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IRU, UITP, and partners have called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to revive the EU’s focus on the fundamental role of public transport, moving over 50 billion passengers annually in Europe. UITP and IRU letter to European Parliament In a letter sent to MEPs, IRU – together with the Eu...

IRU’s position on the vote held on 21st November at the European Parliament is clear and stark: “The European Parliament’s plenary vote on CO₂ emission targets for heavy-duty vehicles sets unrealistic targets for zero-emission vehicles, feebly tries to factor the role of carbon-neu...

Europe’s bus and coach driver shortage widens 54%, according to IRU. 105,000 driver positions are missing, 10 percent of the total professional driver population. Over 80% of bus and coach operating companies face severe difficulties to fill driver positions. And driver shortages are forecast to mor...

While the path for the future city buses is apparently clear and opened, for long-distance buses the transition to more sustainable technologies involves number of possibilities. LNG, biofuels, hybrid: these are, to be simple, the three main options manufacturers are facing with, in the need to imag...