Author: Laima Matuzāle

Dear Members of The Association of Paneuropean Coach terminals e. V. (APC)!

Save the date for the next APC Presidency meeting and Members meeting!

When: 25th of January, 2021

Where:  The meeting will take place remotely (meeting will be organized using the Microsoft Teams app)

On December 1, 2020 EU online workshop on the evaluation of Regulation 181/2011 (rights of passengers in bus and coach transport) took place.

The Association of Paneuropean Coach terminal e. V. (APC) members – Riga International Coach Terminal, Latvia and Tallinn Coach Terminal (also represented the operator Lux Express Estonia), Estonia participated in the workshop.

The objective of this workshop was to foster a discussion between passenger and PRMs representatives, operational stakeholders and authorities on some key themes related to the implementation or enforcement of Regulation 181/2011. It was also an objective of the workshop to highlight good practices or potential areas for solutions where they exist.

The following participants were invited:

• Representatives of passengers and PRMs;
• Representatives of bus and coach operators;
• Representatives of bus and coach terminals; and
• Representatives of NEBs.

This interim advice was prepared after a request from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE).

• Preliminary advice (DOCUMENT)

Christmas greetings

Dear Members of The Association of Paneuropean Coach terminals e. V. (APC)!

Save the date for the APC Presidency meeting and Members meeting!

When: 5th of December, 2019

Where:  Tallinn, Estonia

We appreciate support in meeting organization and hospitality of the APC Member from Estonia – Tallinn  Coach Station.

Once again industry experts could meet in Berlin from 19 to 21 March 2019 to discuss the opportunities, challenges and trends in the mobility sector.

Organizers have created a future meeting place for the bus industry in line with slogan “Bus Meets New Business in Berlin” with three events under one roof – Trade show, Future Forum and a Congress that is hosted by partners at the German Bus and Coach Operators Association (bdo), BUS2BUS offers a wide range of information, innovation and network opportunities.

Within the measure of BUS2BUS also gathered members and partners from the The Association of Paneuropean Coach terminal e. V. (APC) as well – APC President Stefan Christian, APC General secretary, Chairperson of the Board Riga International Coach Terminal Vaira Gromule and APC members from Estonia – Turnit CEO Andres Osula and from Germany – Zentral-Omnibus-Bahnhof Berlin” director Nadine Gottschalk.

PHOTO: APC President Stefan Christian, Turnit CEO Andres Osula, Zentral-Omnibus-Bahnhof Berlin” director Nadine Gottschalk and APC General secretary, Chairperson of the Board Riga International Coach Terminal Vaira Gromule

On the Future Forum, March 20, 2019 in Block II: International Best Practice, section “Move Digital: How Digital Services and Solutions Impact the Bus & Coach Market” as a speaker performed Andres Osula, CEO, Turnit. In this block visitors could hear from a transport data aggregator, an operator and a ticketing system provider about the challenges and opportunities of digital markets. An exciting exchange between European and Middle East players.

APC General secretary, Chairperson of the Board Riga International Coach Terminal Vaira Gromule attended The International Road Transport Union (IRU) CTP meeting dedicated to EU affairs which take place on 18 March 2019 from.  The following topics were discussed on the meeting:

• Update on Eurovignette decision-making and strategy proposal;
• Update on introduction of Smart Tachographs and strategy proposal (+ update: IRU letter to DG MOVE);
• Incentives for the uptake of cleaner and safer fleets and action plan proposal;
• Preparation of IRU Manifesto for future Commission and European Parliament.

Photos from BUS2BUS Trade Show and Congress 2019: