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Join the Accell Group, Flyer, Gazelle, Giant and Schwinn and participate in ETRA’s Green Week eventThe Green Week takes place from 3 to 6 June in the Charlemagne-building, just across the Berlaymont-building in the heart of Brussels’ European district. To ETRA, the Green Week is a unique opportunity to make European decision-makers aware of what the bicycle can do for their policies. As a result, ETRA has proposed to the Commission to set up a test track for bicycles and for… read more Green Week 2008: ETRA brings clean vehicles to the very heart of EU-Brussels
Every year, the European Commission organises a Green Week, which is a week of seminars, workshops and events aimed at discussing environmental problems and solutions. The central theme this year is “Only One Earth, don’t waste it”. Furthermore, the Commission wants to illustrate by means of the Green Week how we can change our behaviour for the benefit of the environment. The Green Week… read more ETRA introduces new membership conditions and welcomes first Eastern-European member
At the recently held AGM, the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association (ETRA) had the pleasure of welcoming a new member: the Czech trade-association for bicycle dealers ASPK. Petr Kohoutek and Jan Taich will represent ASPK in the ETRA Committee. The Czech association has only been established at the end of 2006 and is still in a start up phase. ASPK is currently focussing on… read more Europeans put the environment centre stage
Over two-thirds of Europeans prefer policy decisions on the environment to be made at European Union level, according to a Eurobarometer survey published today. The report also shows that Europeans are increasingly aware of the role played by the environment in their daily lives. More than 95% of European citizens feel that it is important to protect the environment. Some 80% also feel it… read more European Council agrees on review VAT regime on environmentally firendly products
At the European summit of 14 March, the 27 heads of state and government agreed that the VAT regime on environmentally friendly products should be reviewed. The day before the meeting, French President Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Brown had sent a joint letter to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso calling for action on climate change through tax reform. The two leaders said the EU… read more More news
ETRA is the European professional association for independent bicycle, moped and motorcycle retailers.
Our aim is to group these retailers in Europe and to defend and further their interests. We represent some
5,000 companies, which employ approximately 11,500 people, in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
5,000 companies, which employ approximately 11,500 people, in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Germany, Holland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The objective of this website is to inform independent twowheel retailers on European affairs, which directly or indirectly concern their businesses. However, the information provided on the following pages will without a doubt also be useful to anybody who has to do with the European twowheel business.
We wish to develop this website into a dynamic means of communication. We want to find out which European affairs are keeping independent twowheel retailers busy. Therefore, at the end of every news item, you will find a form by means of which you can easily mail us your comments. Please do so! And don't forget to register with the "ETRA Limited" section. There you will find information reserved to retailers.
We invite all other interested parties to send us comments, criticism, suggestions, opinions, etc. through the direct E-mail link in the "ETRA Presentation" section.
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Nigel Hill,
ETRA President
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