Lobbying Activities

RDA in discussions with Italian Tourism Minister Michela Vittoria Brambilla

The Italian Minister for Tourism, Ms. Michela Vittoria Brambilla, recently held discussions in Düsseldorf with representatives of the Germany tourism sector including RDA CEO, Dieter Gauf, who...

Drivers Hours – New “12-Day Rule” from 4th June 2010

Christmas has come early this year for coach operators. The new modified “12-day rule” regulating coach drivers’ hours comes into force on 4th June 2010. The German Coach Operators Federation (bdo)...

RDA President Richard Eberhardt meets German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel in the Office of the Federal Chancellor in Berlin

A General Election was held in Germany on Sunday 27th September 2009. It saw a comfortable majority returned for a new coalition government which will be composed of Christian Democrat (CDU),...

Good news from Brussels

On 24th September 2009 the European Council accepted the road transport package as an “A point” – this included among others a modified “12-day rule” for coach drivers hours. This means that the...

EU Parliament Transport Committee in favour of the re-introduction of a modified “12-day rule” for coach drivers’ hours

A majority of the The EU Parliament Transport Committee has voted in favour of the re-introduction of a modified so-called “12-day rule” for coach drivers’ hours. The EU Council of Transport...

RDA holds political talks in Brussels

A re-introduction of a “12-day rule” is a distinct possibility

Several MEPs along with senior EU officials accepted an RDA invitation to attend an exploratory meeting on 17th February 2009 in...