Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
D4E will aim to achieve its objective of establishing itself as a voice of a unified European drone industry through the following principal activities: - Will aim to provide its members and other associations, an essential platform for discussion and cooperation on industry-related challenges, developments and innovations. - Will aim to act as an advisory organisation at EU level and work with public bodies to ensure the growth, competitiveness and sustainability of the European drone industry. - Will aim to conduct analysis on relevant policies; pursue a collective member viewpoint on such policies; and advocate and prepare recommendations to safeguard the interests of its members.
EU Legislative Interests
EU air transport regulations, including Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945
Communication Activities
D4E team has represented its members views in public events, workshops, organised by EU bodies. For example; the events organised by EUROCONTROL "European Network of U-space Stakeholders". The D4E board and its members will aim to attend events organised by the EC on transport in the future. The team will also seek partnership with other associations on drafting joint policy papers/publications.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
None
Organisation Members
D4E member and partner organisations: Divisek Systems HPDrones DroneValley International ALX WindShape Drone Think Do
Additional Information
The budget stated about (less than EUR 10k per year) is correct. D4E is a small association and the activities carried out by its board members are on a "volunteer" basis (without pay) and it has no staff. The association has no cost for office rent as it is managed from one of the board members' private address. The costs for admin. are kept at a minimum.
Connected Legislation
Road Safety Action Programme: Mid-Term Review
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and trailers (recast)
EU-Slovenia: Transport agreement additional protocol
The free movement of persons between the European Community and Switzerland
Urban mobility
Urban transport
Maritime Transport between the European Community and China to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union
Amendment: Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 (UK withdrawal)
EU-Israel: Euro-Mediterranean Aviation agreement (Croatia accession)
Certain aspects of air services
Certain aspects of air services between the EC and Korea
Certain aspects of air services
EU-Canada air transport agreement
Certain aspects of air services
Certain aspects of air services
Road transport recording equipment (tachographs)
Sécurité des autocars
Road infrastructure safety
Amendment: Safety belts in vehicles < 3.5 tonnes (Directive 91/671/EEC)
Amendment: Driving licences (Directive 2022/2561 & Regulation 2018/1724)
Member State distinguishing signs for vehicles and trailers
Boosting Car Safety in the EU
Europe's roads
European Dimension in Sport
Non-resident carriers: national road passenger transport
Amendment: Dangerous substances classification, packaging & labelling (Directive 67/548/EEC)
Export and import of dangerous chemicals (Rotterdam Convention)
Sécurité du transport du combustible et des déchets nucléaires
Directive on the marketing and use of certain substances and preparations (amendment of Directive 76/769/EEC)
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Urban Mobility
Road transport
EU-Croatia: Ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles in Austria
EU-Romania: Road carriage and combined transport
EU-Slovenia: Ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles via Austria
EU-Slovenia: Ecopoints for transport traffic through Austria
EU-Switzerland: Ecopoints for HGVs crossing Austria
EU-Hungary & EU-Bulgaria: Road freight & combined transport
Regulation on road transport and combined transport (amendment of Regulation 685/01/EC)
The system of ecopoints to be applied to transit traffic through Austria
EU-North Macedonia: Ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles in Austria
EU-Hungary & EU-Bulgaria: Road freight & combined transport
The international road transport carriers
EU external relations: transport
Amendment: Road freight transport driver attestation (Reg 881/92/EEC)
Commission approval: Germany's revised road toll plan
Hired driverless vehicles for road goods transport
Road carriage of goods using hired vehicles without drivers
Road transport: HGV permit distribution in Switzerland
Amendment: Road vehicle dimensions and weights (Directive 96/53/EC)