Solutions for Safe and Secure Parking Areas in Europe - The IRU TRANSPark Initiative UICR General Assembly Turin, 3 May 2013 Jens Hügel Head – Sustainable Development © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
Page 2 This is the IRU
© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 Page 3 Evolution of IRU Membership 1948: eight founder countries 2013: 170 Members in 74 countries …and 26 CRIPA Members in 22 countries
Page 4 IRU Secretariat General 1948 – IRU founded in Geneva 1973 – IRU Permanent Delegation to the European Union in Brussels 1998 – IRU Permanent Delegation to Eurasia in Moscow 2005 – IRU Permanent Delegation to the Middle East and Region in Istanbul 2012 – IRU Secretariat for Africa in Geneva © International Road Transport Union (IRU) – IRU Permanent Delegation to the United Nations in New-York
IRU Priority Issues Sustainable Development Innovation Incentives Infrastructure Facilitation Trade Tourism Road Transport These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy Page 5 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
Page 6 Key facts Key facts: 1 in 6 drivers suffered an attack during the past 5 years 42% of attacks happened in unsecured parking areas 67.8% of attacks happened at night Transport Security – a Key Issue
© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 Page 7 Most number of attacks / country 1. 1.France 2. 2.Italy 3. 3.Spain 4. 4.Belgium 5. 5.U.K Poland 7. 7.Romania Transport Security – a Key Issue
Tackling Transport Security with IRU Partner Organisations Page 8 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
Tackling Transport Security with IRU Partner Organisations Page 9 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
Tackling Transport Security with IRU Partner Organisations Latest Development: Delegated Act by the European Commission! Page 10 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
Incident Reporting Industry Initiatives Page Page 11 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
A True Public Private Partnership! Page Page 12 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
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Save the date! 3 rd IRU-EU Road Transport Conference 16 September 2013 Vilnius, Lithuania Page 19 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013
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