New EU transport commissioner commits to halve road deaths and serious injuries by 2030

December 2019

The new EU Transport Minister has set a challenge to halve the number of road deaths in Europe over the next decade.

Adina-Iona Vălean, a former Romanian government minister, MEP and chair of the European Parliament’s Industry committee, takes over from Violeta Bulc as European Commissioner for Transport.

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In her opening statement to MEPs Mrs Vălean said: “25 000 [deaths] per year is simply unacceptable. We should share the objective of halving the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 compared to 2020.”

Later at the same hearing, in answer to a question from a member of the Parliament’s transport committee, she affirmed: “for road safety we are committed to zero vision, zero deaths in 2050. We put a strategy in place and I plan to promote it strongly. With strategy comes actions.”

The new Commissioner will join the team headed by new President Ursula von der Leyen on 1 December.  In a “mission letter” to the future Commissioner-designate, Mrs von der Leyen said in September: “Cutting across all of your priorities is the need for the highest safety standards. This is becoming all the more important as traffic increases and security threats become ever more complex.”

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