road safety
Full body scanners, Obama and Yemen: terrorism 2010
Fears of terrorism are on the rise around the world after the failed christmas day attack on a US airliner. Calls for greater security and tougher anti-terror measures are mounting. Other European papers warn of the threat of war in Yemen, and argue that weapons alone cannot bring a lasting solution.The word from the British, Slovenian, Spanish, Austrian and Danish media
road safety, euweek, islamic terrorism, barack obama, eurotopics, security, terrorism
Photos: Paris, transport and fresh air
Fancy a fresh-aired adventure in Paris? Since 2007 residents and tourists have been able to rent the public bicycles, the Vélibs, fleeing the dark metros which transport millions in and out of the capital day in, day out. Images of a city in movement
road safety, eudebate on the ground, eudebate2009, photogallery, transporte público, fahrrad, velib
Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe
The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project
road safety, moscow, russian federation, architecture, germany, traffic, transport
Let’s all go for a drive
60% of Europeans choose the summertime to escape from their daily routine and go on holiday. Of those, 55% take their car according to Eurostat
road safety, regions, madrid, united kingdom, tourism, european commission, spain
Interrail for the future
Spanning north to south, stretching east to west: travelling in Europe as of 2020 will be easier and faster thanks to the upcoming Trans-European Transport Network (TEN)
road safety, switzerland, cologne, vienna, barcelona, bratislava, austria
The Devil on wheels
EU member states will come together for a conference on road safety held on 3-4 November in Verona. The event focuses on road accidents which cause almost 43,000 deaths each year
On the rocky road to paradise
Shock ads, troups of traffic cops, car pooling... An increasing number of road safety intiatives have appeared over the last few days
