Introduction

All international Divisions, Commissions and working bodies of UITP benefit from the presence of a large number of European UITP members. In addition, there are three specifically European-based bodies of UITP that also exist:

- European Union Committee
- Eurasian Committee
- European Assembly

The European Assembly gathers all European members of UITP. Its Chairperson is Alain Flausch, CEO of STIB, the public transport operator of Brussels, Belgium.

European Assembly

(from left to right) Jacques Donzelot, Jean Dekindt, Alain Flausch and Olivier Mongin exchange views on ‘The European City: Heritage and Perspectives’.

The latest UITP European Assembly took place in Venice, Italy on 9 November 2006.The programme focused on current developments in European Union (EU) policies and the positions adopted by the UITP EU Committee.

Mr Flausch introduced the session ‘The European City: Heritage and Perspectives’ and together with Jean Dekindt, sociologist and EuroTeam Expert, moderated the debates. Jacques Donzelot, sociologist, and Olivier Mongin, philosopher, presented their views on globalisation and on the evolution of the European city and the possible consequences on public transport. The event closed with a round table discussion between public transport professionals.
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Liaison office in Italy
UITP also counts a liaison in Italy, where Antonietta Argilli is our liaison officer. UITP also has strong ties to the Italian public transport association, ASSTRA.

ASSTRA
Piazza Cola di Rienzo 80/A
1-00192 Roma, Italy
Tel: +39 06 686 03 549
Fax: +39 06 686 03 555
Email: argilli@asstra.it

UITP Liaison office in Turkey

UITP opened a liaison office in Istanbul, Turkey, on 5 July 2007, to be hosted by UITP member Istanbul Ulasim.