—Experts call for the classification of conduct such as driving without a licence, exceeding certain speed limits and greatly exceeding permitted blood alcohol levels as a criminal offence

—The event forms part of the abertis foundation Road Safety Programme

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. and the IESE have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of the new abertis Chair in Regulatory Issues, Competition and Public Policy. This Chair, to be held by IESE professor Xavier Vives, has as its mission to carry out research, generate ideas and disseminate know-how in the field of regulatory matters, competition and public policy.

–abertis sponsors the route of the Olympic flame, which will visit eleven Catalan cities

-Members of acesa’s athletics team accompany the torchbearers, who are sportspeople with mental disabilities

The results of the 2006 review confirm the continued presence of abertis in the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and its selection for the European index, Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) STOXX.

For the 2006 review of DJSI World, which brings together the top 10% of global companies with the best criteria for corporate sustainability, 2,500 were invited to take part, of which 318 were finally selected from 24 countries, representing 20% of capitalization in each of their sectors.

For the sixth successive year, motorway operators acesa and aumar are collaborating with the Spanish authorities to smooth the way for the more than 75,000 travellers forecast to cross the Straits of Gibraltar from the Port of Alicante between June and September, some 8% more than last year, according to Spanish Ministry of the Interior figures.

The doctoral thesis Models of Discrete Choice of Transport with Random Coefficients, by Alfonso Orro Arcay, has won the 3rd abertis award. The research by this lecturer in the transport infrastructure and engineering area of the University of A Coruña represents a step forward in the development of mathematical models to predict individuals’ decisions in choosing between one means of transport and another.