European Mobility Week, Across Europe - Main contents
| date | September 16, 2017 09:00 - September 22, 2017 17:00 |
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| city | Across Europe, Europe |
| attending | (Johannes) Oettinger et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT) i, Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) i |
EU regional and urban development, Transport and travel,
In 2017, the European Mobility Week will be held under the theme of clean, shared and intelligent mobility, as encapsulated by the slogan 'Sharing gets you further'. By using shared forms of transport we can reduce our expenses and lower our carbon footprint. Best of all, we can meet new people and make our journey more sociable. In 2017, the European Mobility Week invites local politicians and the public to experience the benefits of shared mobility.
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The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
The European Commission is the sole EU body capable of proposing new legislation. The Commission also performs an oversight function, monitoring whether European legislation is properly implemented in the member states. In the event of non-compliance, the Commission can coerce a member state to comply by starting a legal procedure at the European Court of Justice.
This Directorate-General supports the development and use of information and communication technologies. The DG focuses on the accessability of ICT applications on a broad scale in order for European citizens to benefit fully from ICT. Also, the use of ICT must improve the competitiveness of the EU and stimulate economic growth.
The Innovation & Networks Executive Agency (INEA) manages infrastructure and research projects in the fields of transport, energy and telecommunications.
Specifically this means the following EU programmes:
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-Connecting Europe Facility (€30bn in funding): transport, energy and digital telecommunications
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-2 strands (€7bn in funding) of the EU's main research funding programme, Horizon 2020:
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-Smart green and integrated transport
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-Secure, clean and efficient energy
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