of
traffic.
Citizens
from various regions will hold a discussion with Members of the
European Parliament about today’s situation and the economy of
their region, and the political instruments that could be applied to
make EU-transport more efficient, fairer (both for the population and
for transport workers), more respectful to the environment, as well
as achieving a better balance between economic development and the
growth of the transport sector.
Thursday
15th June 2006 - Discussion at the European Parliament
Organised
by The Greens/European Free Alliance www.greens-efa.org
ITE
Initiative Transport Europe www.ite-euro.com
Place
Room «Alexander Langer», European Parliament, Strasbourg,
Building Louise Weiss (LOW S 2.2)
How
to get there From the railway station: Tram A or D (A: direction
‘llkirch’; D: dir. ‘Etoile Polygone’) to
station ‘Homme de Fer’, change to Tram B, dir. ‘Hoenheim
Gare’, go out at ‘Wacken’. Then go right: ‘Rue
Wacken’ / ‘Rue du Printemps’ (7 minutes walk)
Meeting
point In the inner courtyard of the EP (Building Louise Weiss)
next to the visitors’ entrance. To access the EP you need a
passport
Meeting
time
A)
10.30: For those who want a guided visit of the parliament and to
attend plenary in the late morning. Lunch in the EP self service
restaurant (to be paid for by participants)
B)
14.15: For those arriving only for the Discussion starting at 15.00
C)
Missed the meeting time? There is still a possibility….
Telephone number
will
be given with confirmation of your registration.
Interpretation
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
10.30 or 14.15 Meeting time (see
above)
15.00 Welcome and Introduction by
chairman
Sepp Kusstatscher, MEP,
Greens/EFA, South-Tyrol, Italy
15.15 Inputs statement from other
MEPs (tbc), Alsace Nature and ITE
15.40
-18.00 Discussion
Friday
16th June 2006 - NGO-networking day
Organised
by Alsace nature (FNE) & ITE
Place
Maison des associations de Strasbourg
1A,
Place Des Orphelins, F- 67000 Strasbourg
Salle
Louise Weiss (2ème étage)
How
to get there Tramway A or D – Stop ‘Porte de l'Hopital’,
then 5 minutes walk
Language
German, French, Italian, (English)
(Informal
whispering/consecutive interpreting)
9.00 Follow-up of Thursday’s
discussion in the EP
10.00 Building of working groups
– Networking day
(one group will be on
infrastructure, other proposals are welcome)
12.30-14.00 Lunch break (details
see registration, individual payment)
14.00-18.00
Discussions
Saturday
17th June 2006 - ITE Annual General Meeting
Organised
by Alsace nature (FNE) & ITE
Place
Siège Alsace Nature
8,
Rue Adèle Riton, F-67000 Strasbourg
How
to get there?
1)
Tram A ou D – Stop "Ancienne Synagogue – Les
Halles", then 10 minutes walk
2)
Stop "Gare Centrale", then 15 minutes walk
Language
German, French, Italian, (English)
(Informal
whispering/consecutive interpreting)
9.00-17.00
AGM ITE
Contact
ITE
(Initiative Transport Europe) www.ite-euro.com
;
info@ite-euro.com
c/o
Renate Zauner, Haus zum Löwen, CH- 8777 Diesbach, Switzerland
Mobile
+41 79 740 89 14 / Fax +41 41 870 97 88
REGISTRATION
Please
send your registration until June 1st 2006 to ITE (address
above)
Name
*
Surname
*
Organization
Street,
Town, Postal Code *
E-mail
Date
of birth *
*
information needed to enter the EP
O
Thursday 15th June
2006: I will attend the Discussion in the European Parliament
Open
to NGOs and other interested people working on sustainable transport
Please
indicate when you want to enter the European Parliament (security
procedure: you need a passport or official photo ID)
O
at 10.30 O at
14.15
I
need interpretation into O English O French O German O Italian O Spanish
O
Friday 16th June 2006: I will
attend the NGO day
Open
to NGOs and other interested people working on sustainable transport
O
Lunch with typical Alsatian food – Restaurant Strissel.
O
Please indicate if vegetarian.
16,60
€ (entrée + plat + dessert), drinks not included.
Individual Payment.
O
Saturday 17th June 2006: I will attend the ITE AGM
Only
ITE members can vote, but open to other NGOs and other interested
people
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