24
May
UETR chairs SMEUnited Transport Forum of May
On 24 May 2019 UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia chaired the SMEUnited Transport Forum in Brussels...
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Activities
Author: UETR
18
Apr
UETR SG interview on The Economist on Schengen checks impact on road transport
Read UETR SG Marco Digioia's interview on the impact on road transport on The Economist's article on "Border checks are undermining Schengen". ...
18
Apr
Let’s transport Europe into the future. Together. UETR Manifesto for 2019 Elections
Let's transport Europe into the future. Together. UETR Manifesto for 2019 Elections The European elections will be held between 23 and 26 May 2019, with 350 million EU citizens having their chance to elect the members of the European Parliament. As the European organisation representing more than 200.000...
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Position Papers
11
Apr
President Villaescusa at OECD in Paris
UETR President Julio Villaescusa attended the meeting at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on inclusive economy on 5 April in Paris.He also met with the Director of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, Mrs. Lamia Kamal-Chaoui. The event addressed...
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News and Press Releases
05
Apr
UETR concerned about lack of real progress on the Mobility Package
During the vote in the TRAN Committee of the European Parliament on 10 January, the reports and compromise amendments on posting of workers and driving times and rest periods were rejected. Divisions among MEPs have prevented that an overall agreement could be reached in relation to...
21
Mar
Council vote on CO2 emissions from vans
The provisional interinstitutional agreement reached in December 2018 on the proposal for a Regulation setting new CO2 emission standards for passenger cars and vans after 2021 has been confirmed by the Council. The Member States approved the text for a 37.5% reduction in emissions for...
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News and Press Releases
18
Mar
Results of the EC Study on Parking Areas published
The results of the study launched by the European Commission on safe and secure parking areas has been published. As current standards for safe and secure parking areas vary greatly and that many of these areas are not audited, the study proposes a common standard for...
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News and Press Releases
05
Mar
Brexit: Council-EP agreement on road connectivity
The Council and Parliament have reached an agreement on 26 February on basic road connectivity between UK and the EU. A set of temporary and limited measures (until 31 December 2019) will ensure basic road freight connectivity in order to mitigate the most severe disruption. "We welcome...
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News and Press Releases
01
Mar
UETR March General Assembly in Lisbon and ExpoTransporte
The next UETR General Assembly will take place in Lisbon on 15 March hosted by our member the national road haulers association ANTP. Delegates will also have a chance to attend the celebration of ANTP's Anniversary the day after 16 March at the National ExpoTransporte fair...
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News and Press Releases
20
Feb
New EP Study on Modal Shift Published
The study "Modal shift in European transport: a way forward”, commissioned by the TRAN Committee of the European Parliament, has been published. UETR contributed to this exercise. Due to several reasons, a significant shift to less carbon intensive transport modes is still far from...
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