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FIM Europe at FIM Policy Debate in Brussels (Belgium)

On Thursday 28th September, FIM hosted its 2017 policy debate and annual re-ception at the Stanhope Hotel in Brussels. This event titled “Motorcycles &Scooters: A New Boost for Electric Mobility?” was supported by Members of theEuropean Parliament, Ms Inés Ayala Sender (Spain, S&D), Mr Dominique Riquet(France, ALDE) and Wim van de Camp (Netherlands, EPP). The event also saw the participation of special guest, Mr Stéphane Mertens (FIMEndurance World Champion 1995 and 2002), alongside Mr Jos Driessen (FIMboard member) who framed the debates. This introduction was followed by two engaging panel discussions which focusedon disruptive technologies and new mobility solutions featuring representativesfrom the STORM Eindhoven Project, Scooty (e-scooter sharing platform) and theEuropean Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM).

From the left, Steve Aeschlimann, FIM CEO, Stéphane Mertens, FIM Endurince World Champion, DolfWilligers, FEMA Secretary General, Dietmar Krohm ,Steering Governmental Affairs at BMW Motorrad,Antonio Perlot, Segretary General ACEM, Dominique Riquet, MEP, Inés Ayaha Sender, MEP, Jos Driessen,FIM Board Member, John Chatterton-Ross, FIM, Silvio Manicardi, FIM Europe Second Deputy President,Jesper Christensen FIM Director, Public Affairs Commission

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The discussion about “Disruptive Technologies & New Mobility Solutions: a leap into the Future”, withthe interventions od Jules Frints and Stephan van der Burgh of STORM Project, Jan-Albrecht Jost, co-founder of Scooty, and Antonio Perlot, Secretary General of ACEM.

The discussion about “Unleashing the Potential of e-PTWs: Challenges and Opportunities” with the in-terventions of Jean-Francois Aguinaga, Head of Unit for Surface Transports of the European Commis-sion, Greg Archer, Director of Clean Vehicles, Transport & Environment and Jesper Christensen, FIMDirector, Public Affairs Commission

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About FIM Europe (www.fim-europe.com) - The FIM Europe (in the past UEM, Union Europèenne de Motocyclisme) includes47 National Federations (FMNs) and 6 Regional Motorcycling Associations and is a European organization acting within its attri-butions in all matters in relation with motorcycling activities and, as such, in domains ranging from sport, tourism, leisure, envi-ronment, mobility, road safety, legislative affairs, protection and defence of the rights and interests of motorcycle users. As far asmotorcycle sport is concerned, the FIM Europe is the supreme and sole European authority empowered by the FIM to controlEuropean motorcycling sport activities organized under its jurisdiction throughout Europe.The aims of FIM Europe are to developand promote all forms of motorcycling in Europe as well as the co-operation and friendship between its members, and notably:to examine all questions related to the development of motorcycling in Europe; to organize European Championships and toestablish all competitions that appear beneficial subject to the prior approval of the FIM; to co-operate with the FIM in all mattersrelating to the organization of international events and motorcycling in general; to organize camps and seminars for riders, officials,coaches and administrators of various European FMNs; to support the creation and development of motorcycling activities in allEuropean countries; to promote the co-operation among all European FMNs; to promote motorcycling among young people,both as sport and motorcycling in general; to encourage the use of motorcycles in European countries and to develop motorcycletourism; to represent the interests of motorcyclists before European authorities; to promote in the media the sport of motorcyclingand the use of motorcycles in all of Europe.Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/europeanmotorcycling

PRESS RELEASE nr. 276/2017 - September 30th 2017FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fiammetta La Guidara

FIM Europe Press OfficerTel + 39 342 9231793fiammetta.laguidara@fim-europe.com

Representatives from the European Commission, environmental NGO Transport& Environment, and FIM Public Affairs Commission (Jesper Christensen) thenbroached the challenges and opportunities tied to the deployment of electricPower-Two-Wheelers in the second panel. The event was moderated by JohnChatterton-Ross (FIM Public Affairs Commission) and attended by FIM EuropeVice President Silvio Manicardi. Finally, FIM CEO Steve Aeschlimann thanked the audience for its participationand concluded the debates with some exciting news. FIM is set to launch the world’s first global multimedia motorcycling platform.The website will cover all areas of motorcycling policy and will include pod-casts, blog posts, articles and interviews with the industry’s forerunners. “I am convinced that what has been discussed is extremely important”, statedSilvio Manicardi, FIM Europe Second Deputy President. “We are sure that wewill see a large diffusion of electric vehicles, especially in those cities whichare now ‘worried’ for rising of pollution from internal combustion vehicles.Electric engines might really represent the future of urban powered two-whee-lers mobility”.

The actual issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here.