April 2008 - N°6

Editorial : No-one is a prophet...
E. LEMPERT, L. ULMANN, Editorial Staff

International Relations

Israel: Lessons and prospects surrounding an election
Frédéric ENCEL, Doctor of Geopolitics and a consultant, FE Professor of International Relations at the ESG

Public transport in Europe
Towards what kind of organisation?

• Towards a revival of public transport in Europe
  Jacques BARROT, Commissioner responsible for transport, Vice-President of the European Commission
• Local public transport in Austria and Europe
  Helmut KUKACKA, Austria State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
• Public transport, a decisive factor for Europe’s future
  Dominique PERBEN, French Minister for Transport, Amenities, Tourism and the Sea
• The management of public transport in Germany
  Wolfgang TIEFENSEE, German Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
• Public transport problems in Poland
  Jerzy POLACZEK, Polish Minister for Transport and Building
• The European public transport landscape
  Matthias RUETE, Director General of the Department of Energy and Transport, European Commission
• What kind of regulation of competition at a European level?
  Gilles SAVARY, MEP, Vice-President Of the Transport Commission, European Parliament
• Will public transport remain a public service
  Erik MEIJER, MEP, Reporter for the European transport regulation project

I. Organisation and operation of public transport in Europe

• Public services or public management?
  Christian PHILIP, French Deputy, Vice President of the GART
• Public transport and the Lisbon Agenda
  Klaus MILZ, Chairman of the European Rail Circle
• Public transport or rather transport for the Public
  Georg JARZEMBOWSKI</Depute>, MEP, Coordinator of the EPP-ED in the Committee on Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament
• Public service in Community transport law
  Stéphane RODRIGUES, Senior Lecturer at Paris I University Panthéon-Sorbonne Barrister to the Paris Court, Member of the Brussels Bar
• Integrated mobility: a key factor for the future of public transport
  Roberto CAVALIERI, UITP President
• The operation of regional railways by a private operator in Europee
  Stéphane RICHARD, CEO Veolia Transport
• Decentralisation in Germany for better regional rail service
  Bernhard WEWERS, President of Federal Association of Transport Authorities in the Rail Sector
• Quality of service in public transport
  Jean SIVARDIERE, Director of the FNAUT (French National Federation of Transport Users Associations)
• The rights and obligations of passengers on public transport at a European level
  Jean-Paul JACQUOT, President of the European Passenger’s Federation
• Can congestion charging succeed in a major world city?
  Michèle DIX, Director of London’s Congestion Charging Scheme, Transport for London
• The role of public transport organising authorities
  Jonathan GOLDBERG, Secretary General of the EMTA
• The adoption of a new public transport regulation: an urgent need to regulate the current situation of legal insecurity
  Michel CORNIL, UTP Chairman
• Integrated multimodal networks for sustainable development of European cities
  Anne-Marie IDRAC, RATP Chairman and Managing Director
• Thalys and public transport: «let us dare to be ambitious and together have a European vision of the customer»
  Jean-Michel DANCOISNE, CEO of Thalys
• Mobility chains
  Hartmut MEHDORN, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management Deutsche Bahn AG
• Intermodal transport and integration: the example set by the Regions
  Bernard SOULAGE, Senior Vice-President of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, in charge of transport, travel and infrastructure
• Better regulation of transport services
  Marcel VERSLYPE, Executive Director, European Railway Agency
• The great rail transport revolution in Europe
  J.-C .RAOUL, Director of the AEIF (European Association for Railway Interoperability), Technical Advisor of the FIF (Federation of Railway Industries)
• Public service obligations Proposed regulation : conditional progress
  Serge FOUQUET, President Fédération National des Transports de Voyageurs (National Federation of Passenger coach Transport)
• Service of general economic interest in Europe, how is it taken into account at European level?
  Stéphane DESSELAS, Associate Director of Athenora Consulting
• Public Service Regulation : the balance of this project must be retained in spite of negotiations
  Philippe SEGRETAIN, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TRANSDEV Honorary chairman of the European Union Committee of UITP (international association of public transport)

II. R&D, innovation and the public transport environment

• Public transport of tomorrow: Issues and Considerations
  André NAVARRI, President and CEO of Bombardier Transport and President of UNIFE
• Public transport, a major environmental issue
  Michel DESTOT, French Deputy, CEO of GART
• Natural Gas for Vehicles, a fuel of the future for transport
  Pascal ZANETTA, Project Manager, Naturel Gaz Vehicule, Gaz de France
• I-Trans, a global competitiveness cluster
  Professor Yves RAVALARD, Scientific Director of the I-Trans Centre
• Safety in public rail transport
  Guy BOURGEOIS, Director General of INRETS
• Security and intermodality: fostering innovative solutions for public transport security in Europe
  Franck GREVERIE, Vice-President Thales SHIELDTM