11/06/2020 (Agence Europe) – According to figures released by the European Commission on Thursday 11 June, 22,800 people lost their lives on EU roads in 2019. This represents nearly 7,000 fewer deaths, a 23% decrease from 2010. However, progress has slowed in most EU countries since 2013 and the EU's target of halving the number of road deaths by 2020 will not be met, the institution says. With an average of 51 road deaths per 1 million inhabitants, Europe is still the safest region. With regard to road safety, at the beginning of her term of office, the Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, undertook, among other things, to update Directive 2006/126 on driving licences (see EUROPE 12430/12). (AC)