ACEA, CLECAT, ESPORG and UETR sent a joint letter to the Commissioner for Transport Mrs. Adina Vălean presenting proposals for the full and efficient use of the available EU funding for safe and secure truck parking areas in Europe. The letter is available here. The post Joint letter to the European Commission for an optimal […]

UETR welcomes the adoption by the European Commission of new standards and procedures to support the development of safe and secure parking areas in the EU. “”This is a step forward – we always supported the introduction of EU harmonised standards as a key instrument to the development of well equipped, safe and secure areas. […]

UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened at the Annual Conference of European Public Employment Services and the European Commission on “Jointly addressing labour and skills shortages” as speaker. The PES Network Conference brought together around 400 participants from over 30 countries, with representatives from the public and private sectors, businesses, international organisations, education and training […]

UK government has announced there will be no additional customs checks on EU goods imports until the end of 2023. The Government has concluded that it would be wrong to impose new administrative requirements on businesses who may pass-on the associated costs to consumers. More information here. The post No additional checks in UK on […]

The EU Commission has adopted the Implementing Regulations on the classification of serious infringements and on the risk rating formula. UETR welcomes such outcome as level playing field on enforcement of the rules adopted with the Mobility Package is key to quality transport and fair competition in the EU now and in the future. The […]

The European Commission has adopted its Contingency Plan for Transport. The Plan contains a toolbox of 10 actions to guide EU Member States and the EU for taking emergency measures to support movement of goods. With COVID and now Ukraine crisis, a plan is key to ensure coordination among MS. “During COVID pandemic UETR called […]

The Council of the EU has adopted its common position on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation proposal. Key points – For charging stations for electric heavy-duty vehicles: focus on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors as a first step, progressively from 2025 (15 %) to 2030 (100 % coverage). – adaptation of the requirements in […]

SMEunited and UETR will organise a joint webinar to present the leaflet “Green best practices for transport SMEs and how the EU can support them”, drafted in cooperation with the EU LIFE Programme. The webinar will take place online on 7th July 2022, from 9 am to 11 am. Road transport plays a key role […]

The European Parliament, meeting today in plenary session in Strasbourg, rejected the ETS2 proposal as agreed by ENVI Committee.UETR believes that a number of proposals in the “Fit for 55” package represent a key step towards reaching the European Green Deal targets. However, our view is that the EU has to realistically prioritise the acceleration […]

The European Parliament meeting in Plenary Session on 22 June approved the ETS2 proposal with the inclusion of commercial transport from 2024. UETR has grave concerns about the impact of the ETS2 on small businesses, as supported by the EP.   The unbearable increase in energy prices in Europe is already putting at risk road transport companies which play a vital role […]