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TISPOL announces appointment of new President

Published Thu, 11/04/2019 - 08:47

Volker Orben from the Ministry of the Interior and Sports in Germany's Rhineland-Palatine has today been appointed as the new TISPOL President. Confirmation of his appointment was received at today's meeting of the TISPOL Council in Prague.

Volker takes over the position from Paolo Cestra from Italy. He is the second German president in the nearly 20 year history of TISPOL; he was preceded by Wolfgang Blindenbacher, the retired Head of Policing in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Police across Europe prepare for week-long speed enforcement operation

Published Sat, 30/03/2019 - 10:03

  • 24-hour ‘Speed Marathon’ starts 00.00 on Wednesday 3 April in 26 countries
  • Identical operation in 2018 saw 257,639 speed offences recorded in 23 participating countries

 

Police officers across Europe are making ready for their latest week-long speed enforcement operation, which runs for a week from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 April. Included in the week’s activity is this year’s 24-hour ‘Speed Marathon’, starting at 0000 on Wednesday 3 April. 

Automatic speed limiters to be standard on all new cars from 2022

Published Wed, 27/03/2019 - 06:10

All new cars could be fitted with special devices from 2022 to automatically make them keep to the speed limit after new EU rules were provisionally agreed.

Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) is one of a raft of safety measures set to become mandatory in European vehicles after the plans were given approval by the European Commission.

It is claimed the measures could help save more than 25,000 lives and avoid at least 140,000 serious injuries by 2038.

Truck driver alcohol and drug offences double

Published Tue, 19/03/2019 - 06:24

The number of alcohol and drug offences among truck and coach drivers has doubled since 2018, according to results from TISPOL's latest enforcement operation. 

From 19 to 24 February, a Europe-wide TISPOL enforcement operation focusing on trucks and buses took place. The safety of commercial goods and passenger transport was central to the operation, which involved coordinated police controls in 29 participating  countries.

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