On 2 June 2010 the European Parliament decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the issue 'Towards a European Road Safety Area: strategic guidelines for road safety up to 2020'. The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 6 September 2010. At its 465th plenary session, held on 15 and 16 September (meeting of 15 September), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 128 votes to 4 with 2 abstentions. (Author/publisher)
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