In Focus – Digitalising Travel Documents The European Commission considers to take action to promote the use of digital travel documents on top of existing physical documents e.g. passports andidentity cards. At this early stage of legislation DG Home will take a decision which policy option to adopt. In consideration are a spectrum of actions […]
Finns are the first in the world to test a digital travel document
The Finnish Border Guard invites passengers on Finnair flights to and from the UK to test the digital travel document at border control at Helsinki Airport from 28 August 2023. Finnair customers on the London, Manchester and Edinburgh routes will be able to pass through border control faster and smoother than usual without queuing. This […]
PRESS RELEASE: Open Letter to EVP Timmermans: Multimodal Digital Mobolity Services
Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, As representatives of a significant part of Europe’s mobility ecosystem, including consumers and passengers, environmental groups, independent rail operators and ticket intermediaries, we are writing to you regarding the upcoming Regulation on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS). To support the European Green Deal ambitions, the MDMS Regulation must enable convenient combination […]
The Briefing for BT4 Europe
The Briefing for BT4 Europe 10 May 2023 – Edition 13 Main EU strategic developments 9 May: Europe Day Statement by the President of the Europea n Parliament and the German Chancellor The European Union matters. 8 May: Swedish Presidency accomplishes a great deal in the areas of business and energy 5 May: Statement by […]
BT4Europe’s Launch of the BT4Europe’s Digital Transformation position paper
BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, today launched a Position Paper on Digital Transformation in Business Travel. BT4Europe, represents European buyers and users of business travel services, is urging EU regulators to promote the full digital transformation of business travel. The business travel industry, with millions of Europeans travelling on business every year, […]
Edition 8 – LP Brussels briefing + Minutes Brussels Visit
HEADLINE STRATEGIC DEELOPMENTS 18 October: Commission adopts its Work Programme for 2023: Tackling the most pressing challenges, while staying the course for the long-term. This Commission Work Programme contains 43 new policy initiatives across all six of the headline ambitions of President von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines, building on her 2022 State of the Union […]