ΒΕLGIUM EU PRESIDENSY AND ROAD SAFETY

1 July 2010, Brussels - Belgian EU Presidency to put Road Safety and Cross Border Enforcement Legislation Back Centre Stage
1 juli 2010, Brussel - Belgisch EU-voorzitterschap zal verkeersveiligheid en de wetgeving inzake de beteugeling van grensoverschrijdende verkeersovertredingen opnieuw centraal stellen
1 juillet 2010, Bruxelles- La Présidence belge de l'UE met la sécurité routière et la directive sur les sanctions transfrontalières au centre de ses priorités

Belgium will preside over the EU during a crucial period which will determine the fate of road safety in Europe for the next decade: the adoption of the new EU Road Safety Action Programme including new targets and new measures for 2020.

Belgium has also a keen interest to place legislation to follow up cross border traffic offences high on their Presidency agenda. In its Memorandum to the Belgian Presidency ETSC fully supports Belgium's initiative to adopt legislation which would ensure that all drivers comply with traffic legislation regardless of what country they are travelling in and as a result save lives.

As Belgium launches into its EU Presidency the ETSC presented its recommendations in a Memo on key measures on road safety