Cross-border Traffic Offence Information Exchange

Summary

This proposal aims to facilitate the exchange of information regarding traffic offences across EU borders to improve road safety. It corrects a previous legal error and expands the scope to include more Member States.
10 13.03.2015
Other
transport
public safety
european union
information and information processing

Key points

  • Improving road safety by ensuring foreign drivers are held accountable for traffic offences committed abroad.
  • Correcting the legal basis from police cooperation to transport safety following a judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
  • Expanding the scope of the directive to include Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
  • Implementing robust data protection measures to ensure personal information is processed securely.
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