Mobility / Air Quality

The VELOMAI campaign promotes clean urban transport among Commission colleagues. TAO – The Independents, salutes this initiative and as in the previous years, we encourage colleagues to participate. Clearly, bicycle is part of the equation when it comes to efforts needed to improve sustainable mobility.

As on previous occasions, this is a good opportunity to promote sustainable transport initiatives in a friendly way at an institutional level. We salute this initiative as in the previous years, and do invite colleagues to participate. It will run till 31 May, and this year’s theme is ‘Cycling for Peace’ and supporting Ukraine.

Measurement campaign carried out by Commission personnel. TAO-AFI has just concluded a project on measuring the pollution in Schuman area and surroundings together with the ONG BRAL. Colleagues have volunteered to measure pollution from home to work, in the Schuman area, using different means of transport.

Since 18 May, the European institutions organise “Vélo-Mai”, an inter-institutional competition focussed on commuting by bicycle until 15 June 2018. TAO-AFI, the Commission Association of Independent Officials encourages the colleagues who participate in this challenge, and congratulates them already for their efforts.

TAO-AFI would like to thank you all for a huge participation to this contest. The draw took place on 28 May at 14:00. And the winner is…

TAO-AFI has addressed the issue of Brussels air quality and publicly requested our authorities to take responsibility for their political engagements and to comply with the existing rules. Now we would like to turn to what is fully within our reach, which is : to be informed, and consequently take small actions relevant for all.

TAO-AFI, the Association of Independent Officials, invited two eminent experts, Dr. Friedrich and Dr. Nemery to give their views on mobility and air pollution at this conference. Find out more about their presentations and conclusions…

TAO-AFI, The Association of Independent Officials welcomes “Vélo-Mai”, organised by DG HR. We believe that motivating people to take their bikes to commute as daily transport offers a solution to the problems Brussels is facing. Congestion and pollution are suffocating this city, and this is highly visible in the European quarter.

TOTAL REFUND OF THE TRAIN, TRAM, METRO AND BICYCLE ALLOWANCE. Brussels has become one of the most congested city on the planet and the air quality is very bad. By way of example, fine particles emitted by diesel and petrol engines alone already exceed the World Health Organisation threshold by 80%!