Between 1991 and 2017, and especially after 2000, the EU witnessed substantial improvements in terms of road safety, whether measured in terms of fatalities, accidents or injuries.&nbsp; Over a shorter period, between 2001 and 2010, the number of deaths on EU roads decreased by 43 %, and by around another 20 % since 2010.The most recent figures, however, show that progress in reducing the fatality rate is stagnating.

Specific road users or demographic groups are not witnessing the same improvements as the rest of the population.&nbsp;Despite being the safest region in the world, and despite sustained efforts to tackle road safety,&nbsp;around 22 700 people die on EU roads annually, with around 120 000 seriously injured.&nbsp;

Road safety is a shared competence, implying that many measures are primarily dealt with by Member States. However, the EU, has&nbsp;significantly developed the acquis in this area, with the Commission adopting several policy frameworks on road safety.

In 2003, the EU set itself a target in terms of reducing road fatalities, and regularly monitors progress towards this goal. In June 2017, the Council endorsed the Valletta Declaration, which reasserted commitments and targets in the area of road safety. In May 2018, within the context of the third and last 'mobility package', the Commission presented a common framework for road safety for the 2021-2030 period, recalling the EU’s long-term goal of moving as close as possible to zero fatalities in road transport by 2050 ('Vision Zero').

The European Parliament has adopted numerous resolutions regarding or covering road safety, calling notably for more detailed and measurable targets, more account taken of vulnerable users as well as of the safety challenges emerging from the development of connected and automated mobility.

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Insurance of motor vehicles: closing statement by Mairead McGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union

Insurance of motor vehicles: opening statements by Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew, CZ), rapporteur and by Mairead McGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union

EP Plenary session - Insurance of motor vehicles

Infoclip: EU Road Safety Policy - towards "Vision Zero"

Insurance of motor vehicles: MEPs debate

EP Plenary session - EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards Vision Zero

EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero": opening statements by Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left, EL), rapporteur and by Commission

Deal for modern EU driving licence rules: statement by Jutta PAULUS (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteur

EP Plenary session - Voting session (part 1) incl. packaging waste and air quality

Voting session, including the vote on driving licences

Press conference by Karima DELLI (Greens/EFA, FR), rapporteur on The review of EU driving license rules

Directive on Driving Licenses: extracts from the debate

Press conference - Driving licence rules

Plenary debate - New rules on driving licences

EP Plenary session - Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

Debate: Driving licences: Closing statements by Karima DELLI, Rapporteur, and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography

Debate: Driving licences: Opening statements by Karima DELLI, Rapporteur, and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography

Debate: Driving licences: MEPs debate

Infoclip: Driving licences

Press conference by Karima DELLI (Greens/EFA, FR), rapporteur after the vote on EU driving license rules

EU rules on driving license: extracts from the vote and statement by Karima DELLI, (Greens/EFA, FR), Rapporteur

Cross-border exchange of information on road-safety and driving disqualifications: extracts from the votes statements by Petar VITANOV (S&D, BG) and Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL), Rapporteurs

EU Road Safety: statement by Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left, EL), rapporteur, extracts from the debate (04/10) and result of the vote

EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero": closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero": MEPs debate

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