EFA joins ESCAP and UNECE WP.1 Special Session in Thailand
From 2nd to 5th June EFA was invited to participate in the work of the United Nations in Bangkok. EFA presented its recent Project of Global Standardization of Driving Instructors, based on European best practices. Much interest was shown by the participants, to develop a common line to raise the level of training of driving instructors worldwide.
During the works, the video produced by IRTE (the Indian Institute of Road Traffic Education) was shown, which describes the history of WP.1 and some of the results collected in recent years. Watch the video at the following link:
Événement Mobilians à Clermont-Ferrand
Mobilians, the leading professional organization in the automotive and mobility services sector, held its 61st National Congress at the Polydôme in Clermont-Ferrand from June 6 to 8, 2025, and was particularly pleased to welcome you as an exhibitor or partner.
This flagship event for the industry brought together leaders of driving and road safety training institutions, teacher training centres, road safety awareness centres, driving instructors (car, motorcycle, heavy goods vehicle, etc.), road safety managers, and companies committed to improving safety on our roads.
Institutional representatives (Road Safety Delegation, parliamentarians, experts, etc.) also participated in the conference by speaking at our conferences.
EFA also participated in the event in 2025, contributing to the success of the event. Jean Todt’s video shown on Sunday morning was also highly appreciated, in which he recalls the fundamental role of driving schools in providing high-quality training. Watch the video of the event:
The Representatives of the Driving School Branch of the Hellenic Driving Association meet with BOVAG in the Netherlands
As part of the mission of the Athens Chamber of Commerce (ACC) to the Netherlands, a meeting of representatives of the driving school sector was held on Thursday, June 13, 2025, at the offices of BOVAG, the Dutch Association of Businesses in the Mobility Sector (www.bovag.nl ).
The Athens Chamber of Commerce was represented by:
- Nikolaos Grentzelos, Vice President of ACC
- Konstantinos Drosos, President of the Driving School Committee and member of the ACC Board
- Georgios Tzembelikos, Vice President of the Driving School Committee and member of the ACC Board
- Antonios Verouchis, Vice President of the Road Safety Committee and member of the ACC Board
On behalf of BOVAG, Ms. Hannie Tak, branch manager and project manager of the driving school sector, was present, who informed the Greek delegation about the structure of the sector, the operating conditions, as well as the modern educational practices applied in the Netherlands. Read the article at the following link:
EFA joins AV-Poland Event
The Motor Transport Institute, in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, organized the fourth edition of the AV-POLAND conference.
The event, which addressed a broad spectrum of challenges related to transport automation, was addressed to entrepreneurs, business representatives, local authorities and research centres, dealing, among other things, with the preparation of technological solutions for autonomous vehicles, their implementation and raising public awareness on the safe and efficient use of CAD.
The conference was held on June 12, 2025 in Warsaw, at the headquarters of the Motor Transport Institute. In addition to the traditional meeting with speakers, participants will have access to a dedicated exhibition space, where the latest technologies for road transport automation will be presented.
The international AV-POLAND conference was organized in two languages (Polish and English), thus providing an opportunity to reach out again to a wide range of stakeholders, including the international expert community.
EFA was asked to talk about one of the latest European projects funded by the European Union.
Mr. John Lepine, delegate for the FitDrive consortium, presented remotely the work done by EFA and the important results obtained by the project. A lot of interest from the participants.
See you at the AV-Poland event next year!
Norway wins 2025 ETSC PIN Award
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has awarded its prestigious 2025 Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Award to Norway, recognising the country’s sustained commitment to road safety and long-term success in reducing road deaths.
Norway remains Europe’s safest country for road users, with just 16 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2024, the lowest rate among the 32 countries monitored by the ETSC PIN programme.
This remarkable performance reflects Norway’s long-standing adoption of a Safe System approach to road safety and continuous innovation in national and local road safety policy. https://mailchi.mp/etsc/pin_ar_2025_norway?e=5f52eb2a51
You are invited to the DSSAA Event in Addis Ababa
The first conference of the African Driving Schools and Safety Alliance (DSSAA) will be held in Addis Ababa from 24th to 27th September 2025. All road safety and driver training experts are invited to attend the international event to contribute to the continuous improvement of road safety in Africa.
DSSAA The Driving Schools and Safety Alliance Africa is a collaborative network dedicated to enhancing driving education and Road Safety standards across the Africa continent.
DSSAA brings together driving school operators, Road Safety experts, and stakeholders to promote quality driving school facilities, and support initiatives that reduce road traffic crashes.
For more information please visit www.dssaafrica.com
Safety equipment uptake and success stories from across Europe
In 2023, 20,400 people lost their lives in road crashes in the EU (more information is available here). Although this represents a reduction of 10% compared with 2019, the downward trend is slowing (-1% compared with 2022) and is a long way off the expected annual reduction of 4.5% needed to achieve the EU’s objective of halving the number of road deaths by 2030. The safety of road users is an essential part of the safe system approach adopted by EU. The development of protective equipment is, among others, a major component of measures to improve road user safety. Helmets, seatbelts, and child restraint systems are all examples of protective equipment whose effectiveness has been widely demonstrated. Considered to be passive or secondary safety devices because they do not help to prevent crashes, they can nevertheless prevent deaths and serious injuries. Get more info at
Registrations now open for the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2025
Registration is now open for the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2025 – an annual event celebrating outstanding contributions to road safety across Europe.
Hosted by the European Road Safety Charter, this year’s awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, 16 October 2025, in Brussels and online. The event will bring together leading voices from government, industry and civil society to recognise the most impactful road safety initiatives across the continent.
The awards highlight innovative and effective projects that contribute to safer roads, fewer traffic-related injuries and fatalities, and increased community engagement around road safety. They embody the spirit of collaboration and commitment at the core of the European Road Safety Charter’s mission.
Who should attend?
The event is open to all members of the road safety community, including policymakers, organisations, NGOs, educators and individuals working to improve road safety.
Why attend?
Celebrate and learn from Europe’s most effective road safety initiatives
Network with peers, experts and decision-makers Gain insight into best practices and inspiring stories of positive change All those wishing to take part are encouraged to register early to secure their place at this prestigious event and support the movement towards Vision Zero – zero deaths and serious injuries on European roads. Register here: https://road-safety-charter.ec.europa.eu/content/excellence-road-safety-awards
European Commission elaborated new Key performance indicators (KPIs)
In order to gain a much clearer understanding of the different issues that influence overall road safety performance, the Commission has elaborated, in cooperation with Member State experts, a first set of eight key road safety performance indicators (KPIs). The KPIs are an integral part of the EU road safety policy framework 2021-2030.
The aim of the Baseline project, partly funded by the European Commission, was to assist participating Member States’ authorities in the collection and harmonised reporting of the 8 KPIs and to contribute to building the capacity of Member States which had not previously collected and calculated the relevant data for the KPIs.
A consortium of 18 EU Member States, led by VIAS (Belgium), took part in Baseline. The methodological guidelines for each of the KPIs were published on a dedicated website for the project: https://baseline.vias.be/en/publications
