European Road Transport Research Advisory Council
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Axel Volkery Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the scope of the future European automotive partnership | — |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Axel Volkery Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the scope of the future European automotive partnership | SRC |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Research and innovation in the context of automotive action plan | — |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Research and innovation in the context of automotive action plan | SRC |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Joaquim Nunes De Almeida Director | Research and innovation in the context of automotive action plan | — |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Joaquim Nunes De Almeida Director | Research and innovation in the context of automotive action plan | SRC |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Joanna Drake Deputy Director-General | Proposal for an Automotive Partnership in the next European budget | — |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Joanna Drake Deputy Director-General | Proposal for an Automotive Partnership in the next European budget | SRC |
| 15 May 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Exchange on R&I in automotive sector | — |
| 15 May 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Exchange on R&I in automotive sector | SRC |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Eric Von Breska Director | Research and innovation in the automotive sector | SRC |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Eric Von Breska Director | Research and innovation in the automotive sector | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | Clara De-La-Torre Acting Director-General | Exchange on European Technology Platforms | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | Clara De-La-Torre Acting Director-General | Exchange on European Technology Platforms | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Walter Goetz Cabinet member | Research and Innovation for automotive industry | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Walter Goetz Cabinet member | Research and Innovation for automotive industry | — |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Silke Obst Cabinet member | Partnerships for Road Transport in Horizon Europe | SRC |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Silke Obst Cabinet member | Partnerships for Road Transport in Horizon Europe | — |
| 17 Nov 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | Meeting with Hidria CEO | — |
| 17 Nov 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | Meeting with Hidria CEO | SRC |
| 26 Oct 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | meeting with the president of ERTRAC and CEO of Hidria (Member of ERTRAC) | SRC |
| 26 Oct 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | meeting with the president of ERTRAC and CEO of Hidria (Member of ERTRAC) | — |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Transport research | SRC |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Transport research | — |
| 04 Oct 2017 | Blaz Pongracic Cabinet member | Guidelines relating to European Commission funded opportunities in the field of transport. | — |
Mission & Goals
ERTRAC is the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council. It is the European technology platform which brings together road transport stakeholders to develop a common vision for road transport research in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
European Research and Innovation Programmes: Horizon Europe, including European Partnerships, and future FP10.
Communication Activities
As a European Technology Platform, ERTRAC has the mission to develop a Strategic Research Agenda for the road transport sector, as well as research and innovation roadmaps on specific topics. All publications are made available for free and presented in public events. ERTRAC also supports the European Partnerships for road transport in Horizon Europe, such as 2Zero and CCAM.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ERTRAC is not formally member of other associations.
Organisation Members
The members of our platform are visible on our website on the page https://www.ertrac.org/what-is-ertrac/ertrac-members/
Additional Information
ERTRAC itself does not receive EU funding. But some of ERTRAC activities are supported by the EU project STREnGth_M, under grant agreement No 101096253, a explained on https://www.ertrac.org/support-actions/strength_m/