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New General Secretary Takes up Office
 PRESS RELEASE from the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations
6th September 2006
The Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations (FEMA) has a new General Secretary, Ms. Aline Delhaye.
Ms. Delhaye will be responsible for the coordination of FEMA activities and lobby work, defending, representing and promoting European motorcyclists' interests in Brussels.
Representing and defending European motorcyclists in Brussels has never been an easy task.
Since the 1980’s, when motorcyclists were totally ignored in Brussels, the Federation has been able to participate to several major debates thanks to the work of Simon Milward, initially through the Federation of European Motorcyclists (FEM) and FEMA from its foundation (1998 to 2000), Bob Tomlins (2000-2002), and Antonio Perlot (2002-2006).
Today, the Federation is well established in Brussels and being listened to, though this does not mean that motorcyclists are being heard:
The 3rd Driving Licence Directive, which will unfairly limit the access to motorcycles. The White Paper on Transport Policy, which totally ignores the benefits of motorcycling, are just two examples of how motorcycling is being considered.
Ms. Delhaye has a clear opinion about motorcycling.
“Motorcycling is a means of transport such as cars or bicycles and should be treated equally. I personally make use of the three of them in addition to public transport depending on my needs. Accordingly, I just want to be considered as a citizen with full rights, regardless of which mode I use.
But I feel this is not the case. Motorcyclists throughout Europe are too often unfairly excluded from transport policies while at the same time being singled out in the road safety debate.”
The Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations (FEMA) warmly welcomes Ms. Delhaye within the Federation.
The new General Secretary, the first woman to hold this position, took up her duties on September 1st 2006. Ms. Delhaye is FEMA’s 5th General Secretary.
A brief biography of Aline Delhaye:
Aline Delhaye is Belgian. Her international background - she grew up in Africa and travelled throughout Canada, Spain and Russia during her studies - makes her feel more of a world citizen than merely Belgian.
She holds a degree in translation studies and started a Masters in human resources 3 years ago.
She is currently writing the final words of her thesis on “Communication amongst Federations”. She is fluent in English, French, and Spanish, and understands quite a lot of Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese.
Aline Delhaye started working voluntarily as a ´lobbyist´ 10 years ago, representing the interests of the students from her university. Once active within the labour market, she defended students' interests and positions.
At the same time, she worked part-time for a major telecommunications operator's representation office in Brussels. She ended the student representation experience when she started working for the motorcycle industry representation office (ACEM) two years ago as Communication Manager.
Aline Delhaye
General Secretary
FEMA – Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations
Rue des Champs, 62 – B1040 Bruxelles –
Phone +32 2 7369047
Fax +32 2 7369401
www.fema.ridersrights.org
FEMA National Member Organisations
MAG Austria, MAG Belgium, CMF Czech Republic, DMC Denmark, NMCU Norway, MCTC Denmark, MP69 Finland, SMOTO Finland, FFMC France, Biker Union Germany, BVDM Germany, Kuhle Wampe Germany, MOT.O.E Greece, MAG Ireland, FNM Portugal, Coordinamento Motociclisti Italy, LMI Luxembourg, MAG Netherlands, SMC Sweden, IG Motorrad Switzerland, BMF, MAG UK.
Observer Organisations
Asociacion Mutua Motera (Spain), One More Mile Riders, (Turkey)
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